ABB: $75m deal in Brazil to transmit clean power

ABB has won a $75m order to supply advanced converter transformers for a high voltage direct current transmission link in Brazil.
The 800kV Belo Monte connection will transmit renewable energy generated in the north of the country to the southeast, the Swiss company said.

The 2,518 kilometre (km) link will transmit clean power generated in the north of Brazil, from the Xingu substation, to the Rio Substation in the southeast. It will be capable of transporting up to 4000 megawatts (MW) of electricity – enough to meet the needs of around ten million people. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2016.

“Ultra-high voltage technologies are a key focus area of our Next Level strategy, and our advanced converter transformers are making it possible to integrate renewable energy sources and transmit clean power across long distances with minimum losses, reliably and efficiently,” ABB power grids division president Claudio Facchin said.