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| ABB won $180 million contract in Canada  ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received a $180 million order from Hydro-Québec to strengthen the electrical transmission grid between the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. ABB will deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station that will add 1,250 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity between Quebec and Ontario by March 2009. In addition to improving grid reliability in both provinces, Ontario will benefit by having substantially more access to emission-free hydroelectric power from Quebec.The new converter station in southern Quebec will create a new interconnection between the 315 kilovolt (kV) grid in Quebec and the 230 kV grid in Ontario. ABB's scope of supply includes design and manufacture of equipment, installation, commissioning and civil works, using the latest developments in power semiconductor valves and advanced control systems. Hydro-Québec is one of the largest producers of hydroelectric power in the world, and operates the largest power transmission system in North America. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |