Hitachi Announces Order for 500kV GIS Substation in Thailand
November 05 2014 - 8:35PM
JCN Newswire (English)
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501 / "Hitachi") today announced that,
together with a consortium of a local company, it has entered into
a contract with Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
for supply and construction of Chaiya Phum substations, which is an
engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract including
500kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). This time, Hitachi will
supply 500kV GIS and its associated work and the local company will
supply 230kV GIS as well as conduct civil engineering work,
installation, and commissioning at the substations.
The contract has been signed on November 4 and Hitachi with a local
company aim to complete the work in the year of 2016.
With the Kingdom of Thailand undergoing rapid economic development,
there is a need for further improvements in the reliability of the
electricity power network together with an expansion of generating
capacity. EGAT is Thailand's leading state-owned power utility
under the Ministry of Energy, responsible for electric power
generation and transmission for the whole country as well as bulk
electric energy sales. It is planning a number of projects aimed at
strengthening its electricity power network.
Hitachi has already supplied 500kV GIS to Wang Noi substation of
EGAT, which is the first 500kV GIS substation in Thailand's
electricity power network. Apart from that, Hitachi received 115kV
GIS order for 115kV renovation project replacing air-insulated
substation to gas-insulated substation these days.
Hitachi will cooperate with local reliable partners in each market
across the globe and enhance its optimized marketing organization
to strengthen it's transmission and distribution projects. With
these efforts, Hitachi intends to continue making an active
contribution to the reliable supply of electric power and to the
economic development of Thailand and other nations in the Mekong
region.
About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers
innovations that answer society's challenges with our talented team
and proven experience in global markets. The company's consolidated
revenues for fiscal 2013 (ended March 31, 2014) totaled 9,616
billion yen ($93.4 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on
the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure
systems, information & telecommunication systems, power
systems, construction machinery, high functional materials &
components, automotive systems, healthcare and others. For more
information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at
http://www.hitachi.com.
Source: Hitachi
Contact:
Hitachi Ltd
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