Smart substation starts operating in Huaxi's Gaopo township

Recently, the Gaopo 35 kilovolt smart substation – located in Wuzhai village, Gaopo township, Huaxi district, Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – began operating.

The substation can provide reliable power support for more than 10,000 users in the Qiantao and Gaopo townships in the southeast of Huaxi district, and some areas in Longli and Huishui counties in Qiannan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture.

The substation has received 36 million yuan ($5.58 million) in investment and is equipped with 70 intelligent high-definition cameras.

It is capable of advanced applications such as unattended operation, remote operation and maintenance, and one-key sequence control of full station switching while realizing intelligent inspection functions such as equipment appearance abnormal recognition and meter and oil level reading.

The substation will provide a reliable power guarantee for the development of tourism industries in Gaopo township, the continuous promotion of rural revitalization, and the acceleration of rural modernization.