Avantha Group Company CG, signed a contract with the State Utility of
Paraguay - Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) for supply of
19 single and three phase transformers amounting to a total of 683.3
MVA, for expansion of the country’s 220 kV Electricity Network.
Paraguay is one of the world’s largest exporters of electricity. It
exports to neighbouring Brazil and Argentina. CG has been present in
South America for the past two decades.
CG, which has a consolidated global manufacturing capacity of 95,000
MVA; 46,000 MVA in Asia, 31,000 MVA in Europe, and 18,000 MVA in North
America, will manufacture these transformers in India and supply them in
3 lots. Spare parts, supervision of installation and commissioning, and
on-site training, will also be provided.
This contract was won under a competitive international public bidding
process. The Paraguayan grid has 1.3 million customers and approx 32,000
kms of distribution lines. It has been growing @ 4% p.a. since 2009.
This contract represents the strengthening of 10% of ANDE’s current
transforming capacity.
ANDE’s grid also faces difficulty due to distribution losses which are
amongst the highest in the region. To assist in reducing those losses,
and improving the grid’s energy efficiency, CG recently also won a
contract for the manufacture, supply, and installation of 30,000 Smart
Meters in that grid.
As part of its global manufacturing capacity, in the America’s, CG has a
greenfield power transformer plant and a distribution and medium power
transformer plant with a combined capacity of 10,000 MVA in Washington,
Missouri, an 8,000 MVA Power Transformer facility in Winnipeg, Canada,
and an Extra High Voltage (EHV) Switchgear & Mobile substation
manufacturing facility in Sapucaia do Sul in the state of Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil.
This underlines the fact that CG is well positioned for serving the
South American market and can provide its array of power Transmission
& Distribution (T&D) products which includes Transformers, Extra
High Voltage (EHV) equipment, Instrument Transformers (IT) , Medium
Voltage (MV) Switchgear, Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), Mobile
Sub-stations, and Smart Grid devices, to Power Utilities and Industries
in that region.
Commenting on the contract, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO &
Managing Director, Laurent Demortier said, “CG’s global expertise in
power transmission and distribution is now making its presence felt in
the South American region too. We are proud to be involved in this major
project with ANDE, and become a key player in their grid expansion and
modernization programme. Our customers in the fast growing networks in
that region can rest assured that we are fully equipped to meet all
their demands with cutting edge quality and prompt deliveries.”
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