ABB to build transmission and distribution substation in Brazil
ABB為巴西建造輸配變電站

Project to enhance supply of electricity to the Manaus region of the Amazon
項目加強了亞馬遜瑪瑙斯地區的電力供應

Zurich, Switzerland, Aug.30, 2011 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group will, build a new transmission and distribution substation in the state of Amazonas, in northwestern Brazil for the state-owned power utility company Eletrobras Amazonas Energia.

瑞士蘇黎世8月30日消息——領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB將為巴西國有電力公司Eletrobras Amazonas Energia在西北部的亞馬孫州建造一個新的輸配變電站。

ABB will build the air-insulated switchgear (AIS) outdoor switchyard Mauá III in Manaus, the capital city of Brazil’s largest state. Key ABB products to be supplied include power transformers, high-voltage switchgear rated at 230 kV (kilovolt), 138 kV and 69 kV, circuit breakers, disconnecting switches, instrument transformers, surge arrestors, as well as medium-voltage equipment and auxiliary systems.ABB will also install a substation automation system compliant with the global IEC 61850 communications standard, and equipped with the latest protection and control products.

ABB將在巴西最大州的州府城市瑪納斯Mauá III項目的戶外開關柜建造空氣絕緣開關設備(AIS).ABB提供的關鍵產品包括變壓器、額定230千伏、138千伏以及69千伏的高壓開關、斷路器、隔離開關、互感器、避雷器，以及中壓設備及輔助系統。ABB還將安裝一個兼容全球IEC 61850通信標準的變電站自動化系統，并配備最新的保護和控制產品。

As part of the turnkey project, worth about $20 million, ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, supply, erection, commissioning and start-up of the substation, including civil works. The project is expected to be completed by 2012.

作為價值2千萬美元交鑰匙工程的一部分，ABB負責變電站以及土建工程的設計、工程、供應、安裝、調試以及啟動。該項目預計在2012年完工。

“The substation will enhance the capacity and reliability of the grid and improve supply of electricity through the Manaus power system to industrial, commercial and residential consumers,” said Oleg Aleinikov, head of ABB's substations business, a part of the company’s Power Systems division.

ABB電力系統部變電站業務負責人Oleg Aleinikov表示：“該變電站將提高電網的電量以及可靠性，并通過瑪瑙斯的電力系統，為工業、商業以及住宅消費者改善電力供應。”

Substations are key installations in the power grid that facilitate the efficient transmission and distribution of electricity. They include equipment that protects and controls the flow of electrical power. ABB is the world’s leading supplier of air- and gas-insulated substations covering a range of voltage levels up to 1,100 kV.

變電站是電網中的關鍵設施，促進電力的高效的傳輸和配送。變電站包括保護和控制電流的設備。ABB是世界領先的空氣和氣體絕緣變電站供應商，電壓覆蓋等級高達1100千伏。

Eletrobras Amazonas Energia is part of the Eletrobras Group, Latin America’s biggest power utility company and the tenth largest in the world.

Eletrobras Amazonas Energia公司隸屬于拉丁美洲最大、全球第十大的電力公司Eletrobras集團。

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 130,000 people.

ABB是全球領先的電力和自動化技術企業，致力于幫助電力、公共事業和工業客戶提高業績，同時降低對環境的影響。ABB集團業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約13萬名員工。