First to manufacture 145 kV GIS in the country. Siemens Ltd. has delivered its first 145kV Gas Insulated Switchgear from the recently inaugurated GIS factory at Aurangabad.
Further to the announcement made by Siemens Ltd. on January 9, 2009 regarding the
transfer of its 100% stake in Siemens Information Systems Ltd. (SISL) to a subsidiary of
Siemens AG, the company states the following:
Siemens Ltd. has bagged a major order from Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) to provide extra high voltage power distribution package at Rourkela Steel Plant, Orissa
Siemens Building Technologies Private Limited has set up a Graphics and Engineering Centre of Competence (GECC) in Chennai. This is the first competence centre of Siemens Building Technologies in the Asia Pacific region and signifies the strategic importance of India in the Siemens’ global network. The GECC will provide engineering design services for the Indian market and also for the Asia Pacific Region, and thus serve as a key contributor in Siemens’ global value chain.
For the first quarter ended December 31 2008, New Orders for Siemens Ltd. rose by 4% to Rs. 19,797 million (Rs. 1,979 crores) as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.