# Siemens and Sumitomo Electric win first joint HVDC contract in India

Sumitomo Electric and Siemens landed their first joint contract for power grid equipment in India, an underground cable project, and will partner on bids for similar electrical infrastructure projects worldwide.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-03-27
- Where: India
- Status: announced
- Products: power grid equipment, underground cable
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [Sumitomo Electric Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16532.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/sumitomo-electric-siemens-join-forces-in-grid-business), 2017-03-27: "Sumitomo Electric and Siemens landed their first joint contract for power grid equipment in India and will partner on bids for similar electrical infrastructure projects around the world."

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