Hitachi ABB Power Grids In India Orders Rs 124 Crore From BALCO.
This project is part of Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ strategy to be a partner of choice for the Indian industrial ecosystem and highlights its long-term commitment to offering digital integration.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India has won an order worth Rs 124 million from leading aluminum producer Bharat Aluminum Company (BALCO) to strengthen its power infrastructure at its plant in Chhattisgarh.
All equipment for this project is being manufactured domestically in line with the push from the Make-in-India government and aims to ensure that the plant’s complex foundry operations run smoothly, helping BALCO to deliver on its plan. production improvement, the company said in a statement.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India (listed on the stock exchanges as ABB Power Products and Systems India Limited) received a project from BALCO worth more than Rs 124 crore to ensure increased reliability of the power distribution system in its Korba plant in Chhattisgarh, a company statement said.
According to the statement, the technology pioneer is delivering fully designed 400 kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations that will replace an existing apparatus to better assimilate the energy from BALCO’s captive generation plants, efficiently delivering it to the smelter. made of Korba aluminum.
“Domestic aluminum consumption is forecast to reach 10 million tonnes in the next 10 years and key players such as BALCO are preparing to meet this demand,” said N Venu, CEO and Managing Director of Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India.
“In this sense, a reliable power supply is essential and we are very proud to have been chosen by the company as a trusted partner,” he added.
This project is part of Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ strategy to be a partner of choice for the Indian industrial ecosystem and highlights its longstanding commitment to offering digital integration and grid connections without compromising power quality.