Under the contract – which will last for four years – ABB will deliver approximately 300 circuit breakers and 530 surge arresters. It is the largest order for live tank breakers ever received by ABB. The breakers are equipped with state-of-the-art polymer insulators which make the breakers safer and more reliable.

根據這份四年合約，ABB將交付大約300個電路斷路器以及530個電涌放電器。這是ABB迄今收到的最大的帶電槽斷路器訂單。這些斷路器裝備了頂級的聚合絕緣體，使得這些斷路器更安全、更可靠。

Eskom’s program is designed to strengthen grid reliability throughout the country in line with growth projections. Short to medium-term focus will be on Eastern and Western Cape, Gauteng Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.

Eskom的項目在于在全國范圍內加強電網的可靠性，以符合增長規劃。缺乏中期聚集的將是Cape的東部和西部地區，Gauteng Mpumalanga地區以及KwaZulu-Natal地區。

This order is the latest in a series of contracts with Eskom. In May 2006, ABB signed a frame agreement worth $25 million to supply medium-voltage switchgear and protection units for two 1,200 megawatt power plants owned by Eskom.

該訂單是ABB與Eskom一系列合同中的最新一個。在2006年5月，ABB就簽署了一份價值2,500萬美元的框架協議，為Eskom所有的兩座1,200兆瓦特發電廠提供中壓接電開關和保護裝置。

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 107,000 people.

ABB集團是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約107,000名雇員。

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