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| ABB to connect two parts of Namibia's power grid Zurich-based power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth $180 million from the Namibian national power utility, NamPower, to connect two parts of the country's power grid and strengthen electricity networks in southern Africa. NamPower is building a 350 kilovolts (kV), 300-megawatt (MW) transmission link between the northeastern Caprivi region and the power network in central Namibia. This link will also interconnect the electricity networks of Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and South Africa to create an alternative route for power imports and exports to and from neighboring countries. The design allows for an extension to 600MW. The link will use ABB's innovative and environmentally friendly HVDC Light system, a high-voltage direct current transmission technology that will stabilize the two weak networks and increase grid reliability in the region. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |