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Siemens officials sign the deal with Abu Dhabi officials.

Siemens secures power grid order

01 June 2010

SIEMENS Energy has secured an order worth $184 million as part of a project to expand Abu Dhabi’s power distribution network.

Siemens and its partner Electromechanical, which received the order from the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Dispatch Company (Transco), Abu Dhabi’s national electricity grid operator, will supply transformer substations and switchgear for the project.
“We’re proud that Transco has again opted for field-proven, first-class equipment from Siemens for the expansion of Abu Dhabi’s electricity grid,” said Peter Loescher, chief executive officer, Siemens. The order entails the turnkey supply of three 132/11 kV transformer substations and two 132/22 kV substations. They will be equipped with 20 Dresden-built 40-MVA transformers, gas-insulated switchgear, and protection and control equipment.
A total of 356 gas-insulated switchgear bays comprising 46 for the 132-kV voltage level, 124 for 22 kV and 186 for 11 kV are to be supplied from Siemens’ plants in Berlin and Frankfurt. These substations – which will supply power to, for example, the carbon-dioxide-free Masdar City as well as Abu Dhabi’s new airport – are scheduled for completion by 2013.
UAE capital Abu Dhabi is expanding its electricity supply network in order to keep pace with the rising demand for energy, which is estimated to continue to grow by 10 per cent each year.
In another development, Siemens has entered into an agreement with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) and Studio Daniel Libeskind to design and build a world-class education and learning facility in Abu Dhabi.
Under the terms of the agreement, the parties will work together to employ the latest technology and sustainable design principles in the building of the proposed HCT Innovation City – a state-of-the-art academic hub that will be the future home to Abu Dhabi Men’s College (ADMC), Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) and HCT’s Central Services division.
The design incorporated in the building process will in itself be a source of learning and research for HCT students in terms of technologies, materials and methods used in construction. The design will allow ADMC to accommodate a projected 5,000 students by 2014.