BHEL achieves significant breakthrough with first commercial order -Phase Shifting Transformer

Reposing faith in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)’s capability to successfully introduce new technology products, Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) has placed an order on BHEL for the country’s first Phase Shifting Transformer (PST).

Valued at Rs.27 Crore, the order entails installation of an indigenously-developed Phase Shifting Transformer, to be installed at APGENCO’s Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) Stage-VI.

A Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device, the PST is a combination of a shunt and a series transformer. It shall enable part power diversion from the existing 220 kV switchyard to the 400 kV switchyard, presently under construction at KTPS, thereby helping relieve the 220 kV lines from overloading. Significantly, this is a major development and has opened a new line of business for BHEL.

BHEL’s scope of work in the contract envisages design, manufacture, supply, civil works, erection, and testing & commissioning of the Phase Shifting Transformer in a schedule of 16 months.

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