Rolls-Royce engine bagged an order worth $130 million (Rs.637 crore) gas turbine
contract from Gas Authority India (GAIL). The scope of work includes the supply
of six RB211-GT61 gas turbine compression packages to increase the flow of gas
to 56 mcmd as a part of an integrated national gas grid.
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the six, three gas compression sets will be installed at each of the Vijaipur
and Jhabua Delivery of all six units is scheduled for the first quarter of 2010.
Rolls-Royce will manufacture the industrial RB211s at its Montreal, Canada
facility and the centrifugal gas compressors will be built at its Mount Vernon,
Ohio factory in the US. Assembly of the complete gas turbine packages will also
take place at Mount Vernon in US.
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