ABB wins $62 million order to strengthen South Africa’s power supply

ABB贏得6,200萬美元訂單，加強南非電力供應

HVDC converter station refurbishment will improve key power corridors

HVDC變流器站的整修將改善關鍵電力廊

Zurich, Switzerland, August 24, 2006 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has won a $62 million order from the South African utility Eskom to strengthen one of the region’s most important cross-border power transmission systems.

瑞士蘇黎世8月23日消息——領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB今天表示贏得了南非Eskom電力公司一份價值6,200萬美元訂單，加強該地區最重要的跨邊界電力傳輸系統之一。

ABB will refurbish the HVDC Apollo converter station near Johannesburg. Upon completion in May 2008, the refurbishment will improve the reliability of the converter station receiving electricity from Mozambique.

ABB將整修靠近約翰內斯堡的HVDC阿波羅變流器站。計劃2008年5月完工的整修將改善該變流器站接收來自莫桑比克的電力的可靠性。

“This refurbishment will significantly increase grid reliability and power flow in this key area,” said Samir Brikho, head of ABB's Power Systems division. “Using our semiconductor valves and control technology, we have already successfully upgraded a number of existing HVDC plants with minimal disruption."

ABB電力系統部經理Samir Brikho表示：“本次整修將極大地提高該地區的電網可靠性和電力傳輸。利用我們的半導體閥門和控制技術，我們已經在最小損壞的情況下成功地升級了眾多現有的HVDC電廠。”

This HVDC system helps to integrate hydropower produced at the Cahora Bassa dam in Mozambique with the grid in South Africa, where electricity is mainly produced by coal-burning thermal power plants. The refurbished Apollo converter station, which was constructed in the 1970s, will boost the transmission reliability of the converter station. It will also prepare for future upgrades that may be required.

該HVDC系統幫助在莫桑比克Cahora Bassa水壩所發的電力整合到南非的電力網中，而南非的電力主要依靠煤電廠產生。阿波羅變流器站建于上個世紀70年代，整修后將提高變流器站的傳輸可靠性。它同樣也為將來所需要的升級做了準備。

ABB’s scope of supply includes new thyristor valves with a unique outdoor design that will minimize the interruption of supply from Cahora Bassa during the upgrade. The entire control and protection system will be replaced using ABB’s computerized Mach 2 system, and ABB will also supply new AC harmonic and DC filters using DC capacitors.

ABB的供應范圍包括具有獨特戶外設計的新半導體閘流管閥門，它可將升級期間來自Cahora Bassa水壩的電力供應中斷減到最少。整個控制和保護系統將被使用ABB計算機化的Mach 2系統替換，而且ABB還將提供使用DC電容器的新AC諧波和DC濾波器。

Earlier this month, ABB won a $30 million contract from Eskom for equipment to help strengthen power grid reliability. It was the largest order for transmission circuit breakers received by ABB.

本月較早前，ABB就贏得了Eskom一份價值3,000萬美元設備合同，幫助加強加強電網可靠性。那是ABB所接受的最大的傳輸電路斷路器訂單。

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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