Areva T&D gets Rs 400 crore U.P. contract

Transmission and distribution utility Areva T&D India has bagged a contract worth Rs 400 crore from Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd for building a substation. The company's transmission and distribution division will build a 765 KV extra high voltage substation at Anpara thermal plant in Uttar Pradesh.

The company believes that the extra high voltage segment is poised for rapid growth and its strong partnership with Indian state utilities puts the company in a powerful position to capitalise on the emerging opportunities.