ABB will deliver about 2,000 circuit breakers with operating voltages of 66kV and 132kV over a five-year period, and will take responsibility for their installation and commissioning.
The circuit breakers help protect electrical equipment from damage caused by current surges and will assist in enhancing the safety and reliability of the electricity network.
Bernhard Jucker, head of power products division at ABB, said: We are proud to support Eskom in this critical period of strengthening the power grid. Our production capabilities, together with the expertise of the local teams that will install and commission the equipment, helped us secure what is one of ABB’s largest-ever orders for circuit breakers.
