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Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co.has exported ultrahigh-voltage power transformers to Oman Electricity Transmission Co. in a deal valued at US$8.5 million.
The sales deal with Oman’s state utility provider includes three 400-kilovolt/500-megavolt ampere power transformers to be installed in a new substation north of Oman, said Hyundai Electric, an affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group,
The boosts Hyundai Electric’s power transformer sales in the Middle Eastern region to $172 million this year.
In the second half of 2021, Hyundai Electric won 20 such supply contracts, including the $29.4 million deal clinched with Saudi Arabia in September.
