ABB wins power orders to help improve energy efficiency for steel plants in the Gulf Region

摘要

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders of around $16 million to install flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) for two steel plants in the Gulf Region. The installations in Kuwait and UAE and are expected to be operational in 2010. The contract was awarded by Danieli, the Italian manufacturer of electric arc furnaces for steel manufacturing. ABB's solution includes two SVC Light~R (Static Var Compensation) installations (rating 0/+164 Mvar at 33 kV). "This solution will help enhance production through improved power quality and at the same time reduce the energy consumption needed to produce the steel" said Per Haugland, head of the Grid Systems business within ABB's Power Systems division.