Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch (Transco) has placed an order with Siemens Energy to supply transformer substations and switchgear for the UAE power distribution network expansion project. The US$184mn order includes the turnkey supply of three 132/11 kV transformer substations and two 132/22 kV substations.
The substations ? which will supply power to the CO2-free Masdar City and Abu Dhabi?s new airport, for example ? are scheduled for completion by 2013.