Torrent Power commissions new 400 kV GIS Grid Substation in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: Torrent Power on Wednesday announced the commissioning of a new 400 kV GIS sub-station in Nicol area of Ahmedabad to meet the ever-growing power requirement of the city.

Owing to the rapid development of the city of Ahmedabad, the peak demand here has been growing at a CAGR of 7.7% over the last 5 years and now stands at 1832 MW, the company said.

The new 400kV substation is a state-of-the-art unmanned Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) with an installed capacity of 945 MVA. With the commissioning of the new substation, the total power import capacity in the city of Ahmedabad stands at 2965 MVA, which will enable Torrent to continue to maintain high standards of reliability in the city of Ahmedabad.