EMCO Extends Its Market Leadership in GIS Business

EMCO Ltd., one of the Leading Indian manufacturing companies and End to End solution Provider in Power Transmission and Distribution Sector, has bagged a prestigious project on turnkey basis from MSETCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited) for the establishment of 220kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Bhandup in Mumbai.

This is the second project that EMCO has received in last six months from MSETCL (Maharashtra state Electricity Transmission Company Limited) earlier project being worth Rs. 3250 million for commissioning of three 400 kV Conventional Substation. This reconfirms the confidence that MSETCL has shown in EMCO's capability to deliver such a hi-tech and complex project within the given time frame.

Gas Insulated Substations are essential in the transmission of electrical power to growing urban centers where conventional air insulated substations can no longer meet the requirements of available space, pollution, safety, maintenance and other similar expectations.

The GIS substations are of great importance, especially where space is a constraint as its greatest advantage is that it uses only one fifth the space that is used by traditional substations. Its other advantages include noiseless operations, effective protection against atmospheric pollution, non-flammability, lower maintenance and minimum radio interference. Conventional high-voltage substations using atmospheric air as main dielectric do not have the above advantages, which can only be attributed to totally enclosed substations using sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

About EMCO

EMCO Ltd. is a 43 years old company focused primarily in the T & D segment of Power sector. It is the third largest manufacturer of Transformers in India and a leading player in Electronic Energy Meters and Turnkey Electrical Substation & Transmission line Projects up to 765 kV.

EMCO Ltd. is a company listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges. It has 7 manufacturing plants & 1700 people. All its plants are ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certified. It exports its products and services to 30 countries around the world.

EMCO is rated as 58th among 100 fastest growing companies in India by Economic Times - June 07.