Two specialist engineers have arrived from India to work on an electricity upgrade in the New England region.
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Hansel Gracias is the commissioning engineer of critical technology to be used on the Transgrid Queensland-NSW Interconnector (QNI) upgrade project and Jaskaran Singh is the installation supervisor.
Both men, from the company Siemens Energy, started working this week at the Transgrid Dumaresq substation on the pre-commissioning of of the QNI.
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Tthe two specialists will assist with the installation of the technology at Transgrid's Dumaresq substation as well as the Tamworth substation.
After travelling from Goa and Delhi in India, they completed a 14-day quarantine period in Adelaide, before flying into Brisbane Airport, followed by a five hour drive to accommodation near the substation.
"Australia is beautiful, especially Dumaresq, where the land is probably like it was hundreds of years ago. It's not like Delhi," Hansel said.
"Coming from Delhi, which is the capital of India and very crowded, to Dumaresq - where there are not many people - has been very interesting," Jaskaran added.
QNI Project Director Colin Mayer said Transgrid engaged Siemens Energy to deliver two Static Var Compensators (SVCs) which he said are a vital component of the QNI upgrade project.
"The SVC units will regulate the flow of reactive power onto the grid, with the resultant stabilisation providing more reliable and cheaper power for consumers in NSW and Queensland," Mr Mayer said.
"Transgrid has worked closely with authorities to make sure that we have the international expertise we need, while complying with COVID-19 requirements."
"We now have three experts from Siemens Energy in Australia to begin this specialised process," Mr Mayer said.
Meanwhile, the two Indian men are hoping to enjoy seeing some unique Australian sights during their time here.
"My kids keep on asking me to 'please, send some photos of kangaroos!' But, unfortunately, we haven't seen any yet," Jaskaran said.
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