Under the INR1,055m (€14m) contract, Alstom will manage the design, engineering, production, supply, testing, erection and commissioning of generator transformers, as well as associated power transformers and shunt reactor.

Alstom T&D India managing director Rathin Basu said the company’s expertise extends through all levels, from generation to transmission, including high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, and all types of special industrial and railway applications.

”With strong references, Alstom T&D India has a wide range of short circuit test compliant generator transformers and associated Power Transformers designed specifically for Super Critical Power Projects,” Basu added.

Manufactured at Alstom T&D India’s transformer manufacturing and testing facility in Naini, Uttar Pradesh, the Nabingar power transformer package is scdueled to be delivered by October 2017.

The Nabinagar power project forms part of a bulk tender which has been set up to accelerate the pace of thermal capacity addition in India.