Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Karimnagar Technically Charges First Indoor 33/11 kV Power Substation
Karimnagar has switched on its first indoor electricity substation.
It is at Telangana Chowk and was built on a small plot of land.
The project cost ₹6.92 crore.
Two transformers will help send electricity through six feeders at first.
The substation gets power from the Vavilalapalli and Padmanagar substations.
Digital systems let staff monitor it from a control centre and help them find problems faster.
Officials expect it to reduce pressure on three other substations in the city.
Another indoor substation is planned at the Collectorate.
Karimnagar’s first indoor 33/11 kV substation was technically charged Tuesday at Telangana Chowk.
The facility cost ₹6.92 crore and occupies 484 square yards.
It has two 8 MVA transformers using ester-oil technology and will initially supply power through six 11 kV feeders.
The substation receives 33 kV supply from the Vavilalapalli and Padmanagar substations; an additional 33 kV feeder is ready for future use.
SCADA, IED relays and RTU systems support remote monitoring; the facility is expected to ease loads on three existing substations.
- Who
- TGSPDCL Chairman and Managing Director Karnati Varun Reddy technically charged the facility; one report identifies the operator as TGNPDCL instead.
- What
- Karimnagar’s first indoor 33/11 kV substation was technically charged.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- Telangana Chowk, Karimnagar.
- Why
- To address urban land constraints and strengthen the city’s power supply.
- Project cost
- ₹6.92 crore
- Site area
- 484 square yards
- Transformers
- Two 8 MVA transformers using ester-oil technology
- Incoming supply
- 33 kV supply from the 132 kV Vavilalapalli and Padmanagar substations
- Initial distribution
- Six 11 kV feeders, with provision for two more
- Expected load reduction
- SRR, Bhagatnagar and Saptagiri substations
- Future project
- Another indoor substation is planned at the Karimnagar Collectorate
- Utility name in reports
- Reports differ: one says TGNPDCL, while two say TGSPDCL.
