ABB India bags orders worth Rs 119 crore

Power and automation technology firm ABB India has won orders worth around Rs 119 crore to provide electrification, automation and substation solutions for solar power plants in the country.

Spread across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, these projects will connect more than 850 megawatts (MW) of solar energy to the grid and will be among the biggest solar projects worldwide, the company said in filing to BSE.

The most significant of these projects is the Adani Group's 648 MW solar plant in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu.

ABB will provide a turnkey solution encompassing the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the power plant electrification and automation systems, the pooling stations and multiple substations, it said.

"ABB has supported India's power infrastructure development through the decades and we are pleased to facilitate the country's push for solar energy, where we have already made a significant contribution," President of ABB's Power Systems division Claudio Facchin said.

"Solar projects usually have tight completion schedules mandated by governments, and every state has unique utility standards and varying technical schemes... Being a part of the Kamuthi 648 MW solar project affirms ABB s position as a source-to-socket renewables provider with technical and execution expertise," ABB India President Power Systems N Venu said.