WCA November 2015

Companies join forces to provide power India Insight

STERLITE Power Grid Ventures Ltd and Burns & McDonnell International Inc have signed an agreement to apply engineering and construction methodologies on transmission projects in India. Sterlite is the largest private developer of independent power transmission systems, while Burns & McDonnell is a global transmission and distribution engineering company. The companies will be working on the Northern Region System Strengthening 29 (NRSS 29) project, which will carry 2,000 megawatts of power to Kashmir Valley from Punjab. Sterlite Grid will invest close to Rs 3,000 crore towards this critical asset comprising 900 circuit kilometres (Ckm) of transmission lines and 400kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) at Amargarh. Sterlite Grid has said it will implement this 50-month project in less than 40 months.

“We, at Sterlite Grid, are committed to a cause that not a single unit of electricity should remain unused due to the lack of transmission infrastructure. “To achieve this, we would like to eliminate transmission line delays by delivering these projects in half the benchmark time. “Our partnership with Burns and McDonnell will help us achieve this goal by bringing cutting-edge technologies to India,” said Pratik Agarwal, vice chairman. “Burns & McDonnell is excited about the opportunity to work with Sterlite Grid on this challenging project in Kashmir Valley,” said Jim Hogan, senior vice president, Burns & McDonnell’s transmission and distribution division.

Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd – India Website : www.sterlitetechnologies.com Burns & McDonnell – USA Website : www.burnsmcd.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2015