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Friday, November 29, 2013
ABB was awarded a project to supply a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation and plant automation systems for a new 600-MW power plant in Cairo’s satellite 6th of October City. ABB said the new plant will be built close to the existing power station named after the city.
The contract to ABB was awarded by Ansaldo Energia, the EPC contractor for the new plant. The end customer is Cairo Electricity Production Company (CEPC), a government-owned utility that generates around 20%of Egypt’s electricity. The new plant is expected to be completed in 2014.
ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, installation and commissioning of a turnkey 220-KV GIS substation linking the power plant to the transmission grid: with its compact footprint and deployment of ABB state-of-the-art technology, it will ensure safe and reliable power transmission.
ABB will also supply automation systems for the new power plant so that it benefits from the high-performance Symphony™ Plus human machine interface, S+ Operations, which guarantees integrated operations, seamless life cycle management, information and alarm management, security, and process optimization. Symphony Plus is designed to meet the requirements of plant owners in all geographic markets and in all types of power generation and water plants.
The deployment of IEC 61850 compliant Symphony Plus, substation automation, protection, control and communications systems will enable seamless data integration for local and remote monitoring and control of the power assets. Key equipment supplies also include high-voltage switchgear, advanced control and protection systems for the turbines, generators and substation.
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