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EuroWire – July 2009 11
corporate news
$140-million transformers
order from China
ABB has won an order worth around
$140 million to deliver transformers to the
State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC)
for a high-voltage power corridor that
will strengthen the Chinese electricity
network and help meet rising demand in
the Shandong coastal region.
The power link will transmit 4,000 mega-
watts of electricity at 660 kilovolts over
1,350 km, from Ningxia province to
Shandong, China’s second most populous
province. This is part of China’s efforts to
develop energy-rich regions and transmit
power from areas of surplus to centres of
high demand.
The corridor will use high-voltage direct
current (HVDC) technology to maximize
transmissionefficiency. ABB’s transformers
will serve the stations that convert
power to direct current for transmission
and back to alternating current for
distribution, and will be supplied in
cooperation with local Chinese partners.
Each converter transformer is extremely
large, weighing over 500 tonnes.
This presents challenges that will be
addressed by reducing the width of the
transformers for the Ningxia station,
located in a remote and mountainous
area, so that they can be transported
by rail.
“These high-specification transformers
will enable efficient transmission of a
large quantity of power across a long
distance and with minimum losses,” said
Bernhard Jucker head of ABB’s power
products division.
ABB Ltd – UK
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▲ ▲ Conversion from alternating current to direct current and back again is made in the HVDC Light valves
Change of name for
Cable&Wireless
Cable&Wireless Europe, Asia & US
has changed its company name to
Cable&Wireless Worldwide.
Jim Marsh, chief executive officer,
Cable&WirelessWorldwide, commented;
“Our business has gone through
significant changes in the last few years.
We’re now a truly global company,
delivering excellent service to our
customers the world over. The name
change now reflects the growth, reach
and focus of the business.”
Cable&Wireless plc – UK
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The IWMA celebrates its 40th anniversary
in 2010, coinciding with the wire
Düsseldorf exhibition, and will mark
this milestone in a number of ways.
Already member organisations are
taking advantage of a special offer of
two years’ membership for the cost of
one year when renewing during 2009.
New members applying to join during
2009 can also enjoy the ‘two years for
the price of one’ anniversary offer.
Currently in preparation, for publication
early next year, is a commemorative
booklet that will record the history of
the IWMA.
The main focus of the anniversary
celebrations will be a prestigious
gala dinner in Düsseldorf on Tuesday
13th April during wire Düsseldorf 2010.
IWMA – UK
Fax: +44 1926 314755
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IWMA’s 40th
anniversary plans