Supply · Lakshadweep
ACSR Conductors in Lakshadweep
Squirrel to Goat. Delivery across Lakshadweep about 9 days by road, built to the specification your utility or project issues.
Stranding machine in the conductor hall
Logistics and network
Supplying Lakshadweep.
Deliveries across Lakshadweep start at about 2570 km by road, which puts the nearer cities (Kavaratti) within 9 days of dispatch. The state's demand centres on Kavaratti, island solar and diesel grids.
Distribution in Lakshadweep is handled by Electricity Department, Lakshadweep; Electricity Department runs the transmission network. Programmes now in execution include Island solar programme, and each is tendered against a technical specification that we quote and manufacture to.
ACSR is the workhorse of Indian overhead distribution and transmission. It is also one of the two products that lets us quote a complete line package — tower, conductor, pole and transformer — rather than a part of one.
The table below is the IS 398 (Part 2) basis we manufacture and test against. One caution worth stating plainly: IS 398 Part 5 publishes the same codewords with resistance around 2–3% lower and breaking loads 2–3% higher. Mixing rows from the two parts is the easiest way for a utility QA engineer to catch an error, so we quote Part 2 throughout and say so.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product | Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSR) |
| Standard | IS 398 (Part 2):1996; IEC 61089 for export |
| Codewords | Squirrel, Gopher, Weasel, Ferret, Rabbit, Mink, Beaver, Raccoon, Cat, Dog, Dingo, Wolf, Lynx, Panther, Bear, Goat |
| Aluminium | EC grade aluminium wire, high UTS |
| Steel core | Galvanized steel wire |
| Monthly capacity | 1,500 km |
Specifying
What changes for Lakshadweep.
- Design ambient 40 °C humid; seismic classification Zone III for structures and foundations.
- Coastal and industrial exposure: C5-M grade exterior paint, stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware and heavier zinc coating on steel parts for sites near the coast.
- Conductor sizes chosen against the Electricity Department and DISCOM sag-tension and loss tables for the voltage class in use; drum lengths to the stringing programme.
Questions
Frequently asked.
How long does delivery of ACSR Conductors to Lakshadweep take?
Can you build to the Electricity Department specification?
Do you supply private buyers and contractors across Lakshadweep, not only utilities?
Send us your ACSR Conductors schedule for Lakshadweep.
Ratings, quantities, the specification you are buying against and the delivery point. We return a quotation with a firm delivery programme.