Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD, NLC India Limited, inaugurated the NLCIL 400 KV Gas Insulated Switchyard (GIS) and other supporting services of Neyveli New Thermal Power Project site, on Monday.
The 2x500 MW Generating Units are connected to 400 KV switchyard through 2x600 MVA Generator Transformers (21 KV/400 KV) and controlled by the state-of-the art technology SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) System. The 400 KV switchyard and 220 KV switchyard of NNTPP are interconnected by 2x500 MVA Inter-connecting Transformers (ICT). This package is part of the NTA-3 (Balance of Plant) Package, awarded to EPCCIL and the switchyard equipment are supplied, erected, tested and commissioned by GE T&D India Limited.
The total expenditure for 400 KV switchyard package works is ₹ 59.22 crore.
Efforts lauded
During the inaugural, Mr. Acharya lauded all employees of NNTPP for their diligent efforts in implementing the project and also made an appeal to work towards commissioning the project as scheduled on June 1.
Earlier, Mr. Acharya inaugurated FD fan, motor-driven boiler feed pump, slewing & luffing bucket wheel reclaimer for lignite handling, unidirectional type rail mounted slewing & luffing stacker for ash handling, steam turbine generator and vacuum pump house for pump house maintenance. All these sets have been supplied and commissioned by BHEL as the main contractor.
Functional directors, Rakesh Kumar, Subir Das, V. Thangapandian, P.Selvakumar and R.Vikraman, senior officials and employees participated.
