ABB India wins West Asia order

ABB India has won export orders from West Asia valued around Rs 135 crore.

A major order includes a turnkey order for four new outdoor air insulated substations, which will play an important role in developing the power infrastructure and substantially improving power supply to the towns it serves.

The scope of the project , scheduled for completion within 18 months, includes design, procurement, manufacturing and supply of equipment for all substations.

ABB's multi-product equipment supply will include power transformers, instrument transformers, outdoor circuit breakers, medium voltage switchgear and control & relay panels from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at Vadodara, Nashik and Bangalore.

The company had recently received multiple orders from West Asia for supply of medium voltage 33 kV outdoor circuit breakers from its global sourcing facility in Nashik, reiterating the growing trend for outsourcing from India.

"ABB's leading edge power technologies and globally recognised manufacturing capabilities in India, combined with our proven engineering and project execution competencies have been decisive factors in these successes," said Ravi Uppal, vice-chairman and managing director, ABB India.

"They will help augment our order book and reinforce ABB India's strategic focus on exports and growing reputation in the international market," he added.

"The orders are an endorsement of our unparallel domain expertise across regions," said Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division worldwide.

"It is also an excellent example of our geographic strength and customer focus," he added. The ABB Group operates in around 100 countries and employs about 1,03,000 people.