Crompton Greaves bags contract to supply equipment to PGCIL

Avantha Group firm Crompton Greaves Ltd has bagged a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) to supply six sub-station automation systems (SAS) in Jharkhand.
The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
Crompton Greaves' automation business unit would supply sub-stations while its engineering projects division would manage them, a statement issued here said.
"The SAS is intended to help monitor and improve Power Grid's transmission capacity across the state," the release said.
Greaves would supply six 220/132/33 KV ZIV 61850 sub-station systems to PGCIL's Govindpur, Manoharpur, Jaduguda, Dalbhumgarh, Jamtara and Rourkela units.
The scope of the contract also includes manufacturing and supply of ZIV protection and control relays, automation systems and engineering services, the statement said.

"The substation automation systems delivered to PGCIL are part of the smartgrid offering that Crompton Greaves has acquired following the acquisition of ZIV in 2012," Crompton Greaves' CEO and Managing Director Laurent Demortier said.