ABB wins $30 million order for HVDC power link upgrade in Africa
Zurich, Switzerland, May 4, 2017 - Upgrade to boost transmission capacity and supply clean hydro power while strengthening grid reliability in Democratic Republic of the CongoABB has won an order worth more than $30 million from Société nationale d'électricité (SNEL), the national electricity company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a partial upgrade of the Inga-Kolwezi high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link. The contract is part of the FRIPT project financed by Glencore and managed by Congo Energy, a subsidiary of Forrest Group International. The link