1. First-of-its-kind underground transformer inaugurated in Bengaluru’s Malleswaram
The next time you are on the 15th Cross Road in Malleswaram and stumble upon a concrete platform on the footpath, you might be walking above a fully functional electric transformer. Claimed to be the first-of-its-kind in India, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have installed a 500 KV underground distribution transformer, which was inaugurated on September 5.
The transformer is placed 10 feet below the ground with a metal door at the ground level. Opening this reveals a ladder, which gives access to a 480 square feet room that houses the transformer. Besides freeing up space on footpaths and making them safer for pedestrians, the underground transformer system will safeguard equipment from storms and variations in ambient temperature, thereby improving reliability of the system.
