ABB Ltd has won an order worth
around Rs.175 crore from
NTPC Ltd to build two
substations in Maharashtra. These
substations will facilitate
transmission of electricity from new
power generation plants being
constructed in western India.
The substations will include
seventeen 400kV bays and fourteen
132kV bays in Solapur, and twelve
400kV bays and eight 132kV bays in
Mauda. ABB's turnkey project scope
comprises the design, engineering,
supply, installation, commissioning and
associated civil works for the
substations. The project is scheduled for
completion in 2016.
ABB, it may be recalled, was recently
entrusted by NTPC for the construction
of substations at Mauda (Stage-I) in
Maharashtra, Gandhar in Gujarat and
Nabinagar in Bihar.
An ABB release observed that India is
expected to expand its power
infrastructure substantially in the
coming years. The country has an
installed power generation capacity of
around 200,000 mw and according to
estimates of the International Energy
Agency, India needs to invest more than
$135 billion to add between 600 and
1,200 GW of additional new power
generation capacity by 2050 to provide
universal access to electricity for its
population.