Asia | May 13, 2015

Alstom T&D India to supply first GIS manufactured in India

India, Kolkata: Alstom T&D India has been awarded a contract worth approximately $34 million by Power Grid Corporation of India to supply two gas-Insulated substations (GIS) at Betul in Madhya Pradesh and Navsari in Gujarat.

 

India, Kolkata: Alstom T&D India has been awarded a contract worth approximately $34 million by Power Grid Corporation of India to supply two gas-insulated substations (GIS) at Betul in Madhya Pradesh and Navsari in Gujarat.

Under the contract the company will design, engineer, manufacture, install and commission the GIS at Betul including supply and erection of two 400/220/33 kV, 315 MVA auto transformers, the company states in the press release.

The Navsari substation, which currently has eleven GIS bays, will be extended to include two additional bays.

Both substations will be completely manufactured in India, making this power grid’s first ‘Make in India’ 400 kV GIS.

Source: Alstom
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