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ABB India bags Rs 178 crore order to reinforce Bangladesh power grid

As per contract, the company will build two new substations and upgrade two existing substations

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BS B2B Bureau Bengaluru

Last Updated : Apr 18 2017 | 5:11 PM IST

ABB India has bagged an order worth around Rs 178 crore from Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd (PGCB), the country’s leading transmission utility, to support the country’s power infrastructure expansion and meet its growing electricity needs.

As part of the project, ABB India will build two new substations and upgrade two existing substations, all located in the south-eastern parts of Bangladesh. The order was booked in the first quarter of 2017. The design, engineering, system integration and supply of key products will be executed in India.

The substations will add around 535 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity - enough to

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