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Siemens Ltd. will supply Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) solutions worth about $84.7 million to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL). The scope of the order includes design, engineering, supply, civil, installation, testing and commissioning of STATCOMs at four substation locations of PGCIL: Ranchi, Rourkela, Kishenganj, and Jeypore across the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha. This is expected to be one of the world's largest STATCOM projects at 400 kV level with a dynamic swing range of 2000MVAr and 1250MVAr mechanically switched components. The 400 kV STATCOMs are being manufactured at Siemens Ltd.'s manufacturing plant at Goa. With fast response time of STATCOM controls, power consumers will be benefited by constant grid voltage and frequency leading to availability of uninterrupted quality power.
This is the first STATCOM order for Siemens Ltd. and is the latest chapter in the long and successful journey of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) in India. It started in 2003 when Siemens delivered several Fixed Series Capacitors (FSC); the first Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) in India followed in 2004; and the Indian Static Var Compensator (SVC) project started in 2014.
Keywords: Siemens, FACTS, STATCOM, ARC Advisory Group