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25 March 2004 - ABB has signed a $30m contract with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority for a substation and heavy-duty gas-insulated switchgear to deliver electrical power to the palm-shaped Jumeirah and Jebel Ali islands.

Under the terms of the contract, ABB will design, manufacture, erect, test and commission a turnkey switching station, and supply a 132 kV gas-insulated switchgear, protection panels, electrical and mechanical auxiliary equipment, and 20 km of 132 kV XLPE cable. ABB will also take care of all necessary civil works, and complete the contract in 12 months.

Visible from space, the islands will house dozens of luxury hotels, exclusive villas and apartments, marinas, shopping malls and recreational facilities when completed in 2007.

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