The Power Transmission
Division of
Siemens recently
announced the launch of
the world's first 1,200kV
SF6 Circuit Breaker, from its
manufacturing facility at
Aurangabad. With the
launch, Siemens reinforced
its commitment to partner
India's National Grid
Agenda and to drive the
country's energy mission,
a statement from
Siemens noted.
India's growing economy
needs an efficient power
transmission system to
meet the increasing demand
for reliable and affordable
power. With the 1,200kV
system, India will leapfrog
into a new transmission age
that will contribute to the
nation's economic growth,
with an objective to bring
electricity across the nation.
As an innovation-led
technology leader, Siemens
has opened up a new
dimension in the high voltage
power
transmission technology
with the introduction of
1,200kV SF6 Circuit
Breaker. Spanning over
long distances and with a
transmission capacity of
8,000 mw, the new 1,200
kV system will have low
transmission losses, the
release observed.
The power transmission
capacity of the 1,200 kV
line will be more than
double as compared to the
800 kV line. This
technology will make it
possible to evacuate large
amount of electric power
from distant generating
stations to load centers by
interconnecting regional
grids. The new 1,200 kV
system will need less than
half the space used by the
existing 800kV system
with fewer numbers
of lines for transmitting
the same power, thus
reducing the land
footprint and overall
environmental impact.
The 1,200kV Circuit
Breaker was handed over to
R. N. Nayak Chairman &
MD, Power Grid
Corporation of India Ltd at
Siemens' manufacturing
facility at Aurangabad.