Hitachi ABB Power Grids, listed on the Indian stock exchanges as ABB Power Products and Systems India Ltd, has won a project worth more than Rs 1 billion from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL), a joint venture between the state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and the Government of Rajasthan.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids India, which is listed on the Indian stock exchanges as ABB Power Products and Systems India Ltd, along with consortium partner Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), has successfully energised the first stage of the 6,000 megawatt (MW) +/-800 kilovolt (kV) ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link connecting Raigarh in Central India to Pugalur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

In an order worth Rs 1.2 billion, Hitachi ABB Power Grids India will be delivering its transformers to the government-owned electric locomotive manufacturer, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), for the production of 400 passenger and freight locomotive engines.