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Dr Beatrix Natter, CEO Power Transformers, Siemens Energy, Siemens AG
We are proud to have a very powerful own test field and oil laboratory in our Kalwa plant. It is accredited by NABL, which allows us to also test for third party suppliers. However, local customers ask for type tests regularly, and we have done more than ten tests at external institutes like CPRI and KEMA during the last six years. As CPRI was not able to test the highest voltage levels, we tested these ratings at KEMA in Netherlands. So we do feel the need for an independent high-voltage test laboratory in India, and are looking forward to the one being installed in the near future.
Dr Mukesh Shah, Director, Electrical Research & Development Association (ERDA)
- May 12, 2017
Currently in India, short-circuit testing facility of power transformers is limited to 220kV, 160MVA. This facility is not sufficient to meet the testing requirement of Indian manufacturers and utilities. PGCIL and NTPC insist on short-circuit test report of power transformers even up to 400kV. This testing facility is presently not available in India and Indian manufacturers have to bear lot of expenses and time to get such transformers tested at KEMA in Netherlands or CESI in Italy.