Power Grid Corporation, on 11 October
2006, announced the winning of a consultancy order from Afghanistan.
PGCIL will provide consultancy
services for a $37 million ADB-funded transmission and distribution project that
involves the construction of 220/110 kv transmission lines with distribution
networks to electrify 91,000 households. PGCIL will receive $0.78 million as
consultancy fee.
The award was placed by the energy and
water ministry of Afghanistan. This is the fifth consultancy order bagged by
PGCIL in Afghanistan, and that too in a span of less than two years, according
to a PGCIL statement.
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PGCIL bags Rs.479
crore Afghan order (13-Aug-05)
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