A Consortium led by GE T&D India Limited (GE) and GE Digital Services Europe recently signed a contract with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to embark on a project for the establishment of Distribution Control Centre for the Western Province South 1 (WPS1).

This innovative project will be supported by Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system on improving the reliability and availability of the distribution network by controlling and monitoring the distribution assets in the Dehiwala, Ratmalana, Kalutara, and Mathugama administrative areas of CEB WPS1.

Richardson Projects Ltd., as the local partner of GE, is to be part of this transformative digital initiative funded under the Green Power Development and Energy Efficiency Improvement Program, Tranche 1 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).