Industrial Solutions a division of Siemens has bagged a turnkey order worth Rs.175.6 crore from Steel Authority of India for expansion and modernization of the Bokaro Steel Plant at Bokaro, Jharkhand.

The scope of work includes providing extra high voltage power distribution package for the captive power plant along with design, supply, civil work, erection, testing and commissioning of 220KV and 132 KV switchyards, which will connect 26 km of 132 KV transmission lines and plant wide substation automation system.

The project worth Rs.11,000 crore by SAIL to expand and modernize the steel plant will enhance the production capacity of the plant's hot metal from 4.5 million tpa to 7.44 million tpa and that of crude steel fom 4.36 million tpa  to 7 million tpa  whereas the production of saleable steel steel would be enhanced from 3.78 million tpa to 6.53 million tpa.  It will also include setting up of a new steel melting shop of 3.8 million tpa and a new cold rolling mill of 1.8 million tpa. Simultaneously, the power capacity of the captive power plant will be augumented to 590 MW. The project is scheduled to be commissioned by 2011-12.

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