en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 27th, ABB has secured a new order from Bechtel to provide integrated automation and electrical solutions for Trains 4 and 5 of the Rio Grande LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas, USA. This order expands ABB's role in the project, aiming to support the plant in achieving safe and efficient operations, targeting an annual production capacity of 30 million tons. These orders are expected to be recognized in the third and fourth quarters of 2025.
The Rio Grande LNG project is developed by NextDecade Corp., with Bechtel responsible for engineering and construction. ABB had previously provided integrated solutions for the project's first three trains.
The new order includes the deployment of integrated control and safety systems, covering the ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system, emergency shutdown, and gas detection systems. Electrical control and monitoring systems will provide comprehensive visibility of the plant's electrical infrastructure. These solutions will be integrated on a unified automation platform, supporting lifecycle process and power control to optimize production operations. ABB will also supply medium-voltage drives, synchronous motors, transformers, motor controllers, and switchgear.
Per Erik Holsten, President of ABB's Energy Industries division, stated: "The expansion of our scope at Rio Grande LNG is a recognition of our integrated approach to automation and electrification. Our solutions help deliver advanced LNG export facilities, supporting energy security by providing reliable supply to the global energy market, enabling safe and efficient operations."
The order also includes local equipment buildings—two for Train 4 and one for Train 5—which house critical control and electrical systems in prefabricated modules to simplify on-site installation and commissioning. The solutions delivered to Bechtel utilize the ABB Adaptive Execution™ method, optimizing engineering efforts and shortening delivery timelines, including standardized servers, cabinets, cloud infrastructure, engineering tools, and network OEM.
The first phase of the Rio Grande LNG project is under construction and expected to be operational in 2027. Train 4 is scheduled to start up in 2030, and Train 5 in 2031.
