In what is touted to be a means to provide uninterrupted power supply to consumers and prevent shutdown during maintenance of power lines, the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has procured insulated aerial work platform vehicles from Brazil.
Three such vehicles are already being used for the management of transmission lines and sub-stations up to 400 kv voltage in Bengaluru, Chitradurga and Hubballi while two more have been procured for Mysuru and Gulbarga regions. Fifteen personnel from KPTCL have been trained to operate and maintain these insulated vehicles.
“These vehicles will enable uninterrupted power supply to consumers and save crores of rupees for KPTCL,” Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Managing Director, KPTCL said on April 1 after inspecting the insulated vehicle at work at the 220 kv Nelamangala plant.
