ABB power plant project wins 2009 Asian Power Award

Beijing, November 2, 2009 –ABB, the leading power and automation group, has received the Best Environmental Performance Power Plant Award for its contributions to China’s Heshuyuan Power Plant project at the 2009 Asia Power Award Ceremony organized by Asian Power Magazine. The plant’s 300 MW CFB (Circulating Fluidized Bed) boilers employ an ABB control system, helping to realize environmentally friendly production and eliminating sulfur dioxide emissions by more than 90 percent, or about 10,000 tons of SO2 a year.

Daniel Assandri, head of the Power Systems Division, North Asia Region and China, said, “ABB has been one of the first companies to put a major focus on energy efficiency and is committed to applying its extensive power technologies to help industrial customers improve their energy performance while lowering their environmental impact. Heshuyuan power plant attaches great importance to energy efficiency and eco-friendly operation. We are proud to join with them to promote sustainable development in China’s power industry. ”

ABB Bailey Beijing Engineering provided a complete Distributed Control System (DCS) for the power project. Its scope includes boiler control, integrated turbine control and protection, balance of plant control, unit coordination control, plus control of auxiliary processes such as coal and ash handling and wastewater treatment.

ABB has won the Asian Power Awards several times thanks to its cutting-edge technologies and outstanding engineering expertise in the power industry. This year, ABB’s power project in Japan, the Isogo Thermal Power Station, has also been honored as the Best Environmental Performance Power Plant. In 2007, ABB won the Asian Power Project Award for its successful delivery of control systems for two 600MW supercritical units at QinBei Power Plant of China Huaneng Group. It is the first supercritical power plant in China to use mainly Chinese-manufactured equipment.

Heshuyuan Power Plant, located in Meixian County of Guangdong Province, is operated by Guangdong Baolihua Electric Power Company. With a total installed capacity of 1,470 MW, the plant employs advanced CFB technology and boasts the largest single-unit capacity for comprehensive utilization of energy resources in the region. It is an exemplary power plant of generating electricity with energy efficient technology in Guangdong.

Sulfur dioxide is a major pollutant, causing air pollution and acid rain in China. Nearly half of the country’s SO2 emissions come from coal-fired plants. The state has stipulated in its 11th Five Year Plan a 10% reduction in total SO2 emissions in 2010 over levels during the 10th Five Year Plan.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and services, with 15,000 employees, 27 joint ventures and wholly owned companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 60 cities.