India’s Powergrid Corporation (PGCIL) has awarded ABB orders totalling around $71 million to strengthen the country’s transmission network.
ABB will supply a range of products and services, including substations, power transformers and automation equipment that will help the national grid operator meet the demands of a rapidly growing economy.
At Chamera in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, ABB will install its compact gas-insulated switchgear technology to help improve reliability. In western India, ABB will provide PGCIL with new substations to be set up in Pune and Solapur and will also extend substations in Parli, Aurangabad and Kolhapur, all in the state of Maharashtra.
ABB’s scope of supply for Chamera includes the design, supply, erection and commissioning of a new 400/220 kV gas-insulated substation. This project includes switchgear, power transformers, shunt reactors and an automation system based on the latest global standard, IEC 61850.
For the other projects, ABB’s scope includes design and supply of the substations, 400/220 kV power transformers and instrument transformers, a range of circuit breakers as well as equipment to enable communication and monitoring through the power lines of the transmission network. ABB will also provide control and protection systems, including the latest IEC 61850-compliant automation system.