West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL) obtained the 2nd position in the Innovation Showcasing 2021 competition organized by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
The content of the competition was Low Cost Substation Automation System with SCADA.
Md Habibur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources distributed the prizes at the end of the competition.
Ratan Kumar Debnath FCMA,Managing Director of WZPDCL and Debashish Pal, Executive Engineer of WZPDCL received the award on behalf of the company.
Selim Uddin, Additional Secretary (Administration), Ministry of Power, Fuel and Mineral Resources, Selim Abed, Chairman, WZPDCL and Additional Secretary (Coordination), Ministry of Power, Fuel and Mineral Resources,Mohammad Hossain, Director General, Power Cell Division and Md Ahsanur Rahman Hasib, Deputy Secretary (Administration-1), Ministry of Power, Fuel and Mineral Resources were present during this time, along with others.
All the existing 33/11 KV substations of WZPDCL (voltage, current, load and other parameters) and the record of turning on or off the feeders are recorded by the SBAs working in the manual logbook. In addition, the indoor feeders are turned on or off in front of the live panel which is risky for the working SBA. The information stored in the manual logbook is not conducive to future planning analysis as there is no computerized data base available. It is also not possible to monitor the overall condition of the substation from the central control room.
As the strategic technology of the existing automation system is dependent on foreign imports, it is very expensive and at the same time it has to depend on foreign engineers for maintenance or expansion work.
Joragate, Khulna 33/11 KV substation was initially constructed to solve these problem and implement the innovation idea under the title Low Cost Substation Automation System (SUS) with SCADA.