FIRST ORDER WILL INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT NEW POWER PLANT

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FIRST ORDER WILL INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT NEW POWER PLANT
28 June 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)

ABB, the leading power and automation technologies group, said today it has signed a frame agreement with the Italian power generation company Ansaldo Energia which will improve energy efficiency at power plants.

Under the agreement, ABB has received a first order, to supply control systems to the 760 megawatt power plant currently being built at Sparanise (Caserta) in southern Italy.

'ABB's advanced technology and equipment improves the performance of power plants and reduces harmful emissions,' said Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. 'This frame agreement underlines our capabilities in the power generation business.'

ABB is to provide control systems, which will contribute to energy-efficient production, and in separate orders, step-up transformers and generator circuit breakers. The frame agreement covers Sparanise, Rosignano and Leinì power plants, and has a potential value of $22 million.

The technology will include systems for controlling the combined cycle and the gas and steam turbines. They will also make remote information available to help the commissioning and maintenance of the entire plant. The ABB transformers and generator circuit breakers will increase plant availability and help to reduce life-cycle cost, as well as environmental impact.

The Sparanise power plant is being built on behalf of Calenia Energia, a company controlled by EGL of Switzerland and Hera of Italy.

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About: ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. ABB in the UK operates from more than 20 locations nationally and employs around 2,500 people. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 105,000 people.

Power Technologies
The Power Technologies division serves industrial and commercial customers, as well as electric, gas and water utilities, with a broad range of products, services and solutions for power transmission and distribution. The portfolio includes transformers, switchgear, breakers, capacitors and cables, as well as high- and medium-voltage applications, many of which are also sold through external channel partners like distributors, system integrators, contractors and original equipment manufacturers.

Automation Technologies
The Automation Technologies division serves the automotive, building, chemicals, consumer, electronics, life sciences, manufacturing, marine, metals, minerals, paper, petroleum, transportation, turbocharging and utility industries. Key technologies include control, drives, enterprise software, instrumentation, low-voltage products, motors, robots and turbochargers. These offerings are supported by field maintenance and asset management services, and are sold both directly and through channel partners.

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