Areva T&D India's transmission business, now a part of Alstom Grid, has been awarded a contract by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for a gas insulated substation package.

The contract, worth approximately INR 580 million, covers manufacturing, engineering and installation of 11 bays of 420kV 31 for BHEL's Hydro Project at Rampur in Himachal Pradesh.

The state of the art gas insulated substations will incorporate highly reliable spring operating mechanisms and be delivered from the company's world class Ultra High Voltage Switchgear factory at Paddapsi.

Mr Rathin Basu MD of Areva T&D India Limited said that "We are proud to partner with BHEL for its hydro power project. C is a high end compact technology that we have successfully localized, first time in India, for the benefit of the Indian Customers. To date T&D India has supplied the highest number of GIS bays in India. This order reinforces our customers' trust and confidence in the advanced Transmission technology products end services we are localizing in India."