ABB has won orders worth around $40 million from Poland's national transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektronergetyczne S.A (PSE S.A) to provide energy-efficient transformers that will extend and upgrade the power transmission grid in Poland. The orders were booked in the second quarter of 2016.

The order is part of a project to modernise and expand Poland's national transmission system to meet the needs of the country's expanding economy and growing energy demand. This includes replacing in-service transformers and installing new ones.

"Transformers across the power value chain play a major role in ensuring grid reliability and energy efficiency. We are pleased to continue supporting Poland's efforts to strengthen its power infrastructure," said Claudio Facchin, President, ABB Power Grids division. "These state-of-the-art transformers will be locally manufactured and are an example of how ABB delivers differentiated customer value through technology and leverages its global footprint, as an integral part of our Next Level strategy."

As part of the order, ABB will design, deliver, install and commission three sets of transformers, including five 450-megavolt ampere (MVA) units; two 500 MVA units; and 10 units rated 275 MVA. The units will be manufactured at ABB's state-of-the-art transformer manufacturing center in Lodz, Poland.

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