#Switzerland


Lithuania integrated into Baltic grid with HVDC link

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned and handed over the LitPol Link, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link connecting the power grids of Lithuania and Poland, to the Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid.

ABB nominates four new Board members

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has nominated four new members for election to its Board of Directors, aiming to strengthen its expertise in areas related to the shift in the centre of gravity of the company’s activities.

ABB wins substation project in Jordan

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will supply a substation for the Shams Ma’an photovoltaic project, the largest of its kind in Jordan, which will help the country reach renewable targets of 10 percent of its energy mix by 2020.

Sinemax to represent Haefely Hipotronics in Taiwan

Switzerland, Basel: Haefely Hipotronics, a Switzerland-based provider of high voltage test equipment solutions, has announced the appointment of Sinemax International Company as its authorized representative in Taiwan.

ABB wins $23M orders for 765 kV transformers

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth $23 million from Power Grid Corporation of India to supply 765 kV ultra-high voltage power transformers for substations in the northern Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

ABB awarded orders for India’s solar power projects

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth around $18 million to provide turnkey solution encompassing the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the power plant electrification and automation systems, the pooling stations and multiple substations for solar power plants being built as part of India’s push for solar energy and renewables.

HV test systems provider appoints new representative in Turkey

Switzerland, Basel: Haefely Hipotronics, a Switzerland-based high voltage test equipment and system solutions provider, has appointed EAYDIN Engineering Consulting & Trading Inc. as its authorized representative for the industry sector in Turkey.

ABB bags traction transformer order from Stadler Rail

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has received orders worth $85 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail to supply traction equipment for projects to expand public rail networks in Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

ABB supplying transformers for $24M power boost in Kenya

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has been awarded a $24 million Nairobi substation upgrade project by Kenya Power, the national electric utility and the country’s largest power transmission and distribution company.

ABB wins $50M transformer contract in South Africa

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has signed a contract worth around $50 million with Bombardier Transportation South Africa for the supply of traction transformers and associated products for 240 freight locomotives that will form South Africa’s electric rail fleet.

ABB awarded $28M power and water plant contract in UAE

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $28 million order to supply an electrical Balance-of-Plant (eBoP) solution for a new independent water and power producer (IWPP) project in the United Arab Emirates.

Rhaetian train features ABB transformers and colours

Switzerland, Baden/Landquart: A specially-equipped Rhaetian Railway (RhB) train will be featuring a new look matching that of ABB branding to mark a hundred years of collaboration between the two companies.

ABB wins $40 million order from Sri Lanka

Zurich, Switzerland: ABB has won an order worth about $40 million from Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to supply new 220 kV substations and upgrade an existing substation in Sri Lanka.