India, Jan. 30 -- The Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL), the power utility in Greater Noida, has augmented transformer capacity at two key substations -- the 33/11 kV Gamma 1 substation, and the UPSIDA Site B -- to boost electricity supply ahead of the summer peak, officials said on Thursday.

At the Gamma 1 Sector substation, the NPCL has installed a new 12.5 MegaVolt-Ampere (MVA) power transformer, replacing the earlier 5 MVA unit.

1 MegaVolt-Ampere equals 1,000 kilovolt-amperes.

The augmentation is expected to improve load balancing and stabilise power supply in both Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 sectors, Jagat Farm Market, and Rampur Jagir Market, benefiting around 2,000 consumers.

"Considering the sharp rise in electricity demand in Jagat ...