A GIS substation and RT-DAS control system, as part of the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), was recently inaugurated at Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
According to a release by Power Finance Corporation, the nodal agency for IPDS, the inauguration was part of the “Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,” celebrating 75 years of India’s independence.
The 33/11kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation and the Real Time Data Acquisition System (RT-DAS) control system was inaugurated at the hands of Dr. Harak Singh Rawat, Minister of Energy and Alternative Energy, Uttarakhand along with Ms Sowjanya, Secretary (Energy & Alternative Energy), Deepak Rawat, MD, UPCL and Saurabh Kumar Shah, ED (IPDS), PFC.
The GIS substation, sanctioned with a cost of Rs 85.99 crore, will benefit more than 5,000 households in areas of Dehradun and the surrounding areas.
Further, the substation will reduce the curtailment of power supply, will reduce the land requirement, lower the operational and maintenance cost and also provide safe working environment for the attending personnel, the PFC release noted.
The RT-DAS control system, known for automated monitoring of power supply, was sanctioned at a project cost of Rs.4.28 crore, the release said.
