Songo high-voltage direct current converter station refurbishment project, Mozambique
Name and Location
Songo high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station refurbishment project, Mozambique.
Client
Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa.
Project Description
The project entails the refurbishment of the Songo HVDC converter station.
The converter station and associated high-power equipment are key components of the 1 920 MW HVDC link, transmitting clean hydropower from the Cahora Bassa hydro plant in Mozambique over 1 417 km to the grid in South Africa.
The refurbishment involves the replacement of key equipment, including high-voltage transformers and direct current (dc) smoothing reactors.
This will help to enhance power availability.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The commissioning will be completed in two parts, the dc equipment in 2013 and the transformers in 2014.
Latest Developments
ABB has won an order worth $50-million from Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa to refurbish the Songo HVDC converter station.
The company will also supply and install arresters and measuring equipment as part of the turnkey project.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
ABB (Songo HVDC converter station refurbishment).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa, tel +258 252 82291 or fax +258 252 82364.
ABB Group media relations, Thomas Schmidt, tel +41 43 317 6568 or
email media.relations@ch.abb.com.
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