Extensive power infra being built for largest Covid-19 facility in Delhi
An extensive infrastructure capable of withstanding a load of 18 MW and consisting of 22 km of underground cables and 20 transformers will power the 10,000-bed quarantine facility at the Radha Soami spiritual center in South Delhi, the largest in the world, said BRPL spokesperson.
The increasing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi has necessitated an urgent need to increase hospital beds and insulation facilities. The temporary center is set up over a covered area of 12,50,000 square feet, approximately the size of 22 football fields.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Manish Sisodia have recently assessed the preparations at the centre. Setting up a power infrastructure for such a massive facility requires an equally massive power infrastructure.
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) has been tasked with preparing the power infrastructure for a record 15-day period, said the BRPL spokesperson.
Currently, according to the BRPL spokesperson, 100 discom personnel and workers are deployed to install a massive infrastructure at the Chhatarpur center by 5 July.
“BRPL has been entrusted to provide an electric load of 18,000 KW. For catering to this massive load requirement, over 100 discom officials and workers are working round-the-clock under the direct supervision of the company’ senior leadership team and in close coordination with the government and other departments,” he said.
BRPL is laying four dedicated 11KV feeders, with a length of around 5 km each totalling around 22 km – using trenchless technology, he said.
“Twenty1,000-KW transformers are being installed for setting up the 20 MVA capacity across the four locations in the premises. The lines being set up at the world’s largest Covid-19 facility conform to best international standards and will be remotely controlled from the Supervisory Control and Data Access (SCADA) room at Kalkaji.”
For safety reasons, most of the transformers used do not require oil.
The quarantine center will receive electricity from BSES Fatehpur Beri Grid with sufficient redundancy to ensure that the power load can be routed through the alternate line if one line travels, he said.
In addition, the Quick Response Team with senior engineers will be stationed at 24×7 premises to take care of any contingency, he added.
