ABB has secured $55m deal from public utilities in India to construct new transmission and distribution substations, which would boost power supplies in the region.
The contract has been given secured from Bihar Grid Corporation Limited (BGCL) and West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL).
The two eastern states of Bihar and West Bengal regularly face power shortages, while demand is rising driven by mining, agriculture and increasing urbanization.
ABB, as part of a turnkey contract in Bihar, will design, supply, install and commission 220/132/33 kV (kilovolt) gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations across four locations.
These substations will deploy the firm’s compact high-voltage GIS technology, which can cut down the substation footprint by up to 70% as against conventional air-insulated switchgear (AIS) substations.
ABB will also supply other equipment which comprises medium-voltage switchgear, IEC 61850-compliant protection and substation automation systems, in addition to fiber-optic telecommunications systems.
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By GlobalDataIn the state of West Bengal, ABB will design, supply, install and commission a 220/132/33 kV AIS substation, which would address the surging power demand in the Sadaipur region.
ABB will also supply IEC 61850-compliant substation automation, power-line communication carriers (PLCC) and fiber-optic telecommunications systems.
ABB’s Power Systems division head Claudio Facchin said: "ABB continues to make a significant contribution to the development of India’s power infrastructure as it has done for decades.
"Our state-of-the-art technologies and unparalled global experience will help facilitate the reliable and efficient transmission of power to support economic and social development in the region."
ABB is a supplier of air-insulated, gas-insulated and hybrid substations with voltage levels up to 1,100 kV.
