Under the $30m contract, ABB will provide power infrastructure to allow integration of power from 13 wind farms, into the country’s transmission grid.
Scheduled for completion in 2016, the projects are expected to generate power required to meet the needs of about 300,000 local households.
The 216MW São Clemente and 130MW Tianguá willwind complexes are located in the states of Pernambuco and Ceará.
The company will also supply the 230kV and 69kV air-insulated switchgear substations including compact 34.5kV substations with distribution transformers, connection bays and overhead lines, as part of the contract.
ABB Power Systems division president Claudio Facchin said: "These substations and related infrastructure will facilitate the integration, transmission and distribution of clean wind energy to serve growing electricity needs in the region.
"They will also help strengthen grid reliability and secure power supplies. This order is a further example of ABB’s Next Level Strategy and our focus on expanding in growing markets."
ABB will be responsible for the delivery of reclosers circuit breakers in order to reduce the disruptions impacting the integration of wind power into the grid.
The substations will feature IEC 61850-compliant open standard automation capabilities as well as control and protection systems.
Image: ABB to support integration of renewable energy into Brazil’s transmission grid. Photo: courtesy of ABB.
