Areva bags order from Lanco

New Delhi: Areva T&D has bagged the first private sector ultra high voltage generator transformers order from Lanco Infratech Ltd. The order is valued at over 33 million Euros and includes supply of 765 KV generator transformers, shunt reactors and 765 KV to 400 KV interconnecting transformers for the switchyard associated with the 1200 MW ( 2*600 MW) Anpara-C Thermal Power Plant. Transformers and Reactors will be manufactured at Vadodara plant of Areva T&D. Areva T&D is also supplying the 765 KV switchyard for the same Power plant.

Commenting on the order, Rathin Basu, Country President & Managing Director of AREVA T&D India said, ���The 765 kV order for Anpara ���C��� 1200 MW Thermal Power Plant further underlines AREVA T&D���s ability to offer value to our customers through a globally concurrent range of T&D products and solutions. We are confident that the localization program we have initiated at our new plants, will help us to build Indian EHV (765 KV)and the forthcoming UHV ( 1200 KV)grid with T&D equipments built and serviced locally���.

The Anpara ���C��� Project is scheduled for delivery by Dec 2010. AREVA T&D India Ltd. currently has 8 manufacturing units & 22 sales offices. The company has been a trend- setter in the field of High-Voltage Switchgear; first to build the 765 kV Sub-station in India with NTPC at SIPAT, Chhattisgarh. Around 70% of load flow in India is managed by AREVA T&D's Automation solutions and has to its credit a complete range of T&D Products, Systems, Services & Automation solutions.