'PowerGrid to have remotely managed substations by 2013'

[ntjobthirur]

BUSINESSLINE ,Report. New Delhi, Nov 27:

Central transmission utility PowerGrid today said all its substations by next year will be unmanned and would be managed remotely.

“By 2013 all substations of the Power Grid will be unmanned. There will be cameras observing the functioning of the devices and equipment and the stations will be managed remotely by the National Transmission Asset Management Centre at Manesar,” PowerGrid Chairman and Managing Director R. N. Nayak said in a statement.

Speaking at a conference here today, Nayak assured help to the industry for indigenous manufacture of new products and technology.

He said that India needs more technologies to be indigenously manufactured.

The audience at the conference included professionals from industry, utility engineers, developers, public lending agencies, researchers and international experts.

PowerGrid posted a whopping 59 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 1,126 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2012.

The total income of the company rose to Rs 3,243 crore in July-September 2012, up 32 per cent from Rs 2,459 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

[shineseb]

why can't we think of making at least one of our 33kv substation unmanned?? Adding IP camera and on line surveillance will help us to monitor the important equipments/places regularly...

[ntjobthirur]

33 KV Substations designed for unmanned operation and the sites planned near Electrical Section offices, but unfortunately sites selected for 33 KV s/s are away from section offices, so unmanned operation became difficult, so a technical security provided for these substation , then provided land phone, then fct phone and later substation are constructing with 110 KV s/s standard with all facilities.Now KSEB is thinking to post operators for all shifts that maybe Assistant Engineers in future.