Under the $40m contract, ABB will supply advanced power equipment to facilitate transmission of 5,000MW of clean hydro-power over a distance of more than 1,950km through the UHVDV transmission link.
The contract scope involves deployment of ABB technologies at the Xinsong converter station in Yunnan and the Dongfang station in Guangdong.
Additionally, ABB will supply dead-tank breakers, live-tank breakers and Direct Current (DC) capacitors, as well as equipment for converter valve towers and halls.
The China Southern Power Grid Company-operated transmission link project is designed to transmit clean hydro-power from Yunnan province in southwestern China to the Pearl River Delta region in Guangdong.
ABB Power Grids division president Claudio Facchin said: “We are pleased that our advanced power technologies will enable the longest UHVDC link in southern China to deliver clean power to millions and lower environmental impact.
“Ultra-high-voltage technologies are a key element of our Next Level strategy and will help expansive countries like China to reliably and efficiently transport increasing amounts of clean, renewable power over greater distances.”
The transmission project is expected to meet the annual power consumption needs of over 10 million people based on average per capita national consumption while helping in significantly reducing coal consumption and mitigating CO2 emissions.
