- H’tota gets new grid substation
The newly constructed Polpitiya-Hambantota 220 kilovolt (kV) transmission line has been connected to the national grid, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday (24).
Meanwhile, the new grid substation in Hambantota has also been energised.
The project was funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the Polpitiya-Hambantota 220kV transmission line and the Hambantota new grid substation with an investment of United States Dollars 55 million.
According to the State-owned utility, this 150-kilometre-long transmission line runs through 11 Divisional Secretariats from Ambagamuwa to Hambantota and the line capacity is 580 megavolt-amperes (MVA).
The new Hambantota grid substation has been completed with two power transformers, having a total capacity of 500 MVA.
With this improvement in the transmission network, the southern part of the electric grid will be strengthened, thereby increasing the reliability of the power supply and power transfer capability to and from the southern region, the CEB further added.