ABB to build transmission and distribution substation in Brazil
ABB为巴西建造输配变电站

Project to enhance supply of electricity to the Manaus region of the Amazon
项目加强了亚马逊玛瑙斯地区的电力供应

Zurich, Switzerland, Aug.30, 2011 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group will, build a new transmission and distribution substation in the state of Amazonas, in northwestern Brazil for the state-owned power utility company Eletrobras Amazonas Energia.

瑞士苏黎世8月30日消息——领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB将为巴西国有电力公司Eletrobras Amazonas Energia在西北部的亚马孙州建造一个新的输配变电站。

ABB will build the air-insulated switchgear (AIS) outdoor switchyard Mauá III in Manaus, the capital city of Brazil’s largest state. Key ABB products to be supplied include power transformers, high-voltage switchgear rated at 230 kV (kilovolt), 138 kV and 69 kV, circuit breakers, disconnecting switches, instrument transformers, surge arrestors, as well as medium-voltage equipment and auxiliary systems.ABB will also install a substation automation system compliant with the global IEC 61850 communications standard, and equipped with the latest protection and control products.

ABB将在巴西最大州的州府城市玛纳斯Mauá III项目的户外开关柜建造空气绝缘开关设备(AIS).ABB提供的关键产品包括变压器、额定230千伏、138千伏以及69千伏的高压开关、断路器、隔离开关、互感器、避雷器，以及中压设备及辅助系统。ABB还将安装一个兼容全球IEC 61850通信标准的变电站自动化系统，并配备最新的保护和控制产品。

As part of the turnkey project, worth about $20 million, ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, supply, erection, commissioning and start-up of the substation, including civil works. The project is expected to be completed by 2012.

作为价值2千万美元交钥匙工程的一部分，ABB负责变电站以及土建工程的设计、工程、供应、安装、调试以及启动。该项目预计在2012年完工。

“The substation will enhance the capacity and reliability of the grid and improve supply of electricity through the Manaus power system to industrial, commercial and residential consumers,” said Oleg Aleinikov, head of ABB's substations business, a part of the company’s Power Systems division.

ABB电力系统部变电站业务负责人Oleg Aleinikov表示：“该变电站将提高电网的电量以及可靠性，并通过玛瑙斯的电力系统，为工业、商业以及住宅消费者改善电力供应。”

Substations are key installations in the power grid that facilitate the efficient transmission and distribution of electricity. They include equipment that protects and controls the flow of electrical power. ABB is the world’s leading supplier of air- and gas-insulated substations covering a range of voltage levels up to 1,100 kV.

变电站是电网中的关键设施，促进电力的高效的传输和配送。变电站包括保护和控制电流的设备。ABB是世界领先的空气和气体绝缘变电站供应商，电压覆盖等级高达1100千伏。

Eletrobras Amazonas Energia is part of the Eletrobras Group, Latin America’s biggest power utility company and the tenth largest in the world.

Eletrobras Amazonas Energia公司隶属于拉丁美洲最大、全球第十大的电力公司Eletrobras集团。

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 130,000 people.

ABB是全球领先的电力和自动化技术企业，致力于帮助电力、公共事业和工业客户提高业绩，同时降低对环境的影响。ABB集团业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约13万名员工。