ABB wins $30m power contract for Jumeirah and Jebel Ali islands.

* Swedish-Swiss power group ABB has signed a contract worth $30m with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) for a substation and heavy-duty gas-insulated switchgear to deliver electrical power to the palm-shaped Jumeirah and Jebel Ali islands. Under the terms of the contract, ABB will design, manufacture, erect, test and commission a turnkey switching station, and supply a 132 kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear, protection panels, electrical and mechanical auxiliary equipment, and 20km of 132 kilovolt XLPE cable. ABB will also take care of all necessary civil works, and complete the contract in 12 months. Visible from space, the islands will house dozens of luxury hotels, exclusive villas and apartments, marinas, shopping malls and recreational facilities when completed in 2007. The artificial islands will increase Dubai's shoreline by 120km.