The ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001certificatied facility will manufacture the complete range of electro-mechanical relays and MiCOM numerical relays, besides providing engineering support for conventional and digital control systems.
Additional offerings include refurbishment, installation and commissioning, as well as customer training.
With 300,000+ IEDs and 3000+ SAS cubicles per year capacity, the Pallavaram facility will cater to both India and several export markets, including the Middle East, Europe and Americas.
Alstom Grid Grid Power Electronics & Automation senior vice president Patrick Plas said, ”The inauguration of the Digital Substation Automation Competence Centre is a milestone for Alstom from a global perspective, and represents our commitment to pursuing R&D and deployment of smart grid technologies in India."
Alstom T&D India managing director Rathin Basu said, ”The opening of the Competence Centre will allow the further advancement of High, Extra High and Ultra High Voltage (HV, EHV, UHV) and Renewable Power concept thus enabling Alstom to maintain its leadership position in the transmission market."
Alstom provides a range of protection control relays, digital control systems (DCS), Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) and advanced engineered solutions for substation automation.
