Areva T&D, the Indian arm of French equipment maker Areva, has bagged an order from the West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company (WBSETCL) for developing 400 KV substation at Kharagpur.
The order is on a turnkey basis, which includes providing major transmission and distribution equipment such as large transformers, automation system and relay panels, a company statement today said.
Areva T&D would undertake designing, engineering, supplying, erection and commissioning for this order, it said. "WBSETCL order is a landmark in upgrading the power backbone to 400 KV (kilo volt) in West Bengal," Areva T&D Country President and MD Rathin Basu said.