Siemens to deliver power supply system for Kuwait Airport

As part of the expansion of Kuwait International Airport, Siemens Energy has been awarded an order worth EUR 80 million amongst others for delivery and installation of a power supply system. The customer is the airport operator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Kuwait. The power supply system is scheduled to go into operation at the end of 2010.

“Airports have especially demanding requirements for the reliability and availability of their power supply. Thanks to our extensive expertise in the industry, combined with innovative technology for medium voltage and emergency power supply, we can design and produce exactly the right solution for our clients,” said Ralf Christian, CEO of the Power Distribution Division in the Siemens Energy Sector.

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The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2007 (ended September 30, based on IFRS), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR20 billion and received new orders totaling around EUR28 billion and posted a profit of EUR1.8 billion. The Energy Sector had a work force of 73,500 at the beginning of fiscal 2008. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.
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