GE starts 765kV GIS manufacturing line at Chennai

  GE has achieved a milestone in its ‘Make in India’ journey, with the commencement of dedicated 765kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) manufacturing line at its high voltage transmission equipment manufacturing facility at Padappai in Chennai.
The dedicated 765kV GIS line is equipped with the most modern assembly and testing facilities including a dedicated HV test transformer of 1000kV for carrying power frequency withstand test as part of factory acceptance test (FAT). The GIS manufacturing facility at Chennai also doubles up as the competence centre for 765kV GIS. Since its inception in 2009, it has produced over 430 GIS bays – the highest number by any GIS manufacturer in the country.

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