Siemens Limited has informed that Siemens Industry Solution (IS) division, part of its industry sector, has bagged a turnkey order worth Rs 112 core from Vedanta Aluminum Limited (VAL) to provide high voltage power distribution systems for the second phase of expansion of their Jharsuguda, smelter plant at Orissa.

The scope of work includes design, engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 33kV and 11kV electrical distribution system.

The company informed in a communiqué that power and distribution transformers, along with high voltage VCB panels, SCADA systems, DC distribution, cabling and other auxiliaries will be supplied by Siemens.

The time frame for the execution of the project is 18 months and expected to be commissioned by 2010.

It should be noted that the aluminum industry in India is the fastest growing sector among all metals, and upon completion, the Vedanta plant at Jharsuguda is expected to be Asia's largest and among the top 5 integrated producers of aluminum worldwide.

Reports suggest that the Rs 112 crore power augmentation package for Phase II will increase the capacity of the smelter plant from 0.5 million tonnes per annum to 1.75 million tones per annum - thus Vedanta's domestic production of aluminum ingots would be three fold for the plant.