WCA September 2014

India

Insight

$69m deal for two transmission lines

ABENGOA has been awarded its first concessions project for two electricity transmission lines in India, as well as operating and maintaining 134km of lines in India for a 25-year period. The project is worth a total of $69 million. Construction is expected to begin at the end of 2014, with an estimated completion time of 38 months from the awarding of the project. The first concession is a 400kV line covering 113.7km, of which 4.4km is underground, connecting Dahej with the city of Vadodara. The second line will have a 220kV capacity and be 20.62km long, running between the district of Bhestan and the city of Navsari. Both lines are located in the state of Gujarat and will provide energy to the Vadodara and Navsari districts. Abengoa has carried out numerous projects in India and was recently awarded a contract for a 400km 800kV high voltage line. The company has constructed more than 25,000km of lines around the world over the last ten years.

❍ Abengoa’s headquarters in Calle Energia Solar in Seville, Spain. Photograph courtesy of Abengoa

Abengoa SA – Spain Website : www.abengoa.com

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