ABB wins $ 30m order to strengthen BD power grid
FE Desk Report | Thursday, 2 October 2014
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $ 30 million from Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB), the country's leading transmission utility, to provide four new turnkey substations and help expand six others, to enhance transmission capacity and boost power supply to meet growing demand for electricity.
The four new 132/33kV substations will be constructed at Rangamati, Khagrachori, Bianbazar and Sunamganj. Additionally, six existing substations will undergo expansion. This initiative is part of the country's ongoing Power Systems Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Program, aimed at upgrading the country's generation, transmission and distribution systems to increase capacity, improve efficiency, enhance power reliability and reduce environmental impact.