Govt. Will Take Steps to Strengthen Keltron: Industries Minister

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
LDF Government will take positive steps to strengthen Keltron and to make it one of the efficient PSUs in the country, says Minister for Industries A.C Moideen, while on his visit to Keltron Karakulam Unit, to evaluate the manufacturing of UPS system developed by Keltron for Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL).
Keltron should improve its manufacturing base with future vision and be able to tackle the opportunities in national and international markets, he added. Minister had detailed discussion with M P Sukumaran Nair (Chairman – RIAB), K G Vijayakumaran Nair (Chairman – Keltron, T R Hemalatha (Managing Director – Keltron), top officials of Keltron and trade union leaders.
Power Electronics Group of Keltron is executing orders worth
Rs 10.5 Cr from BGR Energy Systems Limited, Chennai for design, manufacture, testing, inspection, supply and commissioning of 3phase 2x500KVA UPS System (8 sets) – along with mandatory spares for NPCIL 4 X 700 Mw Mega Power Projects at Kakrapar, Gujarat and Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. The system is designed with state of art technology employing Digital Signal Processor and Field Programmable Gate Array. Each of the UPS is designed to continuously supply power to Nuclear Power Projects. The system has been qualified after successfully subjected to the independent verification and validation by NPCIL.