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	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 chain—from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.
	Electricity North West owns, operates and maintains the North West’s electricity distribution network, connecting 2.4 million properties, and more than 5 million people in the region to the National Grid. We’re a major employer in the region, and have one of the most reliable networks in the UK, operating at 99.99% reliability. We’re investing £1.4 billion in the network between 2010-2015, including £30 million in research and development as part of our drive to find simpler more effective solutions.
	Innovative Smart Grid technologies and services from Siemens in the fields of Infrastructure and Cities. For all our customers we provide the complete range from products, solutions and services for protection, automation, planning, control, monitoring and diagnostics of grid infrastructure as well as products, complete turnkey solutions and services for rail electrification. Siemens was established in the United Kingdom 168 years ago and now employs around 16,000 people in the UK. As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges.
	Wipro Technologies, the global IT business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. We deliver winning business outcomes through our deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of “Business through Technology” – helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. Our Energy, Natural resource and Utilities Business Unit has over the last decade established itself as a trusted partner to clients across the globe to help in addressing their business challenges, using our deep industry domain competency and technology expertise. We have over 5,000 dedicated consultants serving businesses in the oil & gas, metals, mining, agriculture products, water, natural gas and electricity industries.

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