ABB gets orders from Powergrid

ABB Ltd has announced that the Company has been awarded orders worth around Rupees 330 crores (3300 MINR) to provide turnkey substation solutions and a range of power products to Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) as part of their efforts to strengthen the transmission grid across the country.

ABB has been entrusted with the design, supply, erection and commissioning of a new 400/220kV GIS (Gas Insulated Substation) at Chamera in Himachal Pradesh. This project includes 400kV and 220 kV bays, power transformers, shunt reactors and the latest IEC 61850 based substation automation system. This will serve as the power-pooling substation for the Buddhil and Chamera III hydro power plant. The cutting-edge GIS technology from ABB brings significant space-saving, higher reliability and safety benefits. The 400kV and 220 kV GIS for this project, to the tune of Rupees 70 cores (700 MINR) will be supplied from ABB in Switzerland.

ABB will also be supporting PGCIL in its efforts to strengthen the western grid with new 400/220 kV substations to be set up in Pune and Solapur as well as extensions to the 400kV substations in Parli, Aurangabad and Kolhapur. ABB's scope includes design and supply of the substation, 400/220 kV power transformers and instrument transformers, a range of circuit breakers as well as PLCC equipment. ABB will also provide control and protection systems, including the latest IEC 61850 compliant substation automation based on an open systems protocol. The projects are scheduled for completion in around 24 months and part of the orders were booked at the end of 2007.

"ABB's leading-edge power technologies will be deployed in these projects to help increase availability, enhance grid reliability and improve power quality. While India strives to add much needed power capacity, it is equally important to focus on utilizing our available resources more efficiently by minimizing T&D losses and maximizing energy savings" said Biplab Majumder, Managing Director, ABB India, commenting on the success.