ABB has been awarded orders worth Rs.330 crore from Powergrid Corporation of India to provide turnkey substation solutions and a range of power products. This includes:

• Design, supply, erection and commissioning of a new 400/220 kV GIS (gas insulated substation) at Chamera in Himachal Pradesh. This project includes 400kV and 220 kV bays, power transformers, shunt reactors and the latest IEC 61850 based substation automation system. This will serve as the power-pooling substation for the Buddhil and Chamera III hydro power plant. The Rs.70 crore contract will be supplied from ABB in Switzerland.

• Strengthening the western grid with new 400/220 kV substations to be set up in Pune and Solapur as well as extensions to the 400 kV substations in Parli, Aurangabad and Kolhapur. ABB's scope includes design and supply of the substation, 400/220 kV power transformers and instrument transformers, a range of circuit breakers as well as PLCC equipment. ABB will also provide control and protection systems, including the latest IEC 61850 compliant substation automation based on an open systems protocol.

The projects are scheduled for completion within 24 months and part of the orders were booked at the end of 2007.