Siemens India said it has delivered 1200 kv capacitor voltage transformer (CVT) from its Aurangabad works for the ultra-high voltage national test station at Power Grid Corporation, Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
PGCIL plans to move India’s transmission system to 1200 kV, the highest capacity transmission system voltage in the world, by 2017.
The Bina test station is a public-private partnership where all ultra-high voltage equipment have been developed indigenously by a consortium of manufacturers based in India.
The 1200 kV system will need less than half the space used by the existing 800 kV system with fewer numbers of lines for transmitting the same power, besides reducing the land footprint and overall environmental impact.
Moreover, the transmission capacity of the 1200 kV line will be more than double than that of the 800 kV line.
The 1200 Kv technology will also make it possible to evacuate large amount of power from distant generating stations to load centres by interconnecting regional grids.
“Siemens is committed to be a technology partner of choice for the nation’s economic and industrial progress. The 1200 kV CVT that will form a part of the Power Grid Corporation of India’s ultra-high voltage test station is yet another proof of this commitment. The roll-out of the project will deliver power to the length and breadth of the country without compromising on right-of-way, land and the environment,” said Sunil Mathur, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens India, in a statement on Thursday.
Earlier, Siemens delivered 1200 kV SF6 circuit-breakers from its manufacturing facility at Aurangabad and 1200 kV dis-connectors made its Hyderabad plant to the Bina station.