| |
SUBSTATION WILL CONNECT NEW PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX TO NATIONAL GRID
07 November 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $27 million order to install a 275-kilovolt substation in Kuwait. The contract is with EQUATE Petrochemical Company, a joint venture of the Kuwaiti government and private petroleum companies manufacturing plastics and chemicals. |
The project will bring electrical power from the Kuwaiti grid to a new ethylene and derivatives petrochemical complex called Olefins II. 'ABB industrial substation solutions provide reliable, stable power systems for important projects like this one,' said Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. 'Our short delivery time was one of the main reasons for winning the contract.' ABB booked this order in the third quarter of 2005. A consortium led by ABB and including Japanese cable manufacturer EXSYM will execute the project, worth $62 million in total. Limited space in the complex and strict safety requirements led to the selection of ABB's gas insulated technology, which allows a very compact substation design. The contract scope is for design, manufacture, erection and commissioning of 275-kilovolt and 33-kilovolt switchgear, power transformer, control, protection and substation automation systems. The Olefins II complex is in the Shuaiba Industrial Area about 60 kilometers from Kuwait city, and includes an ethylene plant with an output of 600,000 metric tons per annum and an ethane cracker with an output of 850,000 metric tons per annum. ABB also recently won a contract to refurbish Doha West, one of the largest desalination and steam power plants in Kuwait, providing one quarter of the country's power and more than 150 million cubic meters of drinking water per year.
http://abb.com/uk
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.
|
More News:
• For November 2005
• From ABB (Power Technologies)
• For Power Supplies
|
