ABB wins $15M power transmission order in Mongolia

ABB won an order worth $15 million from Oyu Tolgoi LLC. to boost the capacity and reliability of existing transmission lines. 

“This environmentally friendly solution will increase power capacity, improve grid stability and secure power supply to the mine and surrounding areas, contributing to the development of the region,” said Martin Gross, head of ABB’s Grid Systems business, within the company’s Power Systems division.

ABB will design, supply, install and commission two SVCs by 2012, each with a rating of -100/+100 MVAr. SVC is part of ABB’s family of FACTS technologies, which enhance the capacity, security and flexibility of power transmission systems, and make an important contribution to the development of smart grids.

Oyu Tolgoi LLC, is Mongolia’s largest copper and gold mining company, which will build and operate the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in southern Mongolia. It is scheduled to begin commercial production in 2013. Oyu Tolgoi is a strategic partnership between the Government of Mongolia, Ivanhoe Mines, and Rio Tinto.