OREANDA-NEWS. Newly commissioned 33/11 kV grid substation at Model Town to benefit over 80,000 customers.

Developed on the green grid design model.

Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, dedicates India's first grid substation with dry type power transformers at Model Town to TPDDL customer

New Delhi: As part of its Distribution Network Augmentation Program, Tata Power Delhi Distribution, a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of Delhi, today commissioned India's first 33/11 kV grid substation with dry type power transformers at Model Town, New Delhi. The newly commissioned grid substation will help in providing reliable and quality power supply to over 80,000 existing customers of Model Town and Azadpur areas. It will also feed power supply to several schools falling in the area like GD Goenka, Srijan, Queen's Mary and a few Delhi government run senior secondary schools.

The grid substation, developed on the green grid design model, is equipped with dry type power transformers of 20 MVA, used for the first time in India. It also contains nickel-cadmium batteries and LED lights which reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. The grid is also safe for congested areas like Model Town. It is an unmanned grid and will be remote-operated from TPDDL's state-of-the-art Supervisory Controlled and Data Acquisition Center. The grid has been built at a total cost of Rs16 crore. It will further improve the reliability of power supply and felicitate load growth in Model Town and Azadpur areas.

The state-of-the-art grid substation was dedicated to TPDDL consumers by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, in the presence of Mangat Ram Singhal, MLA, Adarsh Nagar, Delhi.

Dedicating the grid substation to TPDDL consumers, Ms Dikshit said, “This new grid substation is equipped with next-generation power distribution technology. It is not only environment-friendly but also adheres to the highest safety standards. I am sure it will go a long way in ensuring reliable power supply in Model Town, Azadpur and adjoining areas.”

Speaking at the function, Praveer Sinha, CEO & ED, TPDDL, said,” We are committed to provide the best of services to our customers using the best of distribution technology. This new grid substation is a giant leap in this direction. It will further strengthen our resolve of providing N-1 power supply, meaning a technical problem or overloading at one place should not affect supply in other areas, to our consumers. In the coming days, our distribution area will see many more such initiatives of network augmentation.”