UTILITY PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE
New 1200 kV Test Station Will Support Development of UHV Network in India
Last year, the electrical power industry serving the world’ s second most populous nation took an important step in transforming a grid that spans more than 3.3 million sq. km. Spurred on by projected 8 to 9 percent annual growth in demand, engineers in India have been busy laying the framework for an ambitious move into UHV that will result in 1200 kV lines each transporting from 6000 to 8000 MW of bulk power along expanded existing corridors.
A key milestone in this process was the recent commissioning of the National Test Station located in Bina, in the central State of Madhya Pradesh. INMR Columnist Alberto Pigini travels to Bina and reports on the impressive infrastructure as well as what it hopes to accomplish.
Different phases on towers at Bina will be used for comparative assessment of insulator and hardware designs from different local suppliers.
Photos: Courtesy Alberto Pigini
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