Gandhinagar, May 22 -- Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO), under the Energy and Petrochemicals Department of the Government of Gujarat, has installed a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), a state-of-the-art system that ensures voltage stability and smooth power flow across the grid. Often described as a "smart voltage stabiliser," it provides dynamic reactive power compensation and responds instantly to changing grid conditions.

Commissioned on March 5 2019, the +-120 MVAR STATCOM has been installed at the 220 kV Timbdi substation in Gir Somnath district. With this, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited became the first State Transmission Utility in India to deploy STATCOM technology.

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