Greater Noida: Power capacity upgraded at 2 key substations

At the Gamma 1 Sector substation, the NPCL has installed a new 12.5 MegaVolt-Ampere (MVA) power transformer, replacing the earlier 5 MVA unit

GREATER NOIDA: The Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL), the power utility in Greater Noida, has augmented transformer capacity at two key substations -- the 33/11 kV Gamma 1 substation, and the UPSIDA Site B -- to boost electricity supply ahead of the summer peak, officials said on Thursday.

NPCL currently supplies electricity to around 210,000 consumers in Greater Noida. (HT Photo)

At the Gamma 1 Sector substation, the NPCL has installed a new 12.5 MegaVolt-Ampere (MVA) power transformer, replacing the earlier 5 MVA unit.

1 MegaVolt-Ampere equals 1,000 kilovolt-amperes.

The augmentation is expected to improve load balancing and stabilise power supply in both Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 sectors, Jagat Farm Market, and Rampur Jagir Market, benefiting around 2,000 consumers.

“Considering the sharp rise in electricity demand in Jagat Farm Market and adjoining areas during last summer, the transformer capacity at the Gamma 1 substation has been significantly enhanced,” NPCL spokesperson Manoj Jha told HT, adding that the power supply to the Gamma 1 powerhouse is fed from the Metro Depot substation.

Officials said that in addition to Gamma 1, load augmentation work at the UPSIDA Site-B, an industrial area in Surajpur, has also been completed, where transformer capacity has been increased from 12.5 MVA to 16 MVA.