Alstom T&D India has concluded the successful delivery of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd’s 230kV transmission project, worth around Rs.105 crore, in Myanmar. The contract covered the supply of a turnkey substation for the 230kV transmission project which links the 3x40-mw Tha Htay Chaung hydropower project to the electrical grid. This project marking Alstom’s first steps into neighbouring countries was delivered in a record three months in advance of the twelve months scheduled in the contract.

As part of the turnkey project, Alstom T&D India was responsible for the design, engineering, supply, and commissioning of the substation. The full scope covered a 220/66/33kV AIS substation and associated products including substation automation systems, power transformers and network management systems and high voltage substation maintenance.