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INDOOR SUBSTATIONS TO INCREASE GRID RELIABILITY
31 October 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $27 million turnkey order from MEW Bahrain for indoor substations. The new power systems are needed to strengthen and stabilize the transmission network in Bahrain. |
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $27 million turnkey order from MEW Bahrain for indoor substations. The new power systems are needed to strengthen and stabilize the transmission network in Bahrain. The main cause for Bahrain's enhanced power supply is its rapidly growing industry base. High reliability requirements were also the reason to select ABB's gas-insulated substations. 'Our GIS technology meets highest reliability standards and can be placed indoors due to its very compact design,' says Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. Under the terms of the turnkey contract, ABB will supply three new 220 kV GIS substations for the 'Bahrain Financial Harbour', for the power plant 'Sitra' as well as for the residential area 'Buquwwah'. The order includes control, protection and auxiliary equipment. ABB will also carry out testing, installation and commissioning. Another key factor for winning the order was the short delivery time. The substations have to be engineered, manufactured and commissioned by the end of July 2007. For ABB, this is the latest project in a series of orders in the Middle East region, where the company also has a long standing history along the entire gulf coast.
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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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