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ABB has won an order from Powergrid
Corporation of India Ltd to supply
equipment for the Champa
transmission substation in the central
Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
The Champa substation will receive
power at 765kV and 400kV, and is
part of Powergrid’s plan to build a
stronger national grid in India.
ABB’s project scope includes the
design, engineering, supply,
installation and commissioning of the
765kV and 400kV switchyards,
including the civil works. Key
products to be supplied include circuit
breakers, current transformers,
capacitive voltage transformers, surge
arrestors and protection, control and
relay panels.
ABB will also supply an IEC 61850,
open standards based substation
automation system to facilitate
communication between the
numerous devices within the
substation and beyond.
Powergrid, the central transmission
utility in India, has the mandate for
planning, coordination, supervision
and control over complete inter-state
transmission system in the country.
The utility owns and operates about
86,190km of transmission lines and
138 substations with transformation
capacity of about 95,125 MVA (mega-
volt-ampere).
It is responsible for the transmission
of over half the total power generated
in the country, and has already
contracted ABB to work on other
765kV substation projects.
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SAMPSISTEMI has opened a new branch office in
Bangalore, India.
“We have witnessed continued growth in India during the
past years. This new office will act as the dedicated local
partner for our Indian customers,” said Mr Artemio Affaticati,
CEO of the Samp Group.
“Our employees in Bangalore are able to understand the
complexity and the specific characteristics of the Indian
market in a way that only locals can. Opening a local office
emphasises our long-term commitment to the growing
Indian market.”
Mr SV Nagesh is director of Samp India Pvt Ltd and will lead
the operations of the new branch office.
“India requires sophisticated wire and cable manufacturing
technologies, and SAMP is committed to working together
with Indian customers to deliver our best solutions for their
operations,” said Mr Nagesh.
Mr Nagesh has 32 years of experience in India, Germany,
the UK, France and the USA.
Before joining SAMP, he was executive vice president
(manufacturing and technical support) at Lapp India Pvt
Ltd.
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ABB helps build stronger power grid