ABB wins power transformers order in China

Orders worth over $100 million.

This is what ABB received to supply converter transformers and components for the Hami-Zhengzhou ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission link in China.

The 800kV link will be Chinese State Grid's latest and highest capacity transmission system when commissioned in 2014.

ABB's transformers and related equipment will be key elements of the 2,210km power highway that will have an 8,000MW rated transmission capacity.

The transformers, which will convert power to direct current (DC) and transmit it to the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, will be installed at the Hami sending station in the Xinjiang region.

The project will deliver electricity to the central region by leveraging the rich coal and wind power resources in western China.

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