Areva T&D India has delivered a National Load Dispatch Center as part of a INR 17.2 crore contract with Bhutan Power Corporation Limited. This represents the third largest national control center delivered by Areva T&D India in the region.

The project established a coordinated network management and control system between existing BPC substations, the Druk Green Power Corporation other generating stations and the Indian national grid.

Under the terms of the contract, Areva T&D India delivered its world leading e-terra suite of network management software applications to enable BPC to improve power reliability and stability, and better utilize power surplus.

The software will also coordinate Bhutan's power exchange with the rest of the Indian grid. The fuly automated energy management system has a scalable architecture that will allow BPC to easily adapt new smart grid technologies as needed.

Areva T&D India's smart transmission technology manages 70% of the power flow in India's grid. Previous references in the region include the successful delivery of the NLDC in both India and Bangladesh.

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