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1 Power from shore inauguration event Jan Söderström Head of Business Unit Grid Systems ABB s capabilities in advanced power transmission ABB-Toll Inauguration -1 -

2 Power Technology Systems Intelligent systems: A unique advantage Power Technology Products Power Technology Systems Intelligent use of: Market knowledge Electrical system competence Process knowledge Automation ABB-Toll Inauguration -2 - Engineering Procurement Construction

3 Power Technology Systems Power Technology Systems Grid Systems Network Management Power Generation Substations? ABB-Toll Inauguration -3 -

4 Grid Systems portfolio ABB-Toll Inauguration -4 - High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Long distance bulk power transmission Interconnections Underground transmission Offshore power supply Flexible AC Transmission (FACTS) Increased power transmission in new and exsisting power lines Improved power quality Power semiconductors Enabling technology for HVDC and FACTS Service and upgrading

5 HVDC Technologies, key features HVDC Classic MW Up to 3 times more power per line Lower losses for long distance Asynchronous interconnections HVDC Light MW ABB-Toll Inauguration -5 - Environmentally attractive by: Underground or submarine cables Compact design Short delivery times Improvement of existing network

6 HVDC Light : Unique system with unique features ABB-Toll Inauguration -6 - Transmission System with converters and cables Converters produce less stress on cable systems and allow: Lightweight extruded cable Prefabricated joint technology Superior voltage and reactive power control Environmentally adapted Short permitting time Small footprint and low profile of converters Oil free cable No magnetic fields

7 ABB-Toll Inauguration -7 - ABB HVDC projects Nelson River 2 CU-project Vancouver Island Pole 1 Rapid City Pacific Intertie Pacific Intertie Upgrading Pacific Intertie Expansion Intermountain Blackwater Troll Highgate Hällsjön Chateauguay Hagfors Quebec-New Skagerrak 1&2 Skagerrak 3 England Konti-Skan 1 Konti-Skan 2 Baltic Cable Tjæreborg English Channel Dürnrohr Sardinia-Italy Cross Sound Eagle Pass Greece - Italy Vizag II Chandrapur- Itaipu Padghe Inga-Shaba Rihand-Delhi Cahora Bassa Vindhyachal Brazil-Argentina Interconnection I&II Murray link Fenno-Skan Gotland 1 Gotland 2 Gotland 3 Gotland Estlink Kontek SwePol NorNed Sakuma Gezhouba-Shanghai Three Gorges-Shanghai Three Gorges-Guandong Leyte-Luzon Broken Hill New Zealand 1 New Zealand 2 Directlink 47 HVDC Classic Projects since HVDC Light Projects since 1997

8 Project management experience ABB-Toll Inauguration Gotland II PIU Inga-Shaba HVDC Highgate IPP HVDC Light Broken Hill Itaipu Gotland III Konti-Skan II Fenno-Skan Vindyachal Rihand-Delhi HQ-NEH New Zealand Skagerrak 3 Baltic Cable Kontek Chandrapur-Padghe Leyte-Luzon SwePol Garabi I Italy-Greece Three Gorges-Changzhou Garabi II Three Gorges-Guangdong Eagle Pass Sylmar Gotland Light Vizag 2 Tjæreborg Directlink Cross Sound Murraylink Troll 3GS NorNed

9 HVDC Projects under construction Valhall 78 MW 2009 Estlink 350 MW 2006 NorNed 700 MW 2007 Three Gorges-Shanghai II MW 2007 ABB-Toll Inauguration -9-2 HVDC Classic Projects MW 2 HVDC Light Projects 428 MW

10 NorNed HVDC Cable, Norway - Holland Customer s need Integration of power markets Optimal utilization of differences in production and consumption ABB s response Turnkey 700 MW system with innovative ± 450 kv convertor system. Worlds longest cable length 580 km. Customer s benefits Short delivery time ABB-Toll Inauguration Low losses

11 Estlink, Finland Estonia, HVDC Light Customer s need To create a common open electricity market in the enlarged European Union ABB s response Turnkey 350 MW HVDC Light transmission system ABB-Toll Inauguration Customer s benefits Environmentally adapted to sensitive coastal region by compact converters and totally under sea/ground system Increased security of supply and loss reduction in existing network through voltage and VAR control Delivery time: 19 months!

12 Outlook ABB-Toll Inauguration ABB has been the pioneer in HVDC and continues to be the market and technology leader Market extended by changing technology from AC to DC example: China building % high voltage transmission capacity with HVDC, compared to 2-3 % in OECD New technology HVDC Light extends market to new applications and power levels Underground transmission Wind power integration Offshore power supply Grid reliability

13 Power and productivity for a better world ABB-Toll Inauguration -13-

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