ABB India Limited Wins Deal for Long Distance Power Transmission Link in India
January 10, 2017 at 02:44 pm IST
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ABB India Limited has teamed up with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited in a mega project worth over INR 435 billion for ABB to deliver a transmission link that will have the capacity to bring reliable electricity to more than 80 million people. The Raigarh-Pugalur 800 kilovolt (kV) ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) system will connect Raigarh in Central India to Pugalur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The 1,830 kilometer (km) link will be among the longest in the world. With a capacity of 6,000 megawatts the equivalent of more than six large power plants it will be enough to meet the electricity needs of over 80 million people in India. The two-way link will integrate thermal and wind energy for transmission of power to high consumption centers located thousands of kilometers away, supporting electricity demands in the south, when wind strength is low, and transmitting clean energy to the north, when there is excess wind power. The total project value is worth more than INR 570 billion and the balance will be executed by ABB's consortium partner BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited). The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2016. This mega project is expected to be completed in 2019.
ABB India Limited specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of industrial equipment. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- automation systems (62.4%): power protection system and fluids measurement instruments and control, control system of the production process (especially for oil and gas, chemical and pharmaceutical, marine, mining and paper industries) and robotics equipment;
- products and transmission systems and power distribution (37.6%): transformers, power distribution products of medium voltage (circuit breakers, switches, fuses, sensors, etc.) and high voltage (capacitors, cables, switches, etc.). Besides, the group proposes turnkey installation services of transmission systems.
At the end of 2022, the group has 25 plants located in India.