Ashoka Buildcon secures power distribution project in Madhya Pradesh
Author: PPD Team Date: November 29, 2024
Author: PPD Team Date: November 29, 2024
Ashoka Buildcon Limited has received a Notification of Award (NoA) valued at Rs 1,926.9 million for a power distribution project under Lot-I in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
The project involves the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of new 11 kV lines, low tension (LT) lines on AB cable, and distribution transformer substations.
Additional works include the installation of double poles (DPs), terminal poles (TPs), crossings, and related infrastructure to separate 11 kV mix feeders and distribution transformer regions (DTRs) in the Madhya Pradesh Poorva Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (MPPKVVCL) Jabalpur region.
The project, awarded under the Madhya Pradesh Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), was bid out by MPPKVVCL in June 2024.
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