Alstom to supply control and instrumentation for NTPC’s 660 MW supercritical projects

Alstom has secured two turnkey contracts for the execution of station control and instrumentation (C&I) for National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) 660 MW supercritical projects - Solapur and Mouda II – located in Maharashtra.

These contracts worth close to Rs55.4crore (€8.4 million) have been awarded to power automation and controls (PAC) business India, Alstom said in a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The turnkey scope of the projects covers a combined area of complete station control with ALSPA control systems. The controls and instrumentation will be manufactured at Alstom's facilities in India and Europe, the company said.

While the automation solutions for the project will be integrated locally by setting up an integration facility in India, the electronic cards and assemblies will be manufactured by Alstom facilities in Europe.

This is the biggest project for Alstom in the C&I segment in India and also the first contract provided to Alstom by NTPC in the C&I 660 MW segment. As per the tender conditions, Alstom's PAC India R&D setup in India is also expected to get additional order for three units of 660 MW for the Nabinagar site located in Bihar.

This contract has opened up a new market segment for PAC India. Alstom had collaborated with NTPC in the past for projects in the Kawas and Gandhar.