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Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity has finalised negotiations for three power projects valued at $7 billion and is ready to finalize the contracts for all three projects.

Ecuador, Quito: LS Industrial Systems Co. (LSIS), a South Korean electric power systems provider, has won a $9.1 million order to build a 230 kV substation, with power transformers and associated electrical equipment, in Portoviejo, a western costal city in Ecuador.

Belgium, Brussels: On 4 August the EU imposed anti-dumping measures against some China and Russia steel following industry complaints from the European Steel Association.

United Kingdom, London: Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global transformer oil market report until 2020. This research report also lists five other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period.

USA, New York City: An underground transformer fire caused the lights and the air conditioning to go out Friday at the main Manhattan Criminal Court building.

United Kingdom, London: Tata Steel has temporarily halted the sale of its U.K. assets, after at least four of the seven shortlisted bidders pulled out due to uncertainty following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union.

Germany: A 240-tonne power transformer has been delivered from Halle, Leipzig to Grünstädtel by rail, using a historic locomotive and steam engine from the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

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Africa: With over 635 million people without access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa, the need for investment in the growth and development of its power sector is huge.

Turkey: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a $110 million loan to help fund development of renewable energy projects in Turkey.

India, Uttar Pradesh: The Central government has approved $57 million funding for the proposed electrification projects in the city of Ghaziabad aiming to increase power supply in the coming years.

The West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), a specialized institution of the Economic Community of West African States, and the African Development Bank signed a grant agreement on $1.9 million to support the Nigeria-Benin Interconnector Reinforcement Project.

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India: Another 1200 kV single-phase auto transformer has been commissioned and put in no-load operation at POWERGRID’s test station in Bina, India.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly support the development of clean energy infrastructure in India.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is expanding a substation in Wampum, Pennsylvania to accommodate new high-voltage electrical equipment designed to reinforce the regional electric system and enhance service reliability.

$1.5 billion electricity transmission project in Scotland, United Kingdom will be supported by funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB)

India, New Delhi: India’s largest power utility NTPC has ordered 10 single-phase generator step-up (GSU) transformers of the rating 315 MVA, 23.5 kV or 420 kV, which are the largest GSU transformers produced within the “Make in India” initiative.

USA, Los Angeles: Thousands of people in the Studio City and Sherman Oaks area; los Angeles, California lost power on Wednesday night, possibly from a transformer explosion at an electrical substation, according to authorities.

United Kingdom, London: A new global power transformer market report titled “Power Transformer Market by Rating, Medium Power Transformer, Large Power Transformer, by Type of Cooling Method, & Region – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020” is now available.

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