ABB wins Rs 250 cr JSW Steel contract

ABB has announced that ABB India has been awarded orders worth around Rs 250 crore to provide turnkey solutions and a range of power and automation products to the JSW group for its steel and power plant expansions in Bellary, Vasind and Salem.

JSW is enhancing its steel capacity from 3.8 to 6.8 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) supported by a 2x300 MW power generation capability.

According to a statement from ABB, its scope of supply includes substation equipment, HT machines, transformers, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), protection and control systems as well as MV (medium voltage) and LV (low voltage) switchgear.

ABB's power solutions will serve the needs of JSW's steel plants, enabling the surplus power to be fed into the 400 kv grid with the control and monitoring equipment to help manage the distribution network.

ABB will also provide process automation for the steel plant including plate-mill drives to ensure energy efficiency and reliability across the production chain. The project will be completed in phases and is expected to culminate by around mid 2008.

"We are proud of our long association with JSW and delighted to be an integral part of their visionary growth. ABB remains committed to facilitating productivity and efficiency at JSW's globally acknowledged plants through state-of-the-art power and automation technologies," said Ravi Uppal, vice-chairman and MD, ABB India.