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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WILL INCREASE RELIABILITY AND CUT COSTS
20 January 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $36 million order to refurbish and increase the efficiency of a coal-fired power plant in South Africa. |
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $36 million order to refurbish and increase the efficiency of a coal-fired power plant in South Africa. The contract, signed with the state-owned utility Eskom, will extend the life span of the Tutuka 6x609 MW power plant at Standerton in the east of the country. 'Our technology will help the customer to operate the plant more efficiently and therefore reduce life cycle costs,' said Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. ABB will provide one common state-of-the-art instrumentation and control system which will replace obsolete control systems currently in use at the plant's six power generation units. All six turbines will also be modernized with ABB's Turbotrol turbine control system and a retrofit of the hydraulic protection system. Both measures will improve plant efficiency and cost effectiveness over the next 20 years. The project is due to be completed by December 2007. The ABB Procontrol P system will provide a common solution for turbine control and protection, unit control and boiler protection for all six turbines and three boilers. ABB will also equip all six-power generation units with an advanced unit control solution to improve grid stability. The ABB instrumentation will lead to a higher measurement accuracy, stability and higher dynamics in transmission behaviour.
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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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