ABB wins $45 million order to strengthen German power grid
Zurich, Switzerland, February 13, 2018 – Upgrade of substation to help integrate more renewables and enhance grid reliabilityABB has won an order worth around $45 million from German transmission system operator TransnetBW to upgrade a substation in Philippsburg, in the southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The existing air-insulated switchgear (AIS) will be replaced by a compact 380 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) within the project. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2017.Germany is implementing an energy transition plan, called “Energiewende”, which entails a