CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited commissioned its extra high-voltage switchgear manufacturing facility, S3 Unit-II, in Pimpalgaon Garudeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra on June 4, 2026. Commercial production at the facility commenced on the same date.
The facility will manufacture EHV circuit breakers in the 33kV to 245kV range and add 7,200 units annually. Equipped with 500kV and 350kV high-voltage testing laboratories, the facility expands CG Power's EHV circuit breaker manufacturing capacity by 80% from the existing 9,000 units at S3 Unit-I in Ambad, Nashik.
CG Power invested Rs 39.49 crore in the new facility, funded through internal accruals. The facility is part of a larger greenfield switchgear project announced on October 29, 2025 with an estimated total project cost of Rs 748.20 crore. Of the capex incurred for the facility, 97% will be utilized for the greenfield project. The greenfield project spans approximately 35 acres with a built-up area of around 72,000 square meters and is expected to be completed within 33 months from the initial announcement.
The facility will serve utilities, railways, renewable energy, oil and gas, and transmission infrastructure projects across domestic and international markets. It will also support CG Power's growing export business for power transmission equipment. The facility incorporates energy-efficient systems, rainwater harvesting, water recycling infrastructure, and zero liquid discharge operations.
CG Power's existing S3 Unit-I in Ambad, Nashik manufactures EHV circuit breakers in the 33kV to 800kV range with an annual capacity of 9,000 units and operates at approximately 85% capacity utilization. The new facility addresses the growing demand in domestic and export markets for switchgear products across medium voltage and extra high voltage segments.
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