Siemens to Provide High Voltage Power Distribution Package for SAIL´s Rourkela Steel Plant

– Order Volume Exceeds 30 Million Euro
The Industry Solutions Division of Siemens Ltd. India, Mumbai, has received an order from the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) to supply an extra high voltage power distribution package to the Rourkela Steel Plant for augmentation of their existing main Step Down Substations (MSDs) and installation of new MSDs. The value of the order is Rs 2116 million, more than 30 million Euro.
The Steel Authority of India is planning to enhance the production capacity of its Rourkela Steel Plant, Orissa from 1.9 million tonnes to 4.5 million tonnes. This also requires the extension of the existing power supply. The power distribution package provided by Siemens will convert the power received from the grid at 220kV level and feed it into the rolling mills and the oxygen plant. The Rourkela Steel Plant is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2010.
The scope of work for this order includes design & engineering, supply, civil work, erection, testing and commissioning of 220kV gas insulated switch gear (GIS), 132kV GIS and AIS (air insulated) switchyards, 33kV GIS,11km 132kV transmission line and substation automation system for individual substations. Further, this project also encompasses the setting up of 132kV Transmission Lines, interconnecting new and existing substations and strengthening the 32kV ring networks in order to have a better power flexibility.
Commenting on bagging this order from SAIL, Mr. Robert Wagner, Executive Vice President, Industry Solutions, Siemens Ltd said, “This order for the Rourkela Steel Plant is an important step forward in the enduring partnership that SAIL shares with Siemens. All SAIL plants are now equipped with a range of Gas Insulated Switchgears from Siemens, and this is a true testimony of the confidence that SAIL has in Siemens’ ability to deliver to their expectations. This order further reaffirms the edge that our products and solutions have in the power distribution market.”

Siemens Ltd is the flagship listed company in India. Siemens in India, which comprises of 22 legal entities, is a leading provider of industry and infrastructure solutions with a business volume aggregating about Rs 11,000 crores. It operates in the core business areas of Energy, Industry Transportation, Healthcare, Information Technology, Communication and Lighting. It has nation-wide Sales and Service network, 18 manufacturing plants and a network of around 500 channel partners and employs more than 18,000 people.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is the world's leading supplier of production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With integrated automation technologies as well as comprehensive industry-specific solutions, Siemens increases the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of its customers in the fields of industry and infrastructure. The Sector consists of six Divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility and Osram. With around 222,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry posted in fiscal year 2008 a profit of EUR3.86 billion with revenues totaling EUR38 billion.

With the business activities of Siemens VAI Metal Technologies, (Linz, Austria), Siemens Water Technologies (Warrendale, Pa., U.S.A.), and Industry Technologies, (Erlangen, Germany), the Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Erlangen, Germany) is one of the world's leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities. Using its own products, systems and process technologies, Industry Solutions develops and builds plants for end customers, commissions them and provides support during their entire life cycle. With around 31,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry Solutions achieved an order intake of EUR 8.4 billon in fiscal year 2008 (preliminary and unaudited).