Zurich, Switzerland, February 25, 2011 - the world's leading power and automation technology group ABB South Africa's state-owned power companies will (Eskom) in South Africa voted to build the Ingula Pumped Storage Power Station provides a leading integrated solution for electrical, total contract value 2,300 million.
Ingula hydropower installed capacity of 1,333 MW, scheduled to be operational in South Africa in 2014. Expected by 2025, glue stick electricity demand in South Africa will add 40,000 MW.
ABB to provide electrical integrated solution, including project design, engineering, supply and commissioning, offering products including auxiliary transformer, dry type distribution transformers, medium and low voltage switchgear equipment.
Ingula pumped storage power station upper reservoir and down by the libraries. The total storage capacity of upper reservoir will reach 22.6 million cubic meters, of which the effective capacity of 19.3 million cubic meters. glue gun Lower reservoir is 26.3 million cubic meters of total storage capacity, of which the effective capacity of 21.9 million cubic meters. 4,500 meters away from the two libraries, through the underground pipes connected to water with four 333MW pump-turbine power plants underground.
In the peak period, the library through the drainage pump-turbine power generation to the next library. Trough in the electricity, the turbines from the lower reservoir through the pump pumping up the library.
South Africa's state-owned power company (Eskom) is South Africa's industry leader in power applications.
ABB is the highest in the world top 500 list of the power and automation technology leader in the field. ABB's technology can help electric power, public utilities and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries, with 124,000 employees. ABB in China, including R & D, manufacturing, sales and engineering services, a full range of business activities, has a staff of 16,000, 30 local companies and nationwide sales and service network.