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ABB TO MODERNIZE ARMENIA'S POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
04 October 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies
| ABB, today announced it has received an order from PIO SI "Energyinvest" in Yerewan valued at US$ 10 million to revamp the power supply system.
The scope of the refurbishment project includes the installation of modern ABB technology in four distribution substations within the next twenty months. The project will help Armenia to meet the increasing demand for power and provide a more reliable power supply. |
ABB, today announced it has received an order from PIO SI "Energyinvest" in Yerewan valued at US$ 10 million to revamp the power supply system.
The scope of the refurbishment project includes the installation of modern ABB technology in four distribution substations within the next twenty months. The project will help Armenia to meet the increasing demand for power and provide a more reliable power supply. Armenia's existing 110 and 220 kilovolt networks are no longer capable of meeting present demands for a reliable power supply because they are equipped with outdated switchgear technology. As a result, the Armenian Energy Ministry, with international assistance, has been undertaking a series of projects over the past several years to improve the entire power supply system. The contract awarded to ABB for the first phase of the modernization was made possible by a loan from the World Bank. The project comprises refurbishment tasks for the four substations that distribute power to the region around the capital city of Yerewan. One of the stations also ties into the nuclear power station ANPP, the largest power producer in Armenia, which generates twice 407.5 MW. Substations are required to transform power from the high-voltage level down to the level needed by consumers. The scope of the modernization work includes replacing numerous older system components with new equipment. The initial twenty-four month project schedule will be reduced to twenty months by working in parallel on all four substations. At the end of 2002, ABB completed a two-year project in Armenia to refurbish the Kanaker hydro power station in Yerewan. The customer has already prequalified ABB for an additional project in the power distribution sector.
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About: ABB Automation Technologies
ABB 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 around 105,000 people.
ABB has streamlined its divisional structure to focus on two core businesses: Power Technologies and Automation Technologies. The Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals division is slated for divestment. ABB Power Technologies serves electric, gas and water utilities as well as industrial and commercial customers, with a broad range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and automation. ABB Automation Technologies blends a robust product and service portfolio with end-user expertise and global presence to deliver solutions for control, motion, protection, and plant integration across the full range of process and utility industries. In addition to ABB's automation activities directed at the oil and gas industries, ABB Lummus Global continues to design and supply production facilities, refineries and petrochemical plants. ABB's former Upstream business, divested in July 2004, is now part of Vetco International (www.vetco.com). |
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