"We are very proud to commission the world's largest STATCOM for PGCIL at Rourkela Substation. The STATCOM solution has been manufactured locally at our Goa plant. Siemens has again proven its technological leadership, execution capabilities and firm commitment to Make in India" said Dr. Harald Griem, Executive Vice President and Head, Energy Management Division, Siemens Ltd.

This is the first STATCOM order commissioned by Siemens Ltd. and is the latest chapter in the long and successful Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) journey in India. Siemens Ltd., together with PGCIL, have always been trendsetters in India for FACTS. It started in 2003 when Siemens delivered several Fixed Series Capacitors (FSC), the first Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) in India followed in 2004. The largest Indian Static Var Compensator (SVC) project has also been commissioned by Siemens in 2017.

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