ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won an order for a major electrical equipment package for Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) for its greenfield copper and molybdenum project, Tsagaan Suvarga. The site is located in the Eastern Gobi Desert in Mongolia, approximately 560 km south of te capital, Ulaanbaatar. Integrated into pre-fabricated containerised E-houses, ABB’s scope of supply includes 22/6.6 kV switchgears, DC power supply, uninterrupted power supply, transformers, 400 V motor control centres, variable-speed drives, variable-speed multi drives as well as a power management system based on the state-of-the-art process control System 800xA and IEC 61850. The incorporation of the equipment into pre-fabricated E-houses reduces the erection work on site and thus optimises the overall time schedule. Furthermore, the solutions are proven for stable operation under extreme variations in temperatures from -35 to +40°C.

Giuseppe di Marco, Head of ABB’s Mining Business said “ABB’s electrification solutions will allow Mongolyn Alt Corporation to achieve optimal operational conditions to reach highest production at lowest energy costs. Our well established relationship with the customer, the early involvement in basic engineering as well as the ability to provide first-class equipment for use under extreme climatic conditions was major factors for winning this order.”

Deliveries are scheduled to take place from December 2013 to May 2014 and first plant start-up is planned for September 2014.