The Magtaa desalination plant will have a designed capacity of 500,000 cubic meters per day of drinking water to serve about 5 million people.
As part of the contract, ABB will set up a 220 kV outdoor substation to provide power to the facility and also supply products such as power transformers, medium-voltage drives and a range of medium and low-voltage switchgear. ABB will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation, and commissioning of the electrical plant system. Hyflux will build, own and operate the Magtaa plant.
“Besides powering the water treatment facility, ABB technologies will help to enhance plant performance by addressing critical operational needs such as minimizing down time and optimizing energy consumption to improve efficiency,” said Franz-Josef Mengede, head of ABB’s global Power Generation business in the Power Systems division.
“Energy and operational efficiencies are critical factors in the way we design, operate and maintain our plants. Hyflux will be working closely with ABB, to optimize the energy usage of our Magtaa facility and to ensure that the plant delivers optimal performance,” said Sam Ong, deputy chief executive officer and chief finance officer, Hyflux Group.
Hyflux is a Singapore-based manufacturer of membrane systems for water and wastewater industry.
