ABB will supply a synchronous compensation solution, to be installed at the Codrongianos power station in northern Sardinia. The $20m turnkey project includes design, supply, commissioning and maintenance services. The order placed by Terna, the leading Italian transmission system operator (TSO), will be executed in association with Ansaldo Energia.
Key product supplies include transformers, a range of low- and medium-voltage switchgear, disconnectors, start-up and excitation systems, cables and other auxillary equipment. ABB will also supply control and protection systems as well as monitoring and diagnostic solutions for the plant. The project is scheduled for commissioning in 2014. The power plant will include two systems, each comprising a 250 MV synchronous compensator, excitation system, startup and cooling systems, a 330 MV step-up transformer for connection to the 380 kV grid, medium-voltage switchgear, and the auxiliary, protection, management, control and monitoring systems.