# ABB wins $100 million order to upgrade Sylmar HVDC converter station

ABB won an order worth over $100 million from Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to modernize the Sylmar HVDC converter station in California, part of the Pacific Intertie link. The order was booked in Q4 2016.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-01-11
- Where: Sylmar, California, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: HVDC converter station upgrade, MACH control and protection system
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power](https://endata.com/companies/21382.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/535/abb-wins-100-million-order-to-upgrade-historic-hvdc-link-in-the-u-s), 2017-01-11: "ABB has won an order worth more than $100 million from the U.S. utility Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), to modernize the existing Sylmar HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station in California."

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