# GE Power Conversion to supply electrical module for Petrobras P-79 FPSO

Saipem selected GE Power Conversion to develop the Electrical Module for Petrobras' P-79 FPSO for the Buzios field off Brazil. The module will be fabricated in Asia, delivered in 2023 and the FPSO is scheduled to start operations in 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-04-27
- Where: Buzios field, Santos Basin, off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Status: announced
- Products: medium-voltage switchboards, low-voltage switchboards, motor control centers, high-power transformers, electrical module for FPSO
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Saipem](https://endata.com/companies/1847.md) (customer)
- [Petrobras](https://endata.com/companies/2820.md) (customer)
- [GE Power Conversion](https://endata.com/companies/4362.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [ge.com](https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-power-conversion-to-supply-the-electrical-module-for-an-fpso-vessel-destined-for), 2022-04-27: "The collaboration between GE Power Conversion and the Italian contractor Saipem to deliver the Electrical Module includes medium-voltage and low-voltage switchboards and motor control centers and high-power transformers for the P-79 vessel."

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