GE’s AC transmission system helps with complex grid challenges
GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions has won five contracts for Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) that will help increase power transfer capability.
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France, Paris: GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has won five contracts for Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) that will help increase power transfer capability.
The contracts include a Fixed Series Compensation (FSC) bank reconfiguration project for the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) in the USA and a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) project for Saudi Electricity Company, one of the largest producers of electricity in the Middle East and North Africa.
“GE has more than a century of experience designing and building transmission network systems, including the world’s first Fixed Series Compensation project in the USA in 1928,” said Olivier Ruiz, North American Regional Leader for GE Grid Solutions’ Grid Systems Integration business. “Our recent awards add to our installed base of nearly 450 FSC and STATCOM systems globally, confirming our position as one of the leading FACTS players in the world. In terms of FSC systems alone, we have a total of about 160,000 Mvars installed, making us the industry leader in this segment.”
Source: GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions
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