Areva T&D bags order from WBSETCL to develop 400 KV substation

Areva T&D bags order from WBSETCL to develop 400 KV substationAreva T&D, the Indian subsidiary of French equipment maker Areva, has announced that it has secured an order worth Rs 110 crore from West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company (WBSETCL) for developing 400 KV substation at Kharagpur.

Under the turnkey basis order, company's scope of work includes design, engineering, supplying, erection and commissioning of a substation at Kharagpur in the eastern state.

The order also entails supplying of major transmission and distribution equipment such as large transformers, automation system and relay panels.

According to sources, the order will be executed in about 30 months.