GE Power’s Grid Solutions business has completed a first-of-its-kind project for a 400/200 kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Magam village in the Baramulla block of north Kashmir. Part of the Northern Region System Strengthening 29 (NRSS 29) project, this project was awarded to Sterlite Power by the Indian Government through tariff-based competitive bidding in May 2014.
The project will provide over half a million Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) citizens access to reliable power sources year-round. The project was led by GE T&D India, the listed entity of GE Power's Grid Solutions business in India.
GE Power India is engaged in the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and servicing of power plants and power equipment.