WCA March 2012

New Bangalore office for Sampsistemi

“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.

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.

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ABB helps build stronger power grid

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. ABB – Switzerland

breakers, 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. current

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

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2012