Skipper successfully type tests 33MVA, 161kV Power Transformer for Short Circuit & Impulse

Skipper is always committed to serve its customers by meeting the stated as well as implied standards for the products and providing them with solutions exceeding their satisfaction levels. In our bid to provide high quality and reliable products, our product designs are continuously optimized and validated through various routine, special and type tests.

Skipper after all manufacturing operations, conducted all routine tests on a 33 MVA, 161/11.5 kV EHV Transformer.
To verify and validate its Design, to withstand Lighting Impulse voltages and Mechanical forces resulting from Short circuit faults, Skipper sent the Transformer to CPRI Bhopal, a well reputed, NABL accredited independent laboratory for the following tests:
• Lighting Impulse Test
• Dynamic short circuit Tests

The above tests were conducted from 8th-11th June, 2015 as per IEC 60076 P 3, by applying Lighting and Chopped wave shots to all HV and LV terminals including the Neutral Short circuit shots were applied to each of the HV terminal while LV terminals were shorted. The test was witnessed by our valued client M/s GRIDCo, a Power Transmission Company of Republic of Ghana. These tests proved that Design and manufacturing was robust to withstand above test application at CPRI.

IEC standard specifies Lightning and Chopped wave Tests at different voltage levels depending upon safety and reliability requirement of the installation. However, this transformer was subjected to the highest among the choice of test levels specified by IEC standard for the voltage class of Transformers.
Earlier, Skipper type-tested its 60MVA, 132/33kV Power transformer at CPRI by conducting Lighting Impulse and Short Circuit Tests.

With these tests the capability of transformer to withstand high stresses due to Lightning Impulse and Dynamic Short circuit forces over the long periods (in excess of 30 years) of service is ensured.

Skipper India wins “Jewel of India” Award

Skipper Electricals India Limited was awarded the “Jewel of India” Award for its outstanding achievements and contribution in its field of activities. International Business Council is a non Govt. society that honours select people and organizations who have taken lead in contemporary business systems, services and quality achievements.

The awards function was held at The Indian Society of International Law in New Delhi on 26th May, 2015. Receiving the award on behalf of the Company, Mr Rakesh Sardana, President & CEO-SEIL, said, “This win further highlights the great strides that Skipper is making in relation to developing its systems, processes and people. We are delighted that IBC has acknowledged our rigour, detail and inclusiveness in this direction.”

Heartiest congratulations to SEIL for receiving this prestigious award.

Katsina State Governor commends Skipper

Governor-Elect of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, visited the corporate headquarters of SkipperSeil Group on 7th May, 2015 along with his esteemed delegation.

Hon. Governor expressed that he was impressed with the achievements of SkipperSeil Group worldwide and especially in Nigeria. He stressed the need and importance of infrastructural development in Nigeria in the areas of Power Generation and Transmission and Agriculture and said that he looked forward to working with the Company in Katsina State in these sectors.

Top 3 Highlights from Q1 Board Meeting

SkipperSeil Group successfully conducted its board meeting reviewing the Quarter 1 performance of its global subsidiaries on July 7, 2015 in the regional headquarters in Gurgaon, India. The meeting was attended by esteemed members of the board and key executives.

Following are the top three highlights from the board meeting proceedings:

The Board applauded the performance of Skipper Ghana Limited, which stayed ahead of other Skipper t&d SPVs in revenue performance for Q1.

161kV Substation & Line, commissioned by Skipper Ghana for GRIDCo Ghana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant Vice President – GTA Engineering (Nigeria) Ltd. has been assigned to work exclusively for service orders of GTA. He would work directly with the Group President for service orders. This will enable GTA to better execute the steady pipeline of orders it has been receiving since the beginning of the year.

Mr. P Subramanian, AVP – GTA Engg. (Nigeria) Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VP Projects-Skipper Nigeria Ltd. has taken direct ownership of the execution of Kano Hydro Project, and would report directly to the Group President. The Tiga project is currently at the final stages of completion and this added responsibility reflects Skipper’s commitment to meeting quality and time commitments made to our clients.

Mr. Gowhar Mailk, VP-Projects, Skipper Nigeria Ltd.

Skipper Completes Automation Project for Western Railways in Mumbai

Skipper successfully completed a substation automation project for Western Railways’ Churchgate-Borivali’ section in the mega city of Mumbai, India. The project initiated in October 2014 is slated to bring about immense operational improvement in the existing suburban railway infrastructure of the City, often referred to as the busiest rapid transit system in the world with a traffic of more than 7.5Mn commuters daily.

Skipper’s mandate for the project was to fully automate the existing manually controlled substations using SCADA panels. Skipper’s supplied star-rated SCADA panels are specially designed to meet the special requirements of the area such as 6-8 lines, meet space constraints, parallel operation of 2 to 3 TSS and small sub-sectors. The old breakers were replaced with world class 3.3kV RDSO/CORE approved circuit breakers. The entire civil work at the site was completed by Skipper as well.

Within the last 8 months, 5 substations have already been commissioned and are working satisfactorily at the stations of Marine Lines, Churchgate, Elphinstone Road, Kandivali and Borivali. The project will be completely handed over to Western Railways by the end of this month with work completion for the 3 stations of Bandra, Grant Road and Jogeshwari.

Skipper Celebrates International Day of Yoga

Skipper cares about the health and fitness of its employees and believe that “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.”. The Company pledged support to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative, the International Day of Yoga and joined in the worldwide celebrations of the event by organizing a yoga-themed event at its Gurgaon, India office on June 21, 2015. The event saw participation by enthusiastic Skipperites.

The yoga session was led by the Group Director Corporate, Ms. Poonam Sachdeva, along with other senior level executives, who performed some basic asanas (positions). Ms. Sachdeva addressed the participants after the session and spoke of the importance of doing yoga to combat stress-related diseases which are getting increasingly common in the corporate world. Further, she encouraged employees to educate their families and friends about the benefits of yoga and try to practice it everyday.