The State’s first 400-kV substation with gas-insulated switchgear, regarded as a game changer in the power distribution sector, will soon become operational at Kuravilangad in Kottayam.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the substation along with the Kottayam Lines Package at a function on November 12. Power Minister K. Krishnankutty will preside while Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan will be the chief guest.
The substation, established at a cost of ₹152 crore with financial assistance from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), is part of the project TransGrid 2.0, which aims at scaling potentially crippling handicaps in power transmission.