315 MVA transformer at Mamidipally sub-station gutted
The Hindu
Power supply not to be hit
In a major accident that took place in the 400 KV sub-station of TS-Transco at Mamidipally village on the outskirts of the city, near Shamshabad, late on Thursday night, a 315 MVA transformer was gutted along with adjoining transmission system equipment. The engineers of the Transco stationed at the sub-station noticed the fire immediately after it was seen on the transformer around 10 p.m. and alerted the nearby fire stations and switched it off to prevent further damage and diverted the load to other transformers in the sub-stations. The fire tenders rushed there and put off the fire before it could spread to other equipment and transformers of the sub-station. Chairman of TS-Transco D. Prabhakar Rao rushed to the spot immediately after learning about the incident along with other higher officials and engineers of the power utility. When contacted, Mr. Rao said the immediate reason for the fire assessed to be internal problem developed within the 25-year-old transformer.More Related News