Name of the Project
Power transmission upgrade project.

Location
Poland.

Client
Poland’s national transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektro-energetyczne (PSE).

Project Description
The project involves the provision of energy efficient transformers that will extend and upgrade the power transmission grid in Poland.

The order is part of a project to modernise and expand the country’s national transmission system to meet the needs of the country’s expanding economy and growing energy demand.

This includes replacing in-service transformers and installing new ones. The project includes the design, delivery, installation and commissioning of three sets of transformers, including five 450 MVA units; two 500 MVA units; and ten 275 MVA units. The units will be manufactured at ABB’s state-of-the-art transformer manufacturing centre in Lodz, Poland.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
ABB has won orders worth an estimated $40-million to provide PSE with energy efficient transformers that will extend and upgrade the power transmission grid in Poland.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Not stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
PSE, tel +48 22 242 26 00.
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