Substation Testing: Best Practices to Optimize Asset Management #89

When performing substation equipment testing, expectations are high for a smooth and complete testing process. But how can you ensure testing is carried out efficiently to save time, reduce costs, and provide high-quality results?

In this episode, we speak with Naresh Soni, the founder of Akron Energy in India. His service company provides complete testing, commissioning, maintenance, and condition-based monitoring of substation power equipment in switchyards up to 765 KV all over India. Naresh discusses the critical aspects of substation equipment testing and the importance of optimization to save time and costs while ensuring reliability, safety, and security.

Naresh also shares his insights into the challenges faced in the field, the role of advanced technology and data analytics, and the future trends that will shape substation asset management. He also emphasizes the need for a systematic approach to testing and the adoption of innovative tools to enhance efficiency, safety, and security.

Interested in this topic? Be sure to listen to the following previous episodes of Energy Talks:

• At a Turning Point: The Transition to Digital Substations in the Power Grid #68
• Power System Testing in the Age of Decarbonization #66
• Automated Testing of Intelligent Secondary Distribution Substations #41