Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company has innovated and developed the State's second and Bhopal's first GIS Substation (Gas Insulated Switch Gear Substation)to provide strength and reliability to the transmission network of the capital Bhopal.

The sub station has been constructed in the densely populated E-8 Arera colony of Bhopal at a total estimated cost of about Rs 38 crore (Sub Station & Line cost)with 50 MVA  Power Transformer. This substation was energized with 50 MVA power transformer capacity.

This is the second GIS sub station of Madhya Pradesh, which is connected to the transmission network of Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company. With the commissioning of this substation, power transmission system in the central Bhopal region has been strengthened, another option of Extra High Voltage  substation has become available to Bhopal.

This is the 11th Extra High Voltage  substation of Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company in Bhopal city which is functional.

Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company, Er Sunil Tiwari informed that Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company felt the need for construction of additional substation in Bhopal city in view of the increasing demand of electricity in Bhopal.

Due to non-availability of sufficient land for construction of conventional substations and lines in dense population like Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company had Decided to prepare Gas Insulated Switch Gear Substation E8 Arera Colony Bhopal ,which has been constructed  by M/s Hitachi Energy Pvt Ltd for Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company.

Managing Director Er Sunil Tiwari told that the construction of the GIS substation (Gas Insulated Switch Gear Substation) requires less land than conventional air insulated substations. The budget for the construction of substations with this technology is about two and a half times more than that of conventional substations.