ABB to provide power and automation services to Botswana water facility

Power and automation technology company ABB has secured a contract to provide support for a new water pipeline and pump station to be built in eastern Botswana.

The water facility is being constructed to address the growing demand fuelled by new mining ventures, power sector developments and a growing population in the country’s capital, Gaborone.

ABB will supply an instrumentation, control system and electrical equipment (ICE) package. Its Symphony Plus total plant automation system will monitor and control the pump stations and reservoirs located along the 360km water network. The system’s design enables aggregation of data across distributed geographies. It cuts installation time and misconfiguration risk, and enables local and remote monitoring and control of the overall plant.

In addition to the ICE package, ABB will supply products including motors and drives, a switchgear, transformers and instrumentation equipment in order to increase the operational efficiency of the system.

ABB Power Systems division power generation business head Massimo Danieli said that water resources are key to supporting the country’s economic development.

"We will leverage the breadth of our portfolio, project management expertise and global domain experience to optimise this water facility, ensuring efficiency and reliability of supplies," Danieli added.

Scheduled for completion in 2014, the overall water project is being implemented by a joint venture consisting of the Middle East-based construction firm Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and the South African construction and engineering group Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO).

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Image: ABB’s Symphony Plus total plant automation system monitors and controls the pump stations and reservoirs located along the 360km water network. Photo: courtesy of ABB.