Regional Testing Laboratory, Kolkata

Regional Testing Laboratory Kolkata was set up in September 2006 with a view to cater to the testing, certifi cation and evaluation needs of electrical power equipment manufacturing industries, utilities and consumer in the eastern region. It also acts as a liaison unit of CPRI with various clients in the region and coordinates their test requirements which are beyond the scope of RTL, Kolkata but within capabilities of Bangalore and other units of CPRI. The major power utilities catered to by RTL in the region are PGCIL, DVC, NTPC, NHPC and state electricity boards of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim and West Bengal. Thus, the objective of CPRI Laboratory in Kolkata is to cater to the need of electric power utilities in the eastern region. A large number of power utilities are already in operation in the region. There are 49 power generating stations, 31 and 72 sub-stations of 400 kV and 220 kV capacities respectively in the region. CPRI is having ambitious plan to fulfi ll the need of test facilities in the region. The laboratory is going to take up expansion in its facilities to accommodate complete oil testing including testing of new oils, condition monitoring of substation equipment and studies on distribution transformers.