Sixteen new substations inaugurated for uninterrupted power supply in Chennai
Sixteen new substations and 52 additional current transformers in 51 substations at a total cost of 32 million USD were inaugurated
Chennai: Sixteen new substations and 52 additional current transformers in 51 substations at a total cost of 32 million USD were inaugurated, to ensure uninterrupted power supply.
The task was taken up by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation and Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation.
Out of the 16 substations, 11 of 110 kV capacity substations are set up at a cost of 18.5 million USD and five 33 kV substations are established at a cost of 1.6 million USD. To enhance the capacity of the 51 existing substations, the release said that 52 current transformers with a total 602 MVA capacity have been installed at 12 million USD.
Source: DTnext