ABB Bags $20 Million Power Order From Oncor

Published: 13-Apr-2009

By: Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer

ABB Ltd. (ABB), power and automation technology group, has bagged a $20 million order from Oncor to provide a Static VAr Compensator (SVC) unit to back the transmission grid in north Texas, media reported. The order was booked in the initial quarter of 2009 and the turnkey project is slated to finish by the end of 2010. The SVC unit will be erected at the Renner substation located in the northern part of the state. ABB has bagged three similar orders from Oncor in the past.

SVC devices offer reactive power compensation within high-voltage electricity networks, which improves stability by combating fluctuations in the current and voltage of an electric grid, and by enabling extra power to pass through the network.

Oncor senior vice president Jim Greer said The robust design and flexibility of Static VAr Compensators will allow Oncor to continue to reliably operate the transmission grid in North Texas with less dependence on local generation. ABB worked hard to develop an electrical power solution that will keep pace with the North Texas area's ever increasing power demands, while enabling the improvement of the local environment.”

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