Alstom Bharat Forge Power (ABFPL), a joint venture between Alstom and Bharat Forge, has commenced production at its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for making supercritical turbines and generators, at Sanand, in the state of Gujarat. Set up over an area of 185,000 square meters, the site boasts an annual capacity of 4000 MW, producing equipment for several major power projects in India. at present, the factory employs more than 250 highly skilled manpower and plans are afoot to ramp it up to 650 in the near future.The start of production at Sanand in a record time of 17 months, after the first excavation works were kicked off in November 2013, is a major construction and commissioning achievement in greenfield manufacturing facilities. The manufacturing facility incorporates stringent manufacturing processes and practices to ensure high level of reliability, performance and quality for the goods supplied out of the factory.
This new facility will play a critical role in ABFPL’s strategy to enhance its capabilities in India, with increased proximity to its customers and vendors, and serve the ever expanding Indian infrastructure market, as well as the accelerating shift to ultra-supercritical technology. The first production from the new plant will be related to major power projects in India with the first deliveries planned in current calendar year
The joint venture company has invested Rs 1,350 crore in the Sanand facility. Alstom owns 51 per cent stake in the JV while Bharat Forge owns 49 per cent. The first production from the new plant will be related to major power projects in India with the first deliveries planned in the current calendar year.
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Bharat Forge | 1208.10 |
CIE Automotive India | 460.55 |
Ramkrishna Forgings | 958.45 |
MM Forgings | 422.50 |
Happy Forgings | 998.40 |
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