Toshiba and Advait win Powergrid contracts worth over Rs 14 billion
Author: PPD Team Date: May 19, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: May 19, 2025
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded two major contracts valued at over Rs 14 billion to Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited and Advait Energy Transitions Limited.
Toshiba has secured a contract worth Rs 5.67 billion under the 400kV Transformer Package-4TR-07-BULK. The order includes procurement of 20 units of 500 MVA, 400/220/33kV, 3-phase transformers. This forms part of Powergrid’s bulk procurement of 765kV and 400kV class transformers and reactors of various capacities (Lot-4).
Separately, Advait Energy Transitions Limited has won a Rs 8.61 billion contract from Powergrid for the supply and installation of optical ground wire (OPGW) across multiple transmission lines nationwide. The contract, awarded under package OPGW-04, includes both supply and erection of OPGW and associated communication equipment. The project is to be completed within 12 months from the date of order.
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