Areva T&D India wins a 420kV GIS substation contract worth 580 MINR

Oct. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Areva T&D India’s transmission business, now a part of Alstom Grid*, has been awarded a contract by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for a Gas-insulated Substation (GIS) package. The contract, worth approximately 580 MINR, covers manufacturing, engineering and installation of 11 bays of 420kV GIS for BHEL’s Hydro Project at Rampur, Himachal Pradesh.

The state-of-the-art Gas-insulated Substations will incorporate highly reliable spring operating mechanisms and be delivered from the Company’s world class Ultra High Voltage Switchgear factory at Paddapai.

Commenting on the partnership Mr. Rathin Basu, Managing Director, Areva T&D India Limited said: “We are proud to partner with BHEL for its hydro power project. GIS is a high end compact technology that we have successfully localised, first time in India, for the benefit of the Indian Customers. To date Areva T&D India has supplied the highest number of GIS bays in India. This order reinforces our customers’ trust and confidence in the advanced Transmission technology products and services we are localizing in India.”

*Important Note:
The high voltage activities described in this press release are under the operational control of Alstom Grid and carried out in India through Areva T&D India limited, a company publically listed on the stock exchanges of India.

On 7 June 2010, the global activities of Areva T&D were acquired by a consortium of Alstom and Schneider Electric. Following this acquisition, the High Voltage Transmission and the Power

Electronics activities are to be carried on under the control of Alstom and the Medium Voltage activities under control of Schneider Electric.

In India on 3 December 2010, following the conclusion of a mandatory tender offer, Alstom and Schneider Electric announced that they had assumed operational control of Areva T&D India. The respective businesses will now be segregated in terms of a scheme of arrangement through a court process.

However, Areva T&D India will continue to operate under the Areva T&D name until the appropriate judicial process, according to Indian regulations, have been completed.

About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,000 people in 100 countries and had sales of €20.9 billion in 2010/11.

Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to its customers’ projects.  Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover of more than €4 billion. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chain—from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.

Alstom Grid in India is the market leader in the Indian power transmission sector, with a strong product portfolio encompassing a full range of locally made transmission equipment up to 765 kV and above, including power transformers (Extra High Voltage 800 kV DC and Ultra high Voltage 1200 kV AC). With a 100 years presence in India, more than 3,500 employees and eight world class manufacturing units, Alstom Grid is future ready to continue its support of the rapidly evolving transmission sector in India.