ABB to invest Rs 250 crore to expand power products manufacturing base in India

New Delhi: ABB on Monday said it would invest Rs 250 crore to build new facilities in India to manufacture high-voltage power products and transformers. The company will also export products manufactured in India.

""The new manufacturing units will further strengthen our local footprint and enhance our product portfolio,"" said company local division manager (power products) Pitamber Shivnani.

The facilities will be located in Savli near Vadodara, Gujarat and produce high-voltage gas-insulated switchgear and plug and switch system hybrid switchgear as well as dry-type and oil immersed distribution transformers. The facilities are expected to be operational by the end of 2012.

ABB Group of companies operate in around 100 countries and employs about 13 5 ,000 people.

ABB wins Rs 75-cr Jaipur metro rail order

Coimbatore: ABB has secured an order valued at Rs 75 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd to provide power solutions for the proposed Jaipur metro rail network.

The Jaipur Mass Rapid Transport System, promoted as an eco-friendly project, is expected to carry approximately 11,000 commuters per hour on each rail corridor when becomes fully operational.

The turnkey project includes design, installation and commissioning of essential power infrastructure for stage 1 of the East-West corridor of JMRTS that would serve eight stations.