ABB has signed a contract for the installation of a substation and transformers, plus automation and control systems at a 100MW solar photovoltaic plant in Bangladesh.
ABB will work with Energon Renewables, a subsidiary of independent power producer Orion, to install the electrical hardware required for grid connection, as well as its distributed system control technology at the Moidhara solar power plant.
The plant is expected to start generating electricity by end of 2020.
ABB will implement a fully integrated automation and electrical system for control and monitoring of the entire plant, including the weather monitoring station, to increase the plant’s efficiency and reliability.
Moidhara will act as a blueprint to help to define a road map for a further 1000MW worth of solar power projects across the country, ABB said.
ABB power, water and energy industries head Danilo Moresco said: “This project is the first of its kind in Bangladesh.
“Through it, we will enable clean power to be supplied to residents and industry alike, helping the government to meet its global benchmarks of energy through renewable sources.”
He added that Energon will be able to “optimise control strategies, processes and ultimately maximise plant availability, as well as benefit from collaboration via remote monitoring”.
Orion managing director Salman Obaidul Karim said: “Rapid industrialisation in Bangladesh has seen the demand for power sharply increase and this continues to grow daily.
“The total generation capacity of the country is 20,000MW, yet currently only 188MW is delivered from renewable sources. With this new solar project, we hope to increase this and help the country meet its target of 2000MW generated through renewable sources by 2020.”
