Siemens bags Rs 102 cr contract for power transmission in West Bengal

Siemens Ltd has won an order worth approximately Rs 102 crore to supply a 400 kV gas insulated switchgear (GIS) substation to West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL). The scope of the order includes engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the GIS substation. Siemens will manufacturer the 400 kV GIS solution its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra.
 
As the State Transmission Utility provider, Transmission Licensee and State Load Dispatch Centre, WBSETCL is responsible for transmitting electricity from generating sources to load centres through a transmission network spread across West Bengal.