Odisha’s first digital process bus-based grid substation commissioned at Agalpur
Empowertrans has commissioned Odisha’s first digital process bus-based 2×20 MVA, 132/33 KV grid substation at Agalpur, Rampur in Balangir district. The project was developed for Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (OPTCL). According to the company, this is the first substation of its kind to be implemented by any State Transmission Utility in India. The Agalpur substation uses process bus architecture, combining digital sensors located near equipment, fibre optic communication networks, and automated control systems. This…