ABB won substation orders worth Rs 425 crore from Powergrid

NEW DELHI: ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won substation orders worth around Rs 425 crore from Powergrid, India���s national transmission utility, to boost capacity and help improve grid reliability. The orders were booked in the first quarter.

ABB is responsible for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of 765/400 kilovolt (kV) substations at Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Wardha (Maharashtra), Bilaspur and Seoni (both Madhya Pradesh), and of a 400/220 kV substation at Palakkad (Kerala). The projects are expected to be completed by mid-2011.