Cummins Power Generation powers a city skyscraper

　　Among the vast skyline of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam one building stands out. Labeled the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh, the Bitexco Financial Tower stands at 265.5m in height, overshadowing its surrounding neighbours in the heart of Ho Chi Minh’s sprawling Business District 1.

　　Designed by New York based architects Carlos Zapata Studio, the iconic Bitexco Financial Tower is owned by Bitexco Group, a wholly Vietnamese company. It boasts 68 floors above ground and 3 basements encased in a glass and steel case shaped as a lotus petal,the national flower of over 16 elevators to ensure arrival at any position or floor in the building within 45 seconds as well as an estimated 10,000 people slated to work there, Bitexco Financial Tower requires an energy source such as Cummins Power Generation that is highly reliable,ensuring daily operations within the building go smoothly.

　　Just as the Bitexco Group enjoys a luminary reputation in the financial world, Cummins Power Generation is a forerunner in the power generator set industry and it is only fair that the best deserves the best.

　　For such an aesthetically unique building as the Bitexco Financial Tower, touted to be technologically avant-garde, special attention is required and Cummins Power Generation rose to that challenge by designing a paralleling of two groups of generator sets such that they integrated with the power management system to provide maximum utilization of the available generator creating the perfect power solution for Bitexco Financial Tower,

　　Cummins Power Generation Vietnam analyzed the exact needs of the building in terms of base load and then devised a solution that ensured that the building’s needs were generators installed comprised of five Cummins C2000 D5 generator sets, each with 1875kVA prime power rating and designed for 6000V parallel operation with a Medium Voltage es include a Permanent Magnet Generator, which offers enhanced motor starting and fault cleaning short circuit capability as well as a standard integral set-mounted radiator system, designed and tested for rated ambient temperatures and simplifies facility design requirements for rejected heat.

　　Cummins Power Generation’s ability to provide technologically advanced equipment and machinery, together with round the clock after sales service at a cost effective price was also one of the main factors in the Bitexco Group choosing to use power generator sets by Cummins Power Generation.

　　With comprehensive warranty and worldwide distributor network -providing top-notch quality service, excellent after-sales support and instilling confidence in the client in Cummins Power Generation’s products and capability have always and will continue to be what sets Cummins Power Generation apart from its competition.

　　About Cummins Power Generation

　　Cummins Power Generation, a subsidiary of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI), is a global leader dedicated to increasing the availability and reliability of electric power around the world. With more than 90 years’experience, its global distributor network of distributors in over 190 countries delivers innovative solutions for any power need –commercial, industrial, recreational, emergency and ts include alternators, generator-drive engines and preintegrated power systems, combining generator sets and power control and transfer technologies. Services range from system design,project management, operations and maintenance contracts to development of turnkey power plants.

　　For more information, contact Serene Gwee, Regional Market Lead,Asia Pacific, Cummins Power Generation (S) Pte Ltd. Phone +65 6417 2385. Or visit the website at .