Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Alstom T&D India wins order worth €9 million from Power Grid

All 765 kV equipment for these projects will be manufactured in Alstom’s transformer and reactor manufacturing facility at Vadodara in India.

Alstom T&D India has won an order worth approximately Rs. 790 million (€9 million) from Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to provide 14 shunt reactors for 
the 765 kV electrical substations at Kanpur and Jhatikara in the Uttar Pradesh state. 

The projects are due for delivery in 2015. Alstom’s shunt reactors1 kV) installed on India’s Extra High Voltage (EHV) 765 kV electrical grid. The reactors are designed to maintain the 765 kV voltage level, whatever the load, by limiting transient over-voltages which can occur due to sudden load decreases. 

All 765 kV equipment for these projects will be manufactured in Alstom’s transformer 
and reactor manufacturing facility at Vadodara in India. 


Commenting on the order, Rathin Basu, Managing Director, Alstom T&D India Limited, said, “This contract further reinforces the confidence that Powergrid has in Alstom’s capability to deliver 765 kV products and solutions from its state of the art manufacturing facilities.”

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