Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 11: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), inaugurated 220 /66 kV Chandigarh Process Bus Technology based Digital GIS Sub-station as Pink Sub-station, here today.
The announcement in this regard was done by Tarun Bajaj, Executive Director (NR-I &II). This Substation is the first Pink station of Northern Region-II of POWERGRID and is being headed by Simrit Powar, Chief Manager.
Pink substations of POWERGRID are operated and headed by women executives in line with its commitment towards Women Empowerment.
POWERGRID has been consistently rated as one of the Best Places for Women to Work.
Chandigarh substation is POWERGRID’s first Green field Process bus Technology based Substation and was constructed under the package of “Establishment of 220/66 kV 2 X160 MVA GIS at UT Chandigarh along with 220 kV D/C line from Chandigarh GIS to 400 / 220 kV Panchkula (POWERGRID) Substation”.
The Substation was commissioned on 24th March, 2023 with the prime objective of improving the reliability and availability of power in UT Chandigarh.
POWERGRID has 178,195ckm of transmission lines, 279 Sub-stations and more than 537,276 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain average transmission system availability >99%. POWERGRID performance has been consistently Excellent by achieving very difficult measurable parameters which are set in an MoU signed with Ministry of Power, Government of India.
Among others who graced the event included Babita Bajaj, Anil Sharma ,CGM (I/C Pang -Kaithal Transmission Project), Shafat Ahmed Wani, Sr.GM(AM-NRII ) and Vinod P Baxala, General Manger(HR).
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