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Hyundai Heavy Industries has earned an enviable reputation with power utilities around the world through the design, manufacture and installation of high quality electrical equipment including power transformers, gas insulated switchgears (GISs), cubicle GISs, switchgears, generators, motors and products for photovoltaic and wind power generation. Hyundai believes that its philosophy of building strong business partnership ensures customer expectations are understood and integrated with its ongoing product research and development programs.

The Electro Electric Systems Division of HHI passed the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) official test for solar module sectors, becoming the first Korean company to acquire this certification. This success will help accelerate the division’s business in the United States, which is currently the third largest market and projected to be the biggest in 2010 producing 1GW of power. The division already gained CE and IEC certifications, both internationally recognized safety and quality benchmarks. The division is aiming for 1 trillion won-worth of solar power sales in 2010.

This year HHI completed construction of a new transformer factory with an annual production capacity of 30,000MVA. With this new facility, HHI has the world’s largest transformer production capacity at 100,000MVA. HHI’s 100,000MVA capacity equals 125% of the combined capacity of all Korean power plants.

The new factory has 12,100m2 of total floor space and is equipped with advanced, vibration-proof facilities and test machinery. It can produce transformers of up to a maximum of 400kV-class. HHI has facilities for 300kV, 400kV, 500kV and 800kV-class transformers, enhancing the company’s competitive power and ability to adjust to the market fluctuations in Asia, America, Africa, and Europe. HHI also has a production facility in Bulgaria.

HHI entered the European market in 2007, signing a long-term contract with the largest European power company. HHI has continued to increase its European market share, which includes the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Russia, and Turkey.

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