Avantha Group firm bags Rs. 119-cr order from NTPC.

Avantha Group company CG has been awarded with a contract by NTPC for the design, manufacture and supply of Generator Step-Up Transformers for its largest capacity 800 MW super-critical thermal power plant at Darlipali in Odisha.

The Rs. 119-crore order requires supplying equipment and is scheduled to be completed in 32 months.

'With our technology driven solutions, India manufacturing base and robust supply chain management, CG is well placed to leverage growing demand in India and support power utilities in meeting their capacity targets,' Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO and Managing Director Laurent Demortier said.

The $4-billion Avantha group has business interests in diverse areas, including pulp and paper, power transmission and distribution equipment and services, food processing, farm forestry, chemicals, energy, infrastructure, information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services.

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