Crompton Greaves to make Smart Grid products at Banglaore

Industrial transormers nmaker Crompton Greaves, part of the $4 bn Avantha Group, is setting up a greenfield plant in Bangalore to make intelligent electronic devices (IEDsused in the control and monitoring of power systems.

The plant will also assemble control and relay panels using these IEDs, complying with the latest Substation Automation standard – IEC 61850.

The deployment of smart grid technologies is expected to rise to keep pace with the increasing complexities of the country's power networks

Offering unprecedented control and efficiency in power supply, a smart grid could go a long way in protecting consumers from the kind of outage Northern India experienced recently.

As of now. pilot projects for Smart Grid technologies are being carried out in several cities, including Bangalore.

This plant will be the base for manufacturing in India the entire range of protection, control and communication products from Crompton Greaves's Automation Business Unit. With the acquisition of ZIV complete, CG gets access to ZIV's Smart Grid technologies, including expertise in grid automation.