The company will be responsible for the delivery, erection and commissioning of the 765kV substation which will be located at Bareily in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Alstom Grid president Gregoire Poux-Guillaume said Alstom Grid is committed to support PowerGrid in their development initiatives to build extra and ultra high voltage transmission networks in India.

"We have already signed a memorandum of understanding at the end of July 2011 to collaborate on 1,200kV technology with PowerGrid," Poux-Guillaume said.