ABB wins substations order in Canada

ABB赢得加拿大变电站订单

New power infrastructure to integrate conventional and distributed generation and help reinforce transmission grid

新电力基础设施整合传统式和分布式发电，帮助加强输电网

Zurich, Switzerland, Feb.7, 2012 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a major order from Hydro One Networks Inc., the power transmission and distribution utility of the Canadian province of Ontario, to supply an indoor gas-insulated switchgear substation, an outdoor switchyard with air-insulated switchgear and associated transmission infrastructure. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2011.

瑞士苏黎世2月7日消息——领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB从加拿大安大略省的电力传输和配送企业Hydro One Networks公司赢得了一份重大订单，提供一个室内气体绝缘开关变电站，一个带空气绝缘开关的户外配电装置，以及相关的传输基础设施。该订单是在2011年第四季度签署的。

The new substations will replace an existing installation built in the 1950’s and serve Canada’s largest city Toronto. They will connect the existing Portlands Energy Center generation station and enhance grid reliability.

新的变电站将取代现有的在1950年代建成的旧变电站，并服务于加拿大最大的城市多伦多。它们将连接现在的Portlands能源中心发电站，并提高电网的可靠性。

“The new substations will enable the integration of diverse power generation sources and boost power supply to the region,” said Oleg Aleinikov, head of ABB's substations business, a part of the company’s Power Systems division.

ABB电力系统业务部变电站业务单元负责人Oleg Aleinikov表示：“新的变电站将整合多样化的发电来源，并提高该地区的电力供应。”

ABB’s scope of supply includes 115 kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated and air-insulated switchgear, surge arresters, transformers, and cables. As part of the turnkey contract, ABB is responsible for the system studies, design, engineering, supply and installation of the substations, including civil works. The project is scheduled for completion by 2013.

ABB的供应范围包括115千伏气体绝缘和空气绝缘开关、避雷器、变压器以及电缆。作为交钥匙合同的一部分，ABB还负责系统的研究、设计、工程、供应及变电站的安装，包括土建工程。该项目预计在2013年完成。

Hydro One Networks Inc. owns and operates 96 percent of Ontario’s transmission network. The network has 280 transmission substations, a distribution system spanning around 75 percent of the province, with 1,010 distribution substations and 26 facilities that interconnect the transmission grid with neighboring provinces to enable power trading.

Hydro One Networks公司拥有并运营着安大略省96%的传输网络。传输网络有280个传输变电站，一个覆盖全省大约75%的配电系统，配电系统有1010个配电变电站以及26个与周边省份输电网互连而实现电力交易的设施。

ABB is the world’s leading supplier of turnkey air-insulated, gas-insulated and hybrid substations with voltage levels up to 1,100 kV. These substations facilitate the efficient and reliable transmission and distribution of electricity with minimum environmental impact, serving utility, industry and commercial customers as well as sectors like railways, urban transportation and renewables.

ABB是世界领先的空气绝缘、气体绝缘和电压高达1100千伏混合变电站交钥匙供应商。这些变电站促进电力传输和分配更有效、更可靠，同时对环境影响最小，服务于公用事业机构、工业和商业客户以及铁路、城市交通和可再生能源等行业。

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。