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Areva T&D India Ltd announced
the change of its legal entity
name to Alstom T&D India Ltd
with effect from January 31, 2012.
This follows the global acquisition of
the Areva T&D's transmission
business by Alstom in June 2010 and
the demerger of the distribution
business. The high-voltage
transmission, power electronics and
automation business operations are
under the control of Alstom.
Present in India for over 100 years,
Alstom T&D India is the market
leader in India since 2008, with
significant achievements in the Extra
High Voltage 765kV technology, GIS,
turnkey solutions and in automation.
Over the last three years, it built
world class factories to upgrade local
manufacturing to 1,200kV
technology and expanded production
capacities for all its products. During
the last five years the company grew
threefold in its business volume. With
3,750 employees and highest-ever
backlog of orders reaching over €660
million, Alstom T&D India is well
positioned to participate in the
growth of India's electrical grid.
Announcing the name change,
Rathin Basu, Managing Director,
Alstom T&D India Ltd stated, "We
are delighted to return to our previous
name-Alstom-as we were known
until September 2005. We thank our
customers, employees, partners and
all stake holders for their unwavering
support and commitment during the
ownership transition phase. Alstom
brings in top class global branding
with wide offerings infrastructure
that India needs to run the economy
at +9% GDP".
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