ABB India gets Rs 93cr order from Jordan

Construction major ABB India has bagged a Rs 93.30 crore order from Germany-based KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH to offer a turnkey electrics and automation solution.

The Indian company will provide turnkey solutions for a 5,000 tonnes per day capacity green-field cement plant at Katrana in Jordan. The plant is being set up by the Al Katrana Cement company LLC, Jordan (AKCC), a group company of Arabian Cement Company, Saudi Arabia.

The project is expected to be completed by mid 2009, the company said in a release here today.

The scope of the project includes design, engineering, supply, erection and commissioning of the complete electrics and automation systems. The package will include low and high voltage motors, electronic drives, intelligent switchgear, HT & LT capacitors and distribution transformers.

ABB will also provide control and automation for the Robot Lab at the plant, being established to enable sample analysis for quality improvement.
"ABB's proven power and automation technologies will help bring significant energy efficiency, facilitate productivity and sustain quality standards at the plant", said Biplab Majumder, Country Manager ABB India, commenting on the order.