ABB has won orders worth approximately $27 million from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to design, supply and commission 18 transformers which “will enhance grid reliability and increase power capacity to support economic growth” the company said.
The transformer units from ABB will be installed in key substations across the country.
“NGCP is executing a structured program to strengthen the ageing power grid” ABB explained, adding that “a fast-growing population and an agenda of industrial and economic development is driving the demand for reliable electric power in the Philippines."
This is the second major order that ABB has received from NGCP, having won an order for three transformers in 2015.
Among other projects, ABB has also supported Philippines’ largest solar farm with a complete electrical balance of plant (eBoP) solution.