Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Indore Stocks 12,000 Transformers for Rabi Season
The Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company has prepared for the upcoming Rabi season, when farmers need a lot of electricity for their crops.
They've stocked up 12,000 transformers of different sizes.
These transformers will help provide a steady supply of power to farmers in the Malwa-Nimar region, including Indore.
The company expects electricity demand to be high, potentially reaching 8,000 MW.
Preparations, which started in June and continued through September, involved setting up storage facilities and putting employees on standby.
This is important because Indore alone has nearly 1 lakh farmers and the western region has around 14 lakh farmers.
Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company stocked 12,000 transformers.
Transformers have varying capacities (25, 63, 100, and 200 KVA).
The company anticipates peak electricity demand of 8,000 MW.
Indore has almost one lakh farmers, with around 14 lakh in the western region.
Preparations were made between June and September.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company
- What
- Stocked 12,000 transformers to ensure uninterrupted power supply.
- When
- Upcoming Rabi season
- Where
- Malwa-Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, especially Indore.
- Why
- To meet increased electricity demand for agriculture during the Rabi season.
- Transformers Stocked
- 12,000
- Transformer Capacities
- 25, 63, 100, and 200 KVA
- Projected Peak Demand
- 8,000 MW
- Farmers in Indore
- Nearly 1 lakh
- Farmers in West MP
- Around 14 lakh
- Storage Facilities
- 5 permanent, 9 temporary