ABB to provide substation equipment fro Suvarnabhumi Phase 2 exapansion
Industrial-technology multinational ABB has received an order worth US$3.5 million (Bt123 million) to deliver substation equipment to facilitate the distribution of power at Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Phase 2 expansion.
The deal includes power transformers, control and protection technology, gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), and dry-type transformers, as well as supervision, installation and test commissioning through EPC Interlink Communication (Thailand).
“We are proud to be part of the Phase 2 expansion in providing reliable and efficient power supplies, and state-of-the-art electrical substations to meet the needs of a busy airport,” said Praditpong Suksirithawornkul, ABB’s sales manager for the power grids division in Thailand.
The 115/24-kilovolt power transformer and 115kV control and protection equipment will be manufactured in ABB’s factory in Samut Prakan province, while the 115kV GIS will be imported from ABB in China and 24kV/416-volt dry-type transformer from ABB in South Korea.
To ease congestion at the airport, which is now operating at close to capacity, the expansion plan includes the construction of one additional runway, subsequent enlargement of domestic and international terminals, and improvements to parking bays, car parks, and other airport infrastructure.
When Phase 2 is completed next year, it should increase annual passenger capacity at the airport from the current 45 million to more than 60 million.
ABB, a multinational headquartered in Switzerland, is a technology provider in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport and infrastructure globally.
