Alstom T&D India has been awarded a Rs. 56 crore contract by Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to monitor and control Sri Lanka’s electricity transmission network.
Alstom will supply energy management system to enable reliable, secure and efficient operation of Sri Lanka’s hydro-thermal electricity system, the company said in a statement.
It will build in Colombo a new National System Control Centre, equipped with supervisory control, data acquisition, and energy management system.
It will install and integrate 34 Remote Terminal Units (RTU) with the new system and integrate existing substation automation. Equipment will be manufactured from Alstom’s Noida manufacturing facilities in India.
RTUs are intelligent devices that collect data from remote locations to enhance network visibility for grid operators.
“Alstom has provided similar systems for India, Bangladesh and Bhutan, making a solid contribution towards the transmission network development in the South Asian region. This prestigious project will witness the introduction of smart technologies in the Sri Lankan transmission grid,” said Rathin Basu, Managing Director of Alstom T&D India.
Sri Lanka has an installed capacity of 2214 MW with a peak demand of 2014 MW.
