Under the contract – which will last for four years – ABB will deliver approximately 300 circuit breakers and 530 surge arresters. It is the largest order for live tank breakers ever received by ABB. The breakers are equipped with state-of-the-art polymer insulators which make the breakers safer and more reliable.

根据这份四年合约，ABB将交付大约300个电路断路器以及530个电涌放电器。这是ABB迄今收到的最大的带电槽断路器订单。这些断路器装备了顶级的聚合绝缘体，使得这些断路器更安全、更可靠。

Eskom’s program is designed to strengthen grid reliability throughout the country in line with growth projections. Short to medium-term focus will be on Eastern and Western Cape, Gauteng Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.

Eskom的项目在于在全国范围内加强电网的可靠性，以符合增长规划。缺乏中期聚集的将是Cape的东部和西部地区，Gauteng Mpumalanga地区以及KwaZulu-Natal地区。

This order is the latest in a series of contracts with Eskom. In May 2006, ABB signed a frame agreement worth $25 million to supply medium-voltage switchgear and protection units for two 1,200 megawatt power plants owned by Eskom.

该订单是ABB与Eskom一系列合同中的最新一个。在2006年5月，ABB就签署了一份价值2,500万美元的框架协议，为Eskom所有的两座1,200兆瓦特发电厂提供中压接电开关和保护装置。

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 107,000 people.

ABB集团是电力和自动化技术领域的全球领导厂商，致力于为工业和电力行业客户提供解决方案，以帮助客户提高生产效率，同时降低对环境的不良影响。ABB集团的业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约107,000名雇员。

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