# ABB wins $30M order for substation at Rumaila power plant in Iraq

ABB won a $30 million order to supply and install a 400 kV air insulated switchgear substation at the 3,000 MW Rumaila power plant near Basra, Iraq, to connect it to the national grid. The plant will be operated by Shamara Holding Group.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-08-02
- Where: Basra region, Iraq
- Value: $30.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: substation, air insulated switchgear, digital control systems
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (partner)
- [Shamara Holding Group](https://endata.com/companies/26009.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/abb/r/abb-wins--30-million-order-to-strengthen-power-infrastructure-in-iraq,c2321110), 2017-08-02: "ABB has won an order to supply and install a substation at the 3,000 megawatt (MW) Rumaila power plant, located in the Basra region of southern Iraq."

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