Eaton Corp. will supply electrical equipment to Panama Canal project
Eaton Corp. has won a three-year, $27 million contract to design and manufacture electrical gear for the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal, Cleveland.com reports.
The work will be conducted in conjunction with Grupo Unidos por el Canal, SA (GUPC), the main contractor for the expansion, which is scheduled for completion in 2014, the year of the 100th anniversary of the canal's opening.
The electrical equipment will handle the distribution of power at new massive locks being built at each end of the canal, which runs between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The locks and a third channel for the canal are expected to double the cargo capacity of the canal by accommodating much larger ships as well as increasing the number of vessels that can take the shortcut between the two oceans.
Eaton has sold power distribution products and related engineering solutions to the Panama Canal for decades.
The latest contract, aimed at enhancing the overall reliability and electrical safety for the facility's massive electrical distribution system, is the culmination of three years of planning, technical reviews and collaboration.
The work will be conducted in conjunction with Grupo Unidos por el Canal, SA (GUPC), the main contractor for the expansion, which is scheduled for completion in 2014, the year of the 100th anniversary of the canal's opening.
The electrical equipment will handle the distribution of power at new massive locks being built at each end of the canal, which runs between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The locks and a third channel for the canal are expected to double the cargo capacity of the canal by accommodating much larger ships as well as increasing the number of vessels that can take the shortcut between the two oceans.
Eaton has sold power distribution products and related engineering solutions to the Panama Canal for decades.
The latest contract, aimed at enhancing the overall reliability and electrical safety for the facility's massive electrical distribution system, is the culmination of three years of planning, technical reviews and collaboration.
