The Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a leading laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Saturday handed over critical high-altitude sustenance technologies to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) during an orientation workshop at PGCIL’s regional headquarters in Jammu, defence ministry said here.
Giving details, officials said this workshop was organised to prepare employees for high-altitude operations as part of the 5,000 MW Pang-Kaithal High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Project in Ladakh.
The Pang-Kaithal HVDC Project, located at an altitude of 15,760 feet, is a significant step towards energy security in the region of Ladakh and the wider integration of solar power into India’s national grid.
The technologies transferred by DIPAS will support PGCIL in the high-altitude sustenance of its workforce during the project.
