AREVA T&D bags two contracts of Rs 290 crore from Essar

NEW DELHI: French power equipment major Areva's Indian arm AREVA T&D India today said it has bagged two contracts worth Rs 290 crore from Essar Projects for setting up latter's power projects in Jharkhand and Orissa.

"AREVA T&D India has been awarded two contracts by Essar Projects for their upcoming Power Projects at Tori, Jharkhand and Paradip, Orissa," AREVA T&D India said in a statement.

Tori and Paradip are 1,200-MW Super Thermal Power and 120-MW Thermal Power Projects, respectively.

The combined value of both contracts is around Rs 290 crore and the scope will include supply and installation of electrical Balance of Plant solutions for two 600-MW thermal power plants at Tori, Jharkhand and four 30 MW units thermal power plants at Paradip, Orissa, it said.

AREVA T&D India will manufacture and install a 400 kV Gas Insulated Substation and 220 kV Air-insulated Substation (AIS), as well as distribution and power transformers and low voltages switchboards for the projects, it added.