ABB, ORION sign contract to ramp up efficiency of solar plant in Bangladesh

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ABB has signed a contract with independent power producer ORION to implement automation and control solutions at Bangladesh’s 100 MW Moidhara solar power plant in Mongla.

The contract will dsicover ABB collaborate with Energon Renewables, a subsidiary of ORION, and aims to aid the country’s growing energy requirements, in addition to help the federal government of Bangladesh to attain its goals of delivering cleaner power generation projects by 2020.

Energon use efficient ‘mono Perc’ cells to capture solar rays and convert to power which will be then supplied at 132 kV AC voltage to the key grid in Mongla, 13km away. Mono perc cells give the highest efficiency in making power among other solar panels available for sale.

Leveraging ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus distributed control system technology, ABB will implement a fully integrated automation and electrical system for control and monitoring of the whole plant, including the Weather Monitoring Station, maximizing plant efficiency and reliability, and driving gains in performance, productivity and safety throughout lifecycle operations.

ABB will also provide you with the complete electrical solution comprising of transformers, RMUs and 33/132 kV substation together with the SCADA system communicating to the Bangladesh grid via IEC 60870-5-104 communication protocol.

Danilo Moresco, head of ABB Power and Water, Energy Industries, said: “This project may be the first of its kind in Bangladesh. Through it, we will permit clean capacity to be supplied to residents and industry alike, helping the federal government to meet its global benchmarks of energy through renewable sources.

“With the ABB AbilityTM distributed control system (DCS) acting as common digital backbone offering total visibility of plant operations, assets and maintenance in real time, Energon should be able to optimize control strategies, processes and ultimately maximize plant availability, in addition to benefit from collaboration via remote monitoring.”

Salman Obaidul Karim, managing director for ORION, comments: “Rapid industrialization in Bangladesh has seen the demand for power sharply increase and this is growing daily. The full total generation capacity of the united states is 20,000MW, yet currently, only 188MW is delivered from renewable sources. With this new solar project, we desire to increase this and help the united states meet its target of 2,000MW made through renewable sources by 2020.”

With 95% of Bangladesh’s power generation stemming from gas, diesel and coal, this 100MW plant, which is the equivalent to power made by over 90,000 tons of coal a year, marks a step-change in making energy from renewable sources and can become a blueprint to define a road map for a further 1,000MW worth of solar powered energy project developments in the united states.
Source: https://www.arabianindustry.com

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