ABB wins power contracts worth US$ 44 million in Nigeria -- Projects will expand and improve existing power infrastructure.Business Editors ZURICH, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2002 ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s , the global power and automation company, announced today it has won contracts worth US$ 44 million from Nigeria's state-owned National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), for two transmission and distribution projects to upgrade the country's electrical supply infrastructure. "This work is critical to the continued development of Nigeria's power sector, and will improve the overall capacity, efficiency and reliability of the country's electrical transmission and distribution system," said Richard Siudek, executive vice president and head of ABB's Utilities division. "ABB is a major supplier and contractor to NEPA, and has the skills and local know-how needed for efficient delivery of such diverse and challenging projects." In a major, two-year project worth US$ 34 million, ABB will design and build a 132-kilometer, 330-kilovolt transmission line connecting the cities of Benin and Onitsha in southern Nigeria. The contract includes a 2.5-kilometer overhead transmission line across the Niger River Niger River or Joliba or Kworra Principal river of western Africa. The third longest on the continent, it rises in Guinea near the Sierra Leone border and flows into Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. , and installation of composite fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power throughout the line to strengthen the country's telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. capabilities. The project is scheduled for completion by the second quarter of 2003. A second project is the US$-10 million, fast-track refurbishment re·fur·bish tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate. re·fur of ninety-two 330-kilovolt and 132-kilovolt circuit breakers Circuit breakers Measures instituted by exchanges to stop trading temporarily when the market has fallen by a certain percentage in a specified period. They are intended to prevent a market free fall by permitting buy and sell orders to rebalance. at seven different transmission and distribution substations throughout Nigeria. In addition to supplying spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. plus a range of high-voltage components, ABB will provide technical training for NEPA engineers. The project is scheduled for completion by August 2002. The upgrades are part of the Nigerian government's plan to support the country's economic development. The projects include rehabilitation and expansion of the transmission and distribution system. ABB (www.abb.com) is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. ABB has 155,000 employees in more than 100 countries. |
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