Power Grid Corporation awards Rs 300 cr contract to Crompton Greaves

Crompton Greaves (CG), an Avantha Group company, has bagged Rs 300 crores of orders from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of power transformers at various substations across India. The orders include 765kV transformers for the Chittorgarh and Ajmer substations, both part of the Green Energy Corridor, an initiative by the Government of India to facilitate evacuation of renewable energy into the national grid.
 
CG has also bagged orders for the supply of 400kV transformers and reactors to Power Grid Corporation, a large part of which is meant for the Green Energy Corridor, for the evacuation of solar power to the 400kV grid in addition to system strengthening projects. The transformers and reactors will be commissioned at PGCIL substations in Kunta, Madhugiri, Narendra, Silchar, Mandola, Manesar, Panchkula and Damoh. The scope of work for these orders won during the first quarter of FY 15-16 include design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing, commissioning and associated civil works. The project commissioning schedule is between the fourth quarter of FY 15-16 and fourth quarter of FY 16-17.