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BRAZIL,SWITZERLAND : ABB wins $30 million power order in Brazil
Publish Date : 09-Jan-2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $30 million from Cemig Distribuiçăo S.A Brazil, to supply an indoor distribution substation to be located in downtown Belo Horizonte, capital city of the state of Minais Gerais, in the southeastern part of the country.
The new substation will replace an existing 40 year old installation and will occupy only two thirds of the space compared to the current facility, freeing valuable land for other uses. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2011.
“The compact and innovative technologies deployed have a significantly smaller footprint and low maintenance requirements,” said Oleg Aleinikov, head of ABB\'s substations business, a part of the company’s Power Systems division.” The new substation will boost the supply of electricity to the city, improve power quality and help reinforce the reliability of the city’s distribution grid.
ABB’s scope of supply includes 145 kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated switchgear, 15 kV air-insulated switchgear, four 145/15 kV power transformers with a total capacity of 240 MVA (mega-volt-ampere),electromechanical equipment and the civil works. ABB will also deliver fully integrated substation automation, protection and control systems compliant with the global IEC 61850 standard.
As part of the turnkey contract, ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the substation. The project is scheduled for completion by 2013.
