Mahatma Gandhi Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Scheme

Due to severe drought in the Mahbubnagar region in the state of Telangana in India farming and livelihood for more than 300 villages was suffering. To solve this problem the state set out to transport water from the Krishna river to the Telangana state. Water was pumped to a reservoir nearly 300 meter above the level of the Krishna river. ABB supplied medium voltage Motors and LCI drives supported by domain expertise to ensure reliable pumping of the water. One pump moves 23,000 liter of water per second. Helping this way to the region ensure reach sustainability targets.

Tackle drought in agriculture

ABB provided several key technical solutions to deliver electric power reliably and continuously to kickstart the development plan for Toshka’s new agricultural area in the South Valley in Egypt. Deliveries included medium voltage primary and secondary switchgear, UniGear and UniSec, along with compact substations for the first three phases of the project. ABB also delivered complete solutions to provide reliable, energy-efficient operation for the project's 57 pumping stations. This included hundreds of motors, variable speed drives (VSDs) and soft starters. ACQ580 water dedicated drive play a key role by matching the speed and torque of the electric motors to the pumping demand, thereby offering significant energy savings, typically from 30 to 50 percent compared to conventional equipment.