Pinarayi Vijayan to inaugurate KEL’s power transformer manufacturing plant

KEL’s power transformer manufacturing plant will help in power supply for Kerala state. Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the plant through video conferencing.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the power transformer manufacturing plant of the Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Co. Ltd. (KEL), a public sector undertaking fully-owned by the Government of Kerala, through video conferencing. Industries Minister E. P. Jayarajan will preside over the function at KEL’s Mamala facility at which Electricity Minister M. M. Mani will be the chief guest. An electric vehicle charging station, set up in front of the new plant, will also be inaugurated on the occasion.

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The electric vehicle charging station, located on Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway, was set up as part of the company’s plans to begin manufacturing of charging units for electric vehicles. “Electric vehicles have been gaining popularity and more number of people is expected to switch to electric vehicles in the coming years,” said Col. Shaji M. Varghese. He added that the charging station will be very useful for vehicles going to places such as Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Idukki and Munnar from Ernakulam.      

The company is also planning to set up an NABL-accredited testing laboratory for testing and certification of transformers, other power equipments and electronic items as part of the power transformer plant. The project proposal for the same has been submitted to the state government for its approval. With the lab becoming a reality, transformer manufacturers and other power equipment manufacturers in the state need not to depend on labs located in other states.