Areva bags order worth Rs 252 crore from Reliance, Nalco

Mumbai, Jan 18 (UNI) Areva T&D India has received fresh sales orders from Reliance Petroleum (RPL), National Aluminium Company (NALCO) and General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), totalling Rs 252 crore.

An order worth Rs 42.5 crore from Reliance Petroleum for its Jamnagar refinery in the special economic zone (SEZ) being developed by Reliance Group, is one of the highest orders for the Company, an Areva release here today said.

The scope of this order covers 6 nos of 161MVA 220kV Generator Transformers and 2 nos of 100 MVA 220kV AutoTransformers.

The deliveries are expected to be completed by June 2007, the release said adding that the Reliance Jamnagar project was designed to meet the rising demand in Western India for high quality fuels that meet stringent emission standards, and also cater for the widening price gulf between heavy and light crude oils.

Areva has also won a major order from NALCO for their Angul plant at Orissa, worth 1,934 MINR for 220 kV Conversion substations, 220kV Switchyard, Power Distribution System and various Numerical Relays.

The Aluminium Smelter is based on energy efficient state-of- the-art technology of smelting and pollution control, and the Company is providing necessary product and technical support on the power distribution front for NALCO's substation.

NALCO has a capacity expansion plan from the present 2,30,000 tpa to 3,45,000 tpa.

Further, the Company's Instrument Transformer Unit at Bangalore has received an order for 245 kV Wall Bushings from GECOL, Libya. The order is valued at Rs 16.17 crore is for 198 Nos. of 245 kV Wall Bushings.

The first phase of the order for 45 nos. was scheduled to be completed by December 2006 and the second phase by December 2007.

The order entails complete refabrication work of the existing substation of GECOL, hence a large saving to the Company. GECOL is the state power firm of Libya and has ambitious plans to match the electricity demand with a substantial investment programme.

UNI