# ABB wins $40M order for China UHVDC transmission link

ABB won an order worth over $40 million to provide power equipment for the 800 kV Dianxibei-Guangdong UHVDC transmission link operated by China Southern Power Grid Company Ltd.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-11-08
- Where: Yunnan and Guangdong provinces, China
- Value: $40.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: power equipment for UHVDC transmission, converter valves, dead-tank breakers, live-tank breakers, DC capacitors
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)
- [China Southern Power Grid](https://endata.com/companies/3836.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [nsenergybusiness.com](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/newsabb-wins-40-million-tx-order-in-china-5662439/), 2016-11-08: "ABB has won an order worth over $40 million to provide power equipment for the 800 kV Dianxibei-Guangdong ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link."

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