State of the conductors presence of broken or frayed or existence and state of

 State of the conductors (presence of broken or frayed, or existence and state of joints and connections, etc.).  New highways or roads under or next to the line.  New buildings under or next to the line.

Inspection criteria  Progress of construction works along or near the line  Insulator chains (broken insulators, number of discs in chain, conductors off pin insulator, etc.).  General state of the pole, cross-arms and tie- straps.  Pole base covered by silt, residues and water retention.  Soil erosion at the base of the pole.

Inspection criteria  Accessibility of the poles.  State of earth wire and connection to the ground.  Trees near the line.

Frequency  It is recommended that this inspection be done once every six months . However, every area can establish the appropriate frequency depending on the criticality of the area and past experience.

MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES  Maintenance Engineer shall receive inspection Reports from Inspection Supervisor and schedule for the maintenance works.  Maintenance Engineer Conducts Network improvement studies and refers to Chief Engineer Design for appropriate design and reinforcement.  Maintenance Engineer shall assign the job to Maintenance supervisor.

MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES  The supervisor shall book required materials and the team shall start maintenance preparations.  Where maintenance requires system outage the Supervisor shall apply for isolation from the System Controller as per approved system operation procedures and assign the job to Maintenance team – Refer to WI:- KPLC1/6C/QMS/OP/02/WI-01

MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES  Where no isolation is required, Supervisor shall assign the job to Maintenance team. The maintenance team shall use appropriate Maintenance Handbook and work instruction to execute.  The Maintenance Supervisor shall confirm if all identified defects are rectified or if the reinforcement has been executed as designed and where OK, he shall restore supply; in liaison with System Controller as per the normalization of Network, Ref. WI – KPLC1/6C/QMS/OP/02/WI-04

MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES  Where maintenance/reinforcement is not completed, details will be recorded, restore supplies and reschedule the outstanding works.  The Maintenance Supervisor shall confirm supply after restoration.