POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

SOUTHERN REGIONAL LOAD DESPATCH CENTRE, BANGALORE

SYSTEM RELIABILITY COORDINATION AND SUPPORT GROUP

SRLDC/SRC&S/PROT./AC-0109/3

Date: 29/01/2009

PRELIMINARY TRIPPING REPORT: GRID INCIDENT NO.: SR/GD1/0109/009

1) DATE

& TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 05:55 Hrs on 29/01/2009

: At 05:55

2) INCIDENT

Hrs there was a jumper cut at HUBLI station on the 220 kV HUBLI-BIDNAL-3 resulted in 220kV grid disturbance. Caused tripping of Kaiga Unit#1 & 2

3) GRID CONDITION: a) Antecedent condition at 05:50 hrs Frequency: 49.05 Hz Demand: 21301 MW
(+) indicates over drawl and () indicates under drawl STATE AP KAR KER TN GENERATION HYDRO 1609 644 529 187 THERMAL 3910 1297 68 3158 UI 128 232 -46 -90 ISGS RSTPS TALCHER NLC NUCLEAR GENERATION 2526 1953 1578 331 IN MW TOTAL 2969 14821

(+) indicates power import to SR and (-) indicates power export from SR IR FLOW IN T-K P-I T-K P - II GZW CHPR HVDC MW HVDC. 760@Kolar 760@Kolar 409 200

b) Grid condition after the incident (at 06:00 hrs) Frequency: 48.53 Hz. Demand: 21219 MW
(+) indicates over drawl and () indicates under drawl STATE AP KAR KER TN TOTAL GENERATION HYDRO 1589 789 470 202 3050 THERMAL 3919 1298 67 3160 14588 UI 116 5 83 -356 ISGS RSTPS TALCHE NLC NUCLEAR GENERATION R IN MW 2517 1927 1606 94 (+) indicates power import to SR and (-) indicates power export from SR IR FLOW IN T-K P-I T-K P - II GZW CHPR HVDC MW HVDC. 760@Kolar 760@Kolar 409 202

3) INCIDENT EFFECTS: a) Generation affected b) Load affected : 250 MW : 500 MW (Approximately)

c) Over loading of any line : NIL d) Over loading of any ICT : NIL e) Frequency affected 5) ANALYSIS OF INCIDENCE: Based on reports received from KPTCL, a brief analysis of the above incident is given below. The disturbance in Karnataka began with a jumper cut at HUBLI station on the 220 kV HUBLI-BIDNAL-3. There was heavy fog in North Karnataka at that time. All lines emanating from HUBLI tripped and the 220 kV station became dead. Consequently due to the tripping of HUBLI-NARENDRA 220 kV line, NARENDRA 220 kV Station along with CHIKKODI and BELGAUM became dead. TATA Diesel station feeding at 110 kV to BELGAUM tripped. The following stations went dead as a consequence of the disturbance 1. 220kV HUBLI substation 2. 220kV BELGAUM substation 3. 220kV CHIKKODI substation 4. 220kV BIDNAL substation 5. 220kV HAVERI substation At NARENDRA 400 kV Station, both the 400/220 kV ICTs tripped. At KAIGA, the 400 kV KAIGA-GUTTUR - I line (Only one circuit was in service) tripped. 220 kV KAIGA-KODASALLI tripped at KAIGA end. KAIGA Units 1&2 (only 2 units were on bars at that time) tripped due to auxiliary failure. 400 kV KAIGA-NARENDRAGUTTUR was in service. At NAGJHARI one unit continued to be in service with 150 MW. SUPA was generating 90 MW and this was supplied to GOA via AMBEWADI. The following 220 kV lines in the area were not available before the disturbance 1. 220 kV Sharavathy-Hubli-1 (Heavy fog) 2. 220 kV Narendra-Hubli-2 3. 220 kV Bidnal-ML Pura (Heavy Fog) The system was restored by 07:45 Hrs. : Frequency increased from 49.05Hz to 49.53 Hz