CG wins Frost & Sullivan Strategy, Innovation and Leadership Award

•   Award won in the HV Power Transmission Market category
•   For Navigational Positioning, Execution Excellence, Technological Sophistication and Total Customer    Experience
•   Preferred local partner for 550kV EHV Power Transformer in Indonesia.

Avantha Group Company CG has won recognition for its innovative technology and market leadership in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. CG bagged the prestigious 2014 Frost & Sullivan Southeast Asia Competitive Strategy Innovation & Leadership Award in the HV Power Transmission Market category. The Award is a major achievement for CG and underscores its relentless efforts and outstanding performance in this region.

The Competitive Strategy Innovation & Leadership Award recognises companies which have exhibited competitive strategy leadership, display excellence in product innovation, and effectively respond to customer requirements in the market.

CG cleared a rigorous screening and assessment process, based on Frost & Sullivan’s research on its publication, the ‘Southeast Asia HV Transmission Market Report’. The finalists for the award were then shortlisted after interviews with key market participants along with extensive secondary and technology research. CG emerged as the eventual winner after comparative scores on four criteria were analysed: Navigational Positioning, Execution Excellence, Technological Sophistication and Total Customer Experience.

The Southeast Asia and Pacific Region is a key market for CG’s export strategy. CG is the first company in Southeast Asia to design, manufacture and test 500 kV transformers locally. Its power transformer plant at Bogor, Indonesia, recently won an order worth USD 29 million from PT PLN Indonesia to supply Extra High Voltage transformers for the Indonesian electricity transmission network. The Bogor facility is equipped to design, manufacture and test transformers of up to 500 MVA, 550 kV class, and also caters to markets such as Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and South America. CG has also invested more than USD 15 million to build a 550 kV Extra High Voltage Test Lab in Indonesia. As part of its growth strategy in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, CG has also entered into a joint venture with PT PLN Indonesia to manufacture high‐voltage Switchgear products of up to 500 kV class locally in Indonesia. This makes CG a preferred local partner for power plant transformers in this region.

The new recognition follows in quick succession to CG winning the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award, 2014, in the category of‘Top Organisation in Designs’ presented by the Indian Intellectual Property Office and Confederation of Indian Industry.

Commenting on  the  Award, Avantha Group Company CG’s  CEO  and  Managing Director, Laurent Demortier, said: “I am proud to know that CG has won the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award this year. The recognition will further bolster our untiring efforts in providing globally benchmarked solutions to the key markets in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. I thank Frost & Sullivan for selecting us for this honour, and congratulate the entire CG team for their untiring efforts towards achieving excellence.”

About CG

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into four business groups: Power, Industrial, Automation, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.

For more information on CG, please visit: http://www.cgglobal.com

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers)

With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com

For further information, please contact:

Ms. Paula Sengupta
Global Head ‐ Communications
CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)
CG House, 10th floor
Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India
T: +91 22 24237516 / 67558771 paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com

Mrs. Shravani Dang
Vice President
Group Head – Corporate Communications
Avantha Group, 1st floor, Thapar House,
24, Janpath Lane, New Delhi 110 001
Tel (D): +91 11 41699282 Tel (B): +91 11 23368332 s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Mr. Hemant Lakhotiya,
President SEA & Pacific Region
PTCG Power Systems Indonesia
Alamanda Building, 18th floor
JITB Simatupang Kav 23-24, Jakarta 12430
Tel: +62 21 29660052 | Hemant.lakhotiya@cgglobal.com

CG’s high‐end transformers to muscle CAMEG Algeria’s mega project

•   Indigenously built high‐voltage equipment worth 4 million Euros

•   New office in Algeria in line with global expansion strategy

•   Improving the reliability of the Algerian energy infrastructure

Avantha Group Company CG has bagged an order from CAMEG (Comptoir Algérien du Matériel Electrique et Gazier) for the supply and installation of 60kV Instrument Transformers at numerous substations across Algeria. CG will provide indigenously built high‐voltage equipment worth Euro 4 million, which include 800×60 kV Current Transformers, 800×60 kV Capacitive Voltage Transformers, and 250×60 kV Inductive Voltage Transformers. The project commenced in April 2014 and will be completed by October 2015. CG’s manufacturing facilities in Nashik and Aurangabad (in India) will be a part of the project that involves CG delivering equipment in Algiers, Oran, Skikda, DjenDjen and Mostaganem. CG’s HV substations will be dispatched across Algeria.

CAMEG is a subsidiary of Algeria’s state‐owned energy company Sonelgaz, in charge of electricity and natural gas distribution in the country. Sonelgaz is investing heavily to expand and upgrade Algeria’s power generation and distribution network.CG’s  high‐end transformers will play a vital role in improving the reliability of the Algerian energy infrastructure.

CG was selected for this prestigious project due to its successful track record in Algeria backed by global recognition of its technical expertise in manufacturing and supplying high‐voltage transformers at the best quality to price ratio. CG has developed in‐depth understanding of the power grid network in Algeria and has highlighted key areas that need efficient 60 and 220 kV High Voltage equipment. The demand is further heightened by ongoing upgrades to Algeria’s medium voltage network (from 10kV to 30kV), which will involve erection of many substations. CG has also established a new office in Alger, Algeria, to oversee and provide end‐to‐end support for the ongoing project.

Commenting on the order, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO and Managing Director, Laurent Demortier, said: “We are delighted to  support Sonelgaz and CAMEG’s ongoing upgrade of their electricity network. The order is yet another step in our expansion in Algeria, and parallels our global projects in other countries. We thank CAMEG for its continued trust in CG,and look forward to strengthening our relationship as a long‐standing partner for reliable and globally benchmarked power equipment.”

New office details of CG in Algeria:

CG 14 Cité Djenane El Malik Hydra
Alger,Algeria
Tel:+21321480824
Email:algeria@cgglobal.com
Website:www.cgglobal.com

About CG

Avantha Group  Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into four business groups: Power, Industrial, Automation, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.

For more information on CG, please visit: http://www.cgglobal.com

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers) With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com

For further information, please contact:

Ms. Paula Sengupta
Global Head Communications
CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)
CG House, 10th floor
Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India
T: +91 22 24237516 / 67558771 paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com

Mrs. Shravani Dang
Vice President
Group Head – Corporate Communications
Avantha Group, 1st floor, Thapar House,
24, Janpath Lane, New Delhi 110 001
Tel (D): +91 11 41699282 Tel (B): +91 11 23368332 s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Dr. Jan Declercq
Chief Technology Officer
CG
Antwerpsesteenweg 167
2800 Mechelen, Belgium
T: +32 15 283 240 jan.declercq@cgglobal.com

CG upgrades substation at GlobalFoundries’ Fab Malta, New York

CG upgrades substation at Global Foundries’ Fab Malta, New York

•   Design, procurement, engineering and installation completed
•   Showcases capability in meeting semiconductor industry demand
•   Strengthens relationship for next phase of the plant expansion

Avantha Group Company CG has successfully designed, engineered, installed, tested and commissioned a substation expansion including two 45/75 MVA power transformers for the GlobalFoundries’ Fab 8 computer chip manufacturing complex in Malta, New York.
CG’s power transformers will ensure a continuous, reliable power supply at Global Foundries’ Malta plant, which has a 300,000‐square‐foot clean room, a fabrication area approaching one million square feet, and a workforce of more than 2,000.

CG was selected for this important project because of the company’s ability to provide a total solution
EPC approach to a project that had a compact construction schedule.
After successfully designing, procuring and installing the original transmission lines and substation during the initial construction phase of the Fab 8 plant in 2009‐10, CG has remained a valued‐added partner with GlobalFoundries. The current project places the company in a favorable position to provide turnkey Transmission and Distribution (T&D) solutions, including post‐project services, for the next phase of the Global Foundries Malta fabrication plant, which is expected to be completed in 2014.

The market size for power transformers in the U.S.is estimated to reach 4640 Mn USD by 2018. It is growing at an estimated CAGR of 6% and this market is just 18% of the global power transformer market.*
In the US, CG has Manufacturing Units, Sales Offices and Service Facilities in Washington (Missouri), Springfield (New Jersey), Albany and Rochester (New York), Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The company has successfully completed over 300 projects in 34 US states and 14 foreign countries, ranging from 2.4 kV class to 765 kV class. It is responsible for interconnecting 22% of wind power in the United States.

Commenting on the completion of this project, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO and Managing Director Laurent Demortier said: “The completion of this project marks the continuing diversification of CG into industrial markets. We thank GlobalFoundries and their General Contractor for renewing their trust in CG and we look forward to strengthening our relationship as a long‐standing partner, able to supply high‐quality, durable power equipment that meets their needs for a reliable power source.”

*Source: Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Report on Power Transformers

About CG

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into four business groups: Power, Industrial, Automation, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.
CG’s Automation headquarters located in Bilbao, Spain, hosts the center of excellence for the development of CG’s smart grid solutions commercialized under the ZIV® brand.
For more information on CG, please visit: www.cgglobal.com.

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers)
With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com.
For further information, please contact:

Ms. Paula Sengupta
Global Head Communications
CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)
CG House, 10th floor
Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India  
T: +91 22 24237516 / 67558771
paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com

Mrs Shravani Dang
Vice President & Group Head of Corporate Communications
Avantha Group
Thapar House, 124 Janpath
New Delhi 110001
Phone: 011 41699282
Email: s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Dr. Jan Declercq
Chief Technology Officer
CG
Antwerpsesteenweg 167
2800 Mechelen, Belgium
T: +32 15 283 240
jan.declercq@cgglobal.com

Avantha Group Company CG’s Automation Business Unit

CG to supply ZIVSubstation Automation Systems to monitorand improve PGCIL’stransmission capacityin Jharkhand,India

•   Supply of six 220/132/33 kV Substation Automation Systems
•   Manufacture and supply ZIV protection relays and systems
•   CG’s first SAS order from PGCIL

Avantha Group Company CG’s Automation Business Unit has bagged a deal from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) to supply six Substation Automation Systems (SAS) in Jharkhand, India. The SAS, which will be jointly managed with CG’s Engineering Projects Division, India, is intended to help monitor and improve PGCIL’s transmission capacity across the state.

The deal involves supplying six 220/132/33 kV ZIV 61850 SAS to Govindpur, Manoharpur, Jaduguda, Dalbhumgarh, Jamtara, and Rourkela in Jharkhand, India. The order includes the manufacture and supply of ZIV protection and control relays, automation systems and engineering services. CG intelligent substation automation solutions are a key element to develop a safer and more efficient network.
The company’s cost‐effective substation automation solutions based on open standards simplify future expansion and maintainability and minimise lifetime costs. CG will utilise resources at its automation unit in Bangalore to provide local support during commissioning services. CG’s new site in Bangalore houses India’s first‐ever, state‐of‐the‐art facility for manufacturing Intelligent Electronic Devices and systems, both for Substation Automation and Smart Grid applications. CG will bring automation technologies and solutions that have been proven in similar climatic conditions in countries like Argentina, Mexico and Brazil.
After acquiring ZIV, CG is a key provider and an important player in the global smart grid market where it offers ZIV metering, protection, communication and automation solutions. CG offers innovative Substation Automation Systems (SAS) and Distribution Automation Solutions (DAS) commercialized under the ZIV® brand.

CG’s other business dealing with PGCIL is its maiden order for the manufacture of 765kV transformers. PGCIL, one of the largest power transmission utilities in the world, is developing a robust Integrated National Grid and participating in the Indian Government’s flagship programme, ‘Power for all’. Through the execution of this order, CG will qualify as a complete solutions provider which can build an intelligent integrated SAS, engineered around high‐end technology products. CG aims to widen its Substation Automation and Smart Grid offer spectrum and play a major role in strengthening the country’s power networks.
 
Speaking on the PGCIL order, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO and Managing Director, Laurent Demortier, said: “We thank PGCIL for this order. We are proud to bring state‐of‐the‐art automation technology to PGCIL to contribute to a safer, efficient and stable grid. The substation automation systems delivered to PGCIL are part of the Smart Grid offering that CG has acquired following the acquisition of ZIV in 2012.”
About CG
Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into four business groups: Power, Industrial, Automation, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.
CG’s Automation headquarters located in Bilbao, Spain, hosts the center of excellence for the development of CG’s smart grid solutions commercialized under the ZIV® brand.
For more information on CG, please visit: www.cgglobal.com.

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers)
With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Paula Sengupta
Global Head Communications
CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)
CG House, 10th floor
Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India  
T: +91 22 24237516 / 67558771
paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com

Mrs Shravani Dang
Vice President & Group Head of Corporate Communications
Avantha Group
Thapar House, 124 Janpath
New Delhi 110001
Phone: 011 41699282
Email: s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Itziar Lasaosa
CG Automation Communications Manager
PT Zamudio, 210. Zamudio.
Bizkaia. Spain. T+34 625709727
itziar.lasaosa@cgglobal.com

Inflation targeting may keep rates elevated in CY 15

Statement by Mr.Yogesh Agarwal, MD and CEO of Avantha Group Company BILT

Inflation targeting may keep rates elevated in CY 15

•  Inflation targeting may prolong high interest rate cycle for CY 15 •  Growth and investment to be casualties of inflation targeting •  Elections, monsoon factors likely to act as policy trigger points •  See rates remaining elevated throughout most of CY 15

“We welcome the RBI’s move to keep the repo rate and the CRR on hold though a slash in the repo rate by atleast 25 bps would have brought in some positive momentum to the economy and added to the current market cheer.
While the RBI seems to be veering towards targeting consumer price inflation as its dominant guidepost, I believe this may result in a prolonged period of high rates this calendar without any real dampening of inflationary pressures. That’s because core consumer price inflation does not respond well to monetary measures. In such a situation, growth and investments could be casualties in an already fragile environment.
Going forward, much depends on non economic factors such as the elections which will be the main trigger come May. Risk of an El‐Nino exerting upward pressure on food prices can’t also be ruled out. Inflation, both CPI and WPI have come off their highs but if it stays the course even at these levels, then rates will not come down before the latter half of the current calendar year, if at all”.

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers)
With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com.
For further information, please contact:

Mrs Shravani Dang
Vice President & Group Head of Corporate Communications
Avantha Group
Thapar House, 124 Janpath
New Delhi 110001
Phone: 011 41699282
Email: s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Avantha bags power deal in Paraguay

Avantha Group Company CG has signed a contract with the State Utility of Paraguay — Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) for the 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 networks.

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 and is part of the Rs. 25,000 crore Avantha Group in India.

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, would manufacture these transformers in India, and supply them in three lots.

The contract was won under a competitive international public bidding process, the company said in a statement.

CG signs contract with ANDE Paraguay

Paraguay is one of the world’s largest exporters of electricity. It exports to neighboring Brazil and Argentina.

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.”

CG to Assist in Grid Expansion of One of the World’s Largest Electricity Exporters ANDE Paraguay

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.”

 

About CG
Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into four business groups: Power, Industrial, Automation, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.

For more information on CG, please visit: www.cgglobal.com.

About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers)
With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com.

Avantha Group's CG to supply power transformers and switchgear to Ukraine

Avantha Group Company CG, has received an order worth euro 2 million (about Rs 17 crore) to provide two power transformers and one Gas Insulated Switchgear to Ukrainian electricity utility Odessa Oblenergo for its Marazlievskaya substation.
"The order is valued at Euro 2 million and installation and commissioning of the equipment is expected to be completed by end-2014. CG will undertake the supervision of erection and commissioning of the transformers and switchgear," the company said in a statement.
Odessa Oblenergo supplies electricity to the city of Odessa in Ukraine and other surrounding areas.
"We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Odessa Oblenergo and establishing ourselves as a partner of choice to supply high-quality, durable power equipment," CG's CEO and Managing Director, Laurent Demortier said.

Crompton Greaves celebrates Women's Day

For the past seven years, CG along with its NGO partners, have undertaken several CSR activities in Kanjurmarg, which has produced visible results.

Avantha Group Company CG organised a cultural event to commemorate the completion of seven years of active Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation in and around its Kanjurmarg factory area, in Mumbai. Some of the CSR successes highlighted at this event were the renovation of  the local municipal school building, educational scholarships, technical training and computer literacy programs, regular health check-ups that included mammography and gynaecology tests, women’s training in entrepreneurship and handicraft making, and tree plantation.  In light of the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, this event also placed special emphasis on women’s empowerment and health programs that were carried out. For the past seven years, CG along with its NGO partners, have undertaken several CSR activities in Kanjurmarg, which has produced visible results. Their flagship activity – the school building renovation and subsequent support in the form of school teachers and free tuition classes, has raised student attendance and quality of education.  The school now runs classes upto 6th Std, in the English medium. In separate education assistance programs 52 students received scholarships, and 50 students received college fee assistance from CG. Also, students who received vocational and technical training and tuition classes are now pursuing diploma studies in Civil Engineering, Fashion Designing, Motor Mechanics and even working in the Banking & Insurance sector. Schoolgirl dropouts who were sponsored for nursing courses are now employed or undergoing internship at a local hospital. Women have formed Self Help Groups and started their own business enterprises where they earn between INR 4000 – 25000 per month; some have been empowered to get employed in preparing and feeding children under Indian government sponsored mid-day meal scheme. At CG, CSR is real and active with all 1500 CG employees located in 85 countries, around the world.  All CG offices around the world celebrate similar events to report and highlight their own successes and learning. Commenting on its CSR successes, Avantha Group Company CG’s Executive Vice President & Global Head  (Human Resources), Sanjay Jorapur - said “CG takes its corporate social responsibility seriously. Both employees and Management play an active role. We currently have three major CSR focus areas - Community Outreach, Education & Skill Development, and Sustainability. We thank all our NGO partners and the local people of Kanjurmarg who have helped us succeed in all our CSR efforts and given us great personal fulfilment too.”

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Reservation: Reservation Policy for SC/ST, PH candidates shall be followed as per university rules

Admission Procedure: Candidates seeking admission in LM Thapar School of Management (LMTSOM), Thapar University (TU) shall fill up the application form available online on www.thapar.edu

Kindly fill the complete details and you will get a login ID and password

Then take the print out of the form

Paste a recent passport size photograph on it and send it to In-charge Admission Cell, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab-147004

The completed forms should be posted along with a demand draft of Rs.1500 /- in favour of Thapar University, Patiala-147004, Punjab

Pay the required amount online or attach demand draft in favour of Thapar University and payable at Patiala

The candidates who have deposited the fee, can generate their admit card by using their login ID and password on www.thapar.edu

The candidate shall take out two print outs of admit card, paste latest photograph on each and then come to the entrance test centre

Alongwith admit cards, the candidates are required to carry any one of the identity proof (original) with them like passport/voter I card/ PAN card/ Driving License

One copy of the admit card shall be retained by the entrance test centre

The candidate are required to produce the other copy (duly acknowledged by the examiner at test centre) at the time of document checking

Application Form: Application form can be filled online at www.thapar.edu from 28th Oct 2013, 05.00 p.m.

The university does not take any responsibility for postal delay or loss in transit of the application form/demand draft (in case fee paid through demand draft)

Important Dates

Online submission of MBA application form begins: 28 Oct 2013

Last date for submission of Application Form: 14 Mar 2014

Online test to be conducted by TU: 29th - 30th Mar 2014

Declaration of result of online test to be conducted by TU: 11 Apr 2014

Group Discussion (GD) & Personal Interviews (PI) of short listed candidates: 20th Apr 2014 - 10th May 2014

Display of Master Merit List (MML): 12th May 2014

Last date for depositing fee: 23rd May 2014

Document verification of selected candidates: 21st July 2014

Final Counselling: 24th July 2014

(*GD & PI will be conducted by Thapar University from 20th April – 10 May 2014. Candidates are advised to visit www.thapar.edu for the schedule of GD & PI)

LM Thapar School of Management

(CAT-2014)
Declared as Deemed-to-be-University, u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956
MBA Admission Coordinator, Tel: +91-9316857095, Patiala, Punjab-147004
Tel 0175-2393324, Email mba_admission@thapar.edu
Website www.thapar.edu

CG to Pioneer Manufacture of Smart Grid Devices

                                

CG to Pioneer Manufacture of Smart Grid Devices

•    Full-fledged manufacturing facility for Smart Grid devices

•   Cost effective, Smart Grid solutions for Indian Utilities & Industries in the T&D segment

•   Local pre and post sales service for Smart Grid devices 

Avantha Group Company CG launched its state-of-the-art Smart Grid facility at the Global Village, in Bangalore today, for full-fledged manufacturing of Smart Grid devices.Besides manufacturing Smart Grid devices, the facility will support economic development, foster job creation and boost an understanding of Smart Grid solutions in the energy field.

The Smart Grid devices manufactured in this facility will offer numerical solutions to Indian Utilities and Industries in the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) segment and provide improvement in the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable. CG has invested 80 million INR in this facility which can employ more than 100 people. The Smart Grid facility will manufacture Substation Automation products, Distribution Automation devices, Protection and Control systems, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Telecommunication Solutions. It will also offer Global Engineering Services such as Systems Integration, Installation, and Commissioning. The facility is fully equipped with modern equipment to ensure an annual production capacity of 10,000 units of Power Line Carrier Communication Terminals (PLCC) and Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED). 

CG has the most comprehensive portfolio that provides specific solutions and products for each application, including systems that can evolve as the network evolves. CG’s solutions give timely and necessary information needed to implement automatic functions and allow maximum use of the grid atminimum cost. The real value-add of the Smart Grid concept over the conventional automation system is that Smart Grids are able to convert the data provided by installed devices  into actions and decisions that are taken in real time to operate the network.With more than 2 million CG Smart Meter complete solutions installed worldwide, CG is a wellestablished manufacturer in this field.CG’s Smart Grid devices are running successfully in the world's first major Smart Grid deployment at the Iberdrola STAR Project, Bilbao,Spain,where over 2,27,000 Smart meters monitor the electricity services provided to the area’s 4,10,000 inhabitants. In the past year,CG has participated in no less than ten Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Pilot Projects in Europe, Asia, and America.

CG is already participating with many of these Smart Grid devices and services, in India’s first Smart Grid Pilot project - the Puducherry Smart City project which requires approximately 87,000 Smart Meters and a Street Light Automation solution that will prove substantial savings to the Electricity Department of the Government of Puducherry (PED). CG’s Utility Distribution franchise that operates in Jalgaon efficiently manages the  multiple data obtained from the intelligent devices installed at all voltage levels,enhancing the quality of service provided to the Utility’s end users and drastically reduces technical andnon-technical losses.  

CG’s cost effective Smart Grid solutions will help Utilities identify and eliminate power thefts and system losses caused by aging or faulty equipment.  For the Utility’s customers, CG’s Smart grid solutions will offer more control over their power consumption and energy costs and spread awareness of consumption patterns. 

As a part of its transmission network expansion plan, Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has proposed an investment outlay of 170000 million INR** for implementation of various projects during the current financial year.CG aims to participate in PGCIL’s Smart grid related energy improvement projects.Commenting on the inauguration,Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO & Managing Director Laurent Demortier said,“The opening of CG’s Smart Grid manufacturing facility in Bangalore is a result of intense planning with the Indian stakeholders: customers, regulators and employees. I thank all of them for what they have achieved so far. Expansion in Smart Grid markets is a key strategy of CG.  After America and Europe the Bangalore facility will spearhead Smart Grid operations in Asia.”

** Source:http://www.ficci.com/spdocument/20311/Power-Transmission-Report_270913.pdf 

About CG 

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries,CG provides electrical products,systems and services for utilities,power generation, industries,and consumers.The company is organized into three business groups: Power,Industrial, and Consumer.CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenue from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings. 

For more information on CG, please visit: www.cgglobal.com 

About Avantha  

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distributionequipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing),Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business SolutionsLimited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).

With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide.Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate,leveraging its knowledge,leadership and operations,adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors. 

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com  

For further information, please contact:  

Ms. Paula Sengupta

Global Head – Communications

CG (Crompton Greaves Limited)

CG House, 10th floor

Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India

T: +91 22 24237516 / 67558771 

paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com 

Mrs. Shravani Dang

Vice President

Group Head - Corporate Communications

Avantha Group, 1st floor, Thapar House,

124, Janpath Lane, New Delhi 110 001

T (D) : +91 11 41699282

T (B) : +91 11 23368332

s.dang@avanthagroup.com

Avantha Group company Global Green conferred prestigious CII National Food Safety Award

•   “Outstanding Performance in Food Safety Excellence” awarded to Oblapura Unit in Bangalore

•   Customer base in 50 countries, multinational ‘Seed to shelf’ food company

•   All facilities are US FDA registered with C‐TPAT compliance

•   Company has  IFS,  BRC,14001:2004 certifications ISO  22000:2005,  Non–GMO, Kosher  (OU),HALAL  and ISO

The Global Green Company, part of USD 4 billion Avantha Group, has been awarded The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award for Food Safety‐2013 for outstanding performance in food safety excellence.
The award was given to Global Green’s Oblapura Unit,Bangalore in the ‘Medium Manufacturing Food Businesses – “Ready to Cook / Food Ingredients/ Intermediary Foods’, for the year 2013 in New Delhi.
The award was received by G. Santhana Krishnan (AVP, Operations, Oblapura Plant) and G.N.V. Umamaheswara Rao (Manager, Quality and Food Safety)

Global Green Company is a ‘seed to shelf’ multinational food company with a  worldwide presence across  retail, food services  and industrial segments. All its facilities are  US FDA compliant with C‐TPAT compliance.
The company has developed processes which are environment friendly and have a positive impact on the sustainability of its agri initiatives.Global Green has adopted and implements best practices relating to important areas such as water  and soil conservation, reduced application of fertilizers and maintains a tight control on the quality and safety aspects of its product offerings.

Commenting on this prestigious occasion, Avantha Group Company Global Green’s CEO & Managing  Director,  Mr.Vijai Gill Said " This award is a recognition of Global Green’s commitment towards highest standards of product quality and food safety. Global Green has always believed in implementing the highest level of standards at every element of the chain,
from seed to shelf. It is a very proud moment for everyone at Global Green. I will take this opportunity to express my gratitude to colleagues, vendors and customers for this recognition”.
About The Global Green Company

The Global Green Company is the food division of the Avantha Group, and is one of the sunrise companies within the Group’s investment portfolio. Global Green cultivates processes and markets a large variety of fruits and vegetables, including gherkins, jalapenos, pearl onions,capers,pritamin peppers, sweet and  sour  cherries,and  sweetcorn. The company has  its customer base in 50 countries around the world and supplies to some of the world’s largest and most visible retail chains. Global Green operates two state‐of‐the‐art plants in India, which are
located strategically in key growing areas. Its  international plants are located in  Dunakiliti (Hungary) and Balmazujvaros (Hungary) . The company has IFS, BRC, ISO 22000:2005, Non– GMO, Kosher (OU), HALAL and ISO 14001:2004 certifications and all of the facilities are US FDA registered with C‐TPAT compliance.

For more information on Global Green, please visit www.globalgreengroup.com


About Avantha

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).

With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.
For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com

For further information, please contact:

Mrs. Shravani Dang
Vice President & Group Head ‐ Corporate Communications
Avantha Group
Thapar House
124, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001, India
T: +91 11 4169 9282
M:+91 98112 61080
Email: s.dang@avanthagroup.com