ABB to supply three photovoltaic solar-power plants in Italy

ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com)  has won an order worth $50 million from Actelios SpA, through its subsidiary Actelios Solar SpA, in Italy to supply three photovoltaic (PV) solar-power plants in western Sicily. The plants will have fixed PV modules and a total power capacity of over 13 megawatts (MW). The main plant will be erected in Spinasanta with a capacity of 6 MW. Additional plants will be built at Cardonita (3.8 MW) and at Sugherotorto (3.3 MW). Once connected to the grid, the plants will supply around 19 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable electric power each year. This will help avoid the generation of more than 9,400 ton/yr of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,900 fuel efficient cars, according to ABB. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.