ABB India wins Rs 311 crore power and automation order

Bangalore, Feb 8 (UNI) ABB India has won a Rs 311 crore order for power and automation products and systems from Grasim Industries' Cement division and Ultratech Cement, part of the Aditya Birla Group, for their cement capacity expansions.

ABB India, in a release here, said it would provide turnkey electrical and automation systems, including the installation of 220/132 kV switchyards and supply of a range of switchgear, motors, low and medium voltage drives, power and distribution transformers, capacitors as well as intelligent LV panels. The project was expected to be completed by the year-end.

ABB solutions would serve two cement plants of 2.8 MTPA capacity each, being set up by Grasim. This included a green-field facility at Kotputli, a brown-field expansion at Shambhupura and two green-field grinding units of 1.3 MTPA each at Panipat and Dadri.

The technology would also facilitate the operations of a 2.8 MTPA brown-field plant expansion at Ultratech Tadipatri Cement works as well as a grinding unit at Ginegera of 1.3 MTPA capacity and three captive power plants each of 2x25 MW capacity being established at Kotputli, Shambhupura and Tadipatri, the release said.

''ABB's solutions will bring significant improvements in energy efficiency and productivity, enhancing competitiveness, as the Indian cement industry rises to meet global standards,'' ABB India Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Ravi Uppal said.

UNI