NAGPUR:
The project may not benefit the region but Vidarbhaites can take pride
from the fact that Deoli, near Wardha, will have world's maximum voltage
substation in four to five years. Powergrid, a central sector PSU, has
decided to set up a 400/1,200 KV substation at Deoli. 1,200 KV is the
highest voltage proposed in power transmission. Presently, the highest
voltage used is 800 KV by China, which is also developing a 1,100 KV system.
Powergrid will lay a 380 km long 1,200 KV transmission line from Deoli to Aurangabad in the first phase. In the next phase, it will construct a 400/1,200 KV at Deoli and then a 1,200/400 KV substation at Aurangabad.
Powergrid will lay a 380 km long 1,200 KV transmission line from Deoli to Aurangabad in the first phase. In the next phase, it will construct a 400/1,200 KV at Deoli and then a 1,200/400 KV substation at Aurangabad.
A company official said that a substation was being set up in Bina
(Madhya Pradesh) for testing the 1,200 KV system. "We are developing
1,200 KV equipment with the help of private companies like Crompton
Greaves, ABB, etc. as they are not available in the world. The test
substation will be ready in three years and then we will begin work on
the Deoli substation. Once the technology is


