ABB secures Eskom contract

ABB, a Swiss-based provider of power and automation technology, has won a US$75mn contract with Eskom, South Africa’s national electricity provider to supply and install circuit breakers to strengthen the country’s electricity network.

The breakers will help protect the electrical equipment from damage caused by current surges, which is hoped will improve the reliability of the network.

“We are proud to support Eskom in this critical period of strengthening the power grid,” comments Bernhard Jucker, head of ABB’s oower products division.

“Our production capabilities, together with the expertise of the local teams that will install and commission the equipment, helped us secure what is one of ABB’s largest-ever orders for circuit breakers.”

ABB will deliver about 2,000 circuit breakers with operating voltages of 66kV and 132kV over a five-year period, and will take responsibility for their installation and commissioning.