ABB wins Algerian power contract

Power and automation technology group ABB has won three contracts worth $70m in total to supply power products and systems that will help
The contracts, booked in the third quarter, are scheduled for completion in 15 months. They are the latest in a series of orders ABB has received from Société Nationale d'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz), the state-owned electricity and gas utility, designed to strengthen and increase Algeria’s electrical supplies.
ABB has announced orders from
The work for Sonelgaz includes replacing transformers with a capacity of 60 to 80 Megavolt amperes (MVA) with 120 MVA transformers.
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