ABB has received an order for the world's largest digital substation in Belarus

A few days ago, ABB won an order
for what it claims is the world's largest digital substation.

ABB has received an order for the world's largest digital substation in Belarus

The digital substation project of the Belarusian Ministry of Energy and transmission company Mogilevenergo includes technologies
that promise to improve controllability and reliability while optimizing operating costs.

ABB will provide protection and control equipment, and its ABB Ability MicroSCADA system and digital process bus will communicate via Ethernet cable instead of copper wire, saving cost and space
.

Digital substations will also collect real-time data on major equipment and help utilities monitor, control and maintain assets and improve cost efficiency
.

Belarus, with a population of more than 9 million, is experiencing growing demand for electricity, and its power grid is constantly evolving to meet that demand
.
Digital technologies are considered key
to coping with future changes in power generation and demand.

ABB says digitalization can enable "unprecedented" visibility into customer assets and systems and make efficient use of vast amounts of data
.
It also makes it easy to integrate information and operational technologies, enabling operators in the control center to interpret key insights in real time, preventing critical failures
.

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