(Source: Datamonitor)
Swiss power and automation technology group ABB has said that it will supply electrical and automation solutions worth $25 million for an expansion of the Machu Picchu hydroelectric power plant in Peru's Cusco region, about 1,300km east of the capital, Lima.
The company has said that a second powerhouse built underground at an elevation of 1,800m above sea level will add 100MW to the plant's present 90MW capacity and the expansion will help regulate the level and flow of the Vilcanota River, minimizing the risk of landslides and flooding.
The project will be executed as part of a strategic alliance with Harbin Electric Machinery and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
As part of the project, ABB will provide an integrated instrumentation control and electrical solution, which includes protection and control equipment, instrumentation and control products, medium- and high-voltage switchgear, generator circuit breakers, excitation systems, transformers and cables.
ABB will also supply its System 800xA power plant control system for the hydro governor and balance-of-plant, enabling all automation functions from a single platform.
ABB will execute the project for Grana y Montero, a local engineering, procurement and construction company which has been engaged by Empresa de Generacion Electrica Machu Picchu, a state-owned power utility in Peru.
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