Order for power transformer package for Super Thermal Power Project in Bihar

Alstom T&D India will supply a power transformer package for Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited's (NPGCL[1]) Super Thermal Power Project located in Bihar in India. The project is part of a bulk tender which has been set up to accelerate the pace of thermal capacity addition in the country.

This order, worth approximately INR 1055 million (€14 million), covers the design, engineering, manufacture, supply, testing, erection and commissioning of generator transformers and associated  power transformers and shunt reactor. All equipment will be manufactured by Alstom T&D India’s transformer manufacturing and testing facility in Naini (Uttar Pradesh).

Commenting on the contract, Rathin Basu, Managing Director, Alstom T&D India said, “As a pioneer in the field of power transformers, our expertise extends through all levels, from generation to transmission (including HVDC systems) and all kinds of special industrial and railway applications. With strong references, Alstom T&D India has a wide range of short circuit test compliant generator transformers and associated Power Transformers designed specifically for Super Critical Power Projects.”

The Nabingar power transformer package is due to be delivered by October 2017.