Integrated power solution for aluminium giant in Oman

摘要

ABB hos supplied a complete integrated power solution, including the critical process rectifiers for Sohar Aluminium, the world's longest smelter potline. Max Wiestner, industry manager of ABB's aluminium business, outlines the technical detail behind the project. Sohar Aluminium Company (SAC), in the Sultanate of Oman, is the first aluminium smelter operating with 1650 V DC, and with 360 pots it is the longest potline in the world. In June 2008, on schedule and after three years of construction, the plant produced its first 'hot metal'. When the full six-month start up process is completed, Sohar will have the capability to produce 360 000 tonnes of aluminium a year.