ABB wins US$ 40-million power transmission
project in Africa
Power corridor will link new Nigerian capital
to the national grid>
November 7, 2000
- ABB
ABB, the global technology group, said today
it has won a US$ 40-million order to design
and build a new high-voltage power transmission
corridor, including the installation of fiber
optics, to Nigeria's new federal capital of
Abuja.
The order was placed by Nigeria's Ministry of
Power and Steel and the Nigerian Electricity
Authority (NEPA) as part of an ongoing initiative
to upgrade the country's electrical infrastructure
to support economic development. The installation
of optical fiber throughout the entire line
will allow Abuja and the rest of the country
to build up its telecommunications and data
communications capability — a key enabler
for future Internet technologies and communications.
The project involves the design, manufacture,
erection and commissioning of the 144-kilometer,
330-kilovolt link between Shiroro, and Abuja
— in the center of Nigeria — including
transmission towers and power lines, and all
related electrical systems and equipment.
ABB said the project includes the transfer of
high-voltage transmission engineering technology
from Europe and from its operations in South
Africa. Technology and equipment from ABB in
Nigeria and South Africa will make up some 70
percent of the total delivery.
"This is a significant order for ABB in
Africa and is the direct result of our strong
local presence and expertise in both Nigeria
and South Africa — the two biggest economies
in Sub-Saharan Africa — and our ability
to transfer technology across borders,"
said Sune Karlsson, executive vice-president
and head of ABB's power transmission and power
distribution business segments.
Work on the project will begin immediately and
is expected to be completed within two years.
The ABB Group (www.abb.com) serves customers
in power transmission and distribution; automation;
oil, gas, and petrochemicals; building technologies;
and in financial services. With novel IT applications,
tailored software solutions, growing eBusiness
and a fast-expanding knowledge and service base,
ABB is building links to the new economy. The
ABB Group employs about 160,000 people in more
than 100 countries. (End)
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