ABB wins $640 million mega deal for long distance power transmission link in India

ABB wins $640 million mega deal for long distance power transmission link in India

Zurich, Switzerland- ABB has teamed up with India’s national electricity grid operator Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) in a mega project worth over $640 million for ABB to deliver a transmission link that will have the capacity to bring reliable electricity to more than 80 million people. The Raigarh-Pugalur 800 kilovolt (kV) ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) system will connect Raigarh in Central India to Pugalur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Source: ABB (Link to Press Release)

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Amitabh Arora

Amitabh Arora

Amitabh Arora has more than 18 years of experience promoting foreign direct investments (FDI), trade and economic relations between India and Switzerland, South Korea, United Kingdom and Canada. He is currently working as Director Key Accounts at the Greater Geneva Berne area (GGBa), the economic development agency of western Switzerland. GGBa offers a comprehensive range of services at no charge to foreign companies seeking to establish a presence in Switzerland. He is also the founder of FDITracker.com, tracking FDI developments worldwide. Amitabh has a Masters in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and a Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) from College of Business Studies, India.

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