#India

USA, Florida: Market Research Store has announced a new report “Transformer market in India 2015-2019”, which analyses the distribution transformer and power transformer markets in India.

India, Uttar Pradesh: A 220 KV generator transformer was destroyed in a major fire accident at Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) in Shaktinagar, Uttar Pradesh, leading to a shutdown of Unit 3.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG, along with other consortium partners Cofely Fabricom and lemants, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation of HV offshore substation for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH.

India, Noida: Alstom T&D India has been selected to lead the smart grid pilot project by Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL), located at the Kala Amb industrial area of Himachal Pradesh in Northern India.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG has signed a contract with the national power utility of Paraguay, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), for the design, manufacturing, testing and supply of 245 kV, 72.5 kV and 23 kV switchgear equipment.

India, Karnataka: Alstom T&D India has secured a $9 million (INR 569 million) order from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to provide a 220/11 kV, 25/31.5 MVA substation for its Challakere unit in Chitradurga, Karnataka.

Switzerland, Zuirich: ABB has won an order worth around $15 million from Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. (Techno) to deliver gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and transformers for a 400/220 kV substation at Patran in Punjab.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) has secured a $21.3 million order from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for the supply of 80 Mvar 765 kV shunt reactors.

India, Delhi: Alstom has been awarded a contract worth €9 million ($9.7 million) from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide receiving and auxiliary main substations for the Kochi metro.

India, Gujarat: The Transformers and Rectifiers, an Indian transformer manufacturer, has won a third-party export order exceeding $80 million.

India, Jammu and Kashmir: Power supply to Basohli, Mahanpur, Bhoond, Bani and partially Billawar tehsil will be affected today as 132/33 kV grid substation Mahanpur undergoes preventive maintenance.

India, New Delhi: A transformer explosion at Bawana power plant in New Delhi has affected power supply in outer Delhi.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) has secured a contract from Administración Nacional de Energía (ANDE), the national electric utility of Paraguay, for the supply of 10 complete ZIV Substation Automation Systems.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Power and Distribution Transformer Market in India 2014 and 2020” report to their offering.

India, Mumbai: Power transmission and distribution business unit of the Mumbai-based Indian multinational conglomerate Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) has secured orders worth nearly $80M in March.

India, Maharashtra: Mumbai-based engineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has commissioned two 765 kV substation projects in Maharashtra and Rajasthan, India

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves has won a contract with the Indonesian government-owned electrical power distributor PT PLN for setting up a total of 36 transformer bays around Indonesia.

India, Kolkata: International Copper Association India (ICA India) is hoping for a revival of the copper industry thanks to the transformer market which is the largest market for copper in India.

India, Mumbai: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India’s largest generation utility has awarded a $19 million contract to Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) to build the largest rating GSU transformer in India.

India, Maharashtra: Bajaj Electricals, a Mumbai-based manufacturer of electrical equipment has secured an order worth $91 million from North Bihar Power Distribution Company (NBPDC).

India, Kerala: 400 kV Madakkathara substation in Thrissur, Kerala, is powering up with an addition of a new 315 MVA power transformer.

India, New Delhi: Alstom T&D India has commissioned a substation in Anta, Rajasthan, designed to assist in more efficient evacuation of electricity from three power plants in the state.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Transformer Market in India 2015-2019” report to their offering.

India, Himachal Pradesh: The HP State Electricity Board Ltd (HPSEBL) has restored power supply to the fire-ravaged 120 MW power project of the Sanjay Vidyut Pariyojna after five days.