AZZ Inc., a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, announced that it was awarded a contract from the Three Gorges Jinsha River Yunchuan Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. to provide 8 circuits of 550kV 4,000 Amp Gas Insulated Line (GIL) for the Ningnan Baihetan Hydro Power Project.
The Baihaten Hydropower Project and the Wudongde Project together form the second phase of four large hydropower projects being constructed downstream on the Jinsha River. AZZ had previously announced a contract award to provide 8,900 meters of GIL to be installed in two vertical shafts for the Wudongde Project.
Under the terms of the contract, AZZ will provide approximately 16,850 meters of 550kV GIL and auxiliary equipment for the Baihetan hydropower plant. The 16,000 MW capacity Baihetan project is the second largest hydropower plant in the world. The GIL will be installed in a series of vertical shafts that will transmit high voltage electricity from 120 to 300 meters. The total value of the contract award is estimated to be valued at approximately $50 million USD with delivery scheduled to begin the second half 2019 and complete by the third quarter of 2020.