Alstom to launch its new protection relay for tomorrows digital substations and present its full range of solutions at ELECRAMA-2012, India

Alstom Grid, the global expert in electrical grid performance, will participate in the worlds largest electrical Transmission and Distribution (T&D) exhibition, ELECRAMA, held in Mumbai, India, between 18 and 22 January 2012. Grégoire Poux-Guillaume, Alstom Grid President, has been named as global Brand Ambassador of the event. Elecrama is held biennially in Mumbai since 1990. The event brings together leading global manufacturers and suppliers of electrical and electronic equipments.

During this showcase of the Indian electrical sector, Alstom Grid will present the new MiCOM P40 Agile intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), the next generation in substation protection and MiCOM S1 Agile - the universal PC toolsuite for the entire MiCOM protection range. These new products provide an integrated feeder management solution for a complete protection, control and monitoring of electrical power systems, serving tomorrows digital substations. Alstom Grid will also present its full range of products, services and integrated energy management solutions for improving national network efficiency.

Present in India for over 100 years, Alstom has invested 150 million to set up three world class factories in Vadodara (State of Gujarat), Hosur and Padappai (State of Tamil Nadu) to produce equipments and products up to 765 kV transmission level. Alstom Grid, a market leader in India since 2008, has successfully commissioned National Load Dispatch Centers, 3 out of 5 Regional Load Dispatch Centers and 2 Datacom Networks and 70% of the power flow of Indias grid is managed with its smart technologies.

This year, we are proud to launch MiCOM P40 Agile and S1 Agile which will respond to the next generation of digital substations, declared Grégoire Poux-Guillaume, President, Alstom Grid. Our state-of-the-art facility at Pallavaram, Chennai, manufactures a range of high-technology products such as electromechanical, numerical relays and conventional and digital control system. We are pioneers in protection and substation automation industry with over six decades of expertise and leadership in India. With this new product, we further strengthen our leadership in offering advanced technological solutions for future transmission needs.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids.

The Group employs 92,700 people in 100 countries and had sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.

Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to its customers projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover of more than 4 billion. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide.

At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chainfrom power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.

Press contacts

Aline Besselièvre: aline.besselievre@alstom.com / Tel: + 33 1 49 01 69 04

Pooja Thakran (Alstom Grid India): pooja.thakran@areva-td.com / Tel: +91 88 0099 4873

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