Out of a total of 13 grid substations, seven grid substations, including Panchkhal, Banepa, Patan, Lainchaur, Balaju, Chapali, and Bhaktapur, have been connected to the automated system and brought into operation.
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Seven old grid substations of the Nepal Electricity Authority have been automated. The automation of 13 grid substations was initiated as part of a long-term strategy to transform the electricity system into a modern, automated and smart one.
Out of a total of 13 grid substations, seven grid substations, namely Panchkhal, Banepa, Patan, Lainchaur, Balaju, Chapali and Bhaktapur, have been connected to the automated system and brought into operation. Now, these substations are operated from the control room built in the Pranikaran building at Minbhavan. A new control room has also been constructed and brought into operation for automatic substation operation and control.
The remaining six substations, namely Syuchatar, Teku, Matatirtha, Chabahil, K3 and Lamasanghu, will be connected to the automated system within two months. As the automated substations will be connected to the load dispatch center at Syuchatar through supervisory control and data acquisition, this will further strengthen and stabilize the operation of the integrated system.
Executive Director of the Authority, Manoj Silwal, said that once the substation is fully automated, frequent power outages will be reduced, load management will be easier as real-time data will be used, operation and maintenance costs will be reduced, technical damage will be reduced, and a smart grid will be developed. He said that after becoming automated, employees will not have to be on duty for physical operation in an unmanned state.
The substation has been automated with a concessional loan received under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Electricity Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Strengthening Project. The overall project cost is about Rs 610 million.
Work is being done with a concessional loan from ADB to automate the remaining 64 grid substations across the country. The target is to complete the work within the next one and a half years. After that, all grid substations will be automated.
