Areva T&D bags Rs 200 transmission network deal from PowerGrid

Areva T&  has bagged a Rs 200 crore contract from state-owned PowerGrid Corp for setting up a transmission network at Bareilly, in Uttar Pradesh.

Areva T&D India has secured contracts worth Rs 200 crore from PowerGrid Corp for the supply, erection and commissioning of a 765-kV extra high voltage sub-station in Uttar Pradesh, including transformers.

“This is a critical sub-station in the northern grid of the country and it is a privilege for us to build this extra high voltage sub-station,” Areva T&D India Managing Director Rathin Basu said.

Areva T&D India has been awarded 16 out of 39 contracts for 765 KV sub-stations that it bid for in the country, it said.