ABB, a power and automation technology group has bagged an order worth $71 million from Steel Authority of India (SAIL) for supply of a high-voltage sub-station package to the steel major’s Bhilai plant in Chhattisgarh. The company would supply various products, including switchgear, transformers, cables, fire protection and detection systems. The company would also install substation automation systems for the project, which is expected to be completed by 2013.
The new high voltage sub-stations will enable the additional power supply needed to support a planned increase in the steel plant’s annual production capacity from 5 million to 7 million tonnes.
Apart from enhancing power supplies to support increased production, the sub-stations would improve the availability and reliability of electricity supplied to the plant.
Recently, ABB bagged an order worth more than $15 million from JK Paper. The order was to supply integrated automation and power equipment and related engineering and commissioning services.
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employees around 1,17,000 people.
