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| ABB to upgrade South African power plants Zurich-based ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has signed a frame agreement worth a total of $25 million to supply medium-voltage switchgear and protection units for two 1,200 megawatt power plants owned by the South African utility, Eskom. ABB will design, manufacture, test, install and commission new medium-voltage switchgear and protection technology for Eskom's Kriel and Grootvlei power stations, in Mpumalanga province in the northeast of the country. It is one of the largest contracts for medium-voltage products ever won by ABB. ABB will initially install about 500 switchgear panels at the Kriel station, and about 300 panels at the Grootvlei station. Grootvlei was commissioned in 1969, Kriel in 1979. The overall refurbishing of the plants will extend the operational life of each by 20 years. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |