Areva T&D India Limited changes its legal entity name to Alstom T&D India Limited

Feb. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Areva T&D India Limited announced the change of its legal entity name to Alstom T&D India Limited with effect from 31st January 2012. Following the global acquisition of the Areva T&D’s transmission business by Alstom in June 2010 and the demerger of the distribution business; the high-voltage transmission, power electronics and automation business operations are under the control of Alstom.

Present in India for over 100 years, Alstom T&D India is the market leader in India since 2008,  with significant achievements in the Extra High Voltage 765kV technology, GIS, Turnkey Solutions and in Automation. Over the last three years, it built world class factories to upgrade local manufacturing to 1200 kV technology and expanded production capacities for all its products. During the last five years the company grew threefold in its business volume. With 3,750 employees and highest-ever backlog of orders reaching over € 660 million, Alstom T&D India is well positioned to participate in the growth of India’s electrical grid.

Announcing the name change, Rathin Basu, Managing Director, Alstom T&D India limited stated, “We are delighted to return to our previous name -Alstom- as we were known until September 2005. We thank our customers, employees, partners and all stake holders for their unwavering support and commitment during the ownership transition phase. Alstom brings in top class global branding with wide offerings infrastructure that India needs to run the economy at +9% GDP”.

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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.