| |
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY WILL IMPROVE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLY
05 October 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $60 million contract from the government of Kuwait to refurbish a steam power plant and help meet increasing demand for reliable supplies of power and water. |
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $60 million contract from the government of Kuwait to refurbish a steam power plant and help meet increasing demand for reliable supplies of power and water. Doha West is one of the largest desalination and steam power plants in Kuwait, providing one quarter of the country's power. Its power generation capacity is 2.4 gigawatts, while its desalination units provide more than 150 million cubic meters of drinking water per year. 'ABB technology will improve the plant's performance and operating efficiency, and reduce life cycle costs for our customer,' said Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. ABB will extend the plant's lifespan by replacing old instrumentation and control systems with state-of-the-art ABB control technologies, including an Optimax plant performance package to help monitor and optimize fuel consumption, equipment operation and maintenance. ABB control technology was originally installed when the Doha West plant was constructed in 1979. It is one of five power stations owned by Kuwait's Ministry of Energy, which in total have with an electrical generation capacity of about 9.4 GW.
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 October 2005
• From ABB (Power Technologies)
• For Generators
|
