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| ABB wins $170-million contract for Baltic Sea power link Swiss engineering group ABB has won a contract worth $170 million from Svenska Kraftnät and Fingrid Oyj, the transmission system operators in Sweden and Finland. ABB will supply two HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter stations for the Fenno-Skan 2 power link. The converter stations will be part of an 800-MW (megawatt) extension of the existing 550-MW Fenno-Skan 1 link, delivered by ABB in 1989. ABB will use its state-of-the-art HVDC technology and equipment. The contract is part of a larger scheme that includes a 400-kV AC (alternating current) substation in Finnböle, a 70- km DC overhead line in Sweden and a 200-km submarine cable. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |