India, Jan. 17 -- Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has planned to set up a new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control centre in sector 52 of Gurugram, officials said.

The move is aimed at reducing prolonged power outages and improving fault response time.

The government has approved the tender to install the system, which will manage power distribution in sectors 1 to 57, officials said, adding that an amount of Rs.87 crore will be spent for the same.

The DHBVN has already floated the tender for constructing a building for the centre at a cost of Rs.23 crore. It would be a part of the230 kilovolt (KVS) substation being set up in sector 52, added official.

The facility will enable real-time monitoring and re...