ABB will equip E.ON’s 1,100 MW hard-coal-fired power plant, Datteln Unit 4, located in Germany’s Rhein-Ruhr region.

ABB’s scope of supply comprises a System 800xA control installation, with boiler protection, and all instrumentation. This includes electrical actuators, which will be integrated into the process control system via a Profibus network. ABB will also carry out the complete engineering, installation and commissioning. The order includes the option to deliver process control equipment for three similar power plants in the future.

The order is worth $62 million.