#power transformer

USA, Utah: A transformer weighing over 450 tons arrived at the Monticello fairgrounds in San Juan County, Utah, after a week of traveling by truck at speeds of 4-16 kph through New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.

France, Paris: Yesterday GE announced that it had completed the acquisition of Alstom’s power and grid businesses, following the regulatory approval of the deal in over 20 countries and regions including the EU, U.S., China, India, Japan and Brazil.

USA, New York: A new report by TechNavio is available titled “Global Transformer Monitoring Solutions Market 2015-2019.”

As of 29 October 2015 the European Union imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the EU Official Journal states.

United Kingdom, London: After Tata Steel’s workers headed to Westminster to lobby British parliamentarians ahead of a House of Commons debate on steel industry, the government has pledged to help the struggling British steel industry compete with foreign rivals by backing measures which include lowering of energy costs and reducing business rates, according to The Guardian.

Belgium: A transformer explosion at a nuclear power plant in Beveren, Belgium posed no threat for the surrounding area, a spokesman told Belgian media.

Mexico, Mexico City: Mexico’s wind power association (Amdee) announced this month that Mexico plans to quadruple its wind power capacity by 2025, with an investment of $46 billion.

United Kingdom: Megger has launched new MTO250 transformer ohmmeters specifically designed to measure the resistance of all types of magnetic windings, and with the capability of testing two windings simultaneously.

United Kingdom: Marine service provider, Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS) and specialist shipping firm Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd. (Robert Wynn) have been working on a complex charter to deliver transformers from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Hunterston on the West Coast of Scotland.

Russia, Yekaterinburg: Chelyabenergo, a branch of a Russian utility IDGC of Urals, has completed the reconstruction of the 110/10 kV Miass substation.

USA, Washington DC: GE has announced the signing of four infrastructure projects valued at over $1 billion in the presence of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, during his state visit to the United States.

India, New Delhi: Indian transformer manufacturers have expressed concerns about uncertainty over the government’s plan to introduce mandatory quality certification for power transformers from next February, with concerned labs and agencies unable to expedite work for issuing necessary licences to manufacturers in time.

United Kingdom, Liverpool: Two 200-ton transformers have been delivered as part of Dong Energy’s Burbo Bank extension project, which will extend the existing farm located on the Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay at the entrance to the River Mersey in North West UK.

Canada, British Columbia: BC Hydro announced plans to build a new substation to meet a growing demand for electricity in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia.

Isolux Corsan and its consortium partner Siemens have received a contract to design, build and install high voltage direct current (HVDC) equipment between Ethiopia and Kenya.

USA, Ohio: AK Steel, a U.S.-based producer of electrical steels, has announced senior management changes as its Board of Directors approved the promotion of several members of its executive management team.

India, Chandigarh: Haryana state government has revealed plans of commissioning and expansion of hundreds of new and existing substations of various capacities in the next three years in order to strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the state.

USA, New Mexico: The heaviest load ever to be transported on New Mexico public roads will be a power transformer coming through the Four Corners this week, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.

India, Vadodara: ABB India rolled out the first 800 kV converter transformer manufactured at their Vadodara facility in the state of Gujarat for the ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link.

India, New Delhi: Crompton Greaves (CG) is selling its power systems business in Canada to PTI Holdings Corporation for USD 15 million (CAD 20 million).

USA, Oregon: The Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) received a $43 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for system upgrades, as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Electric Program announced and reported by Transformers Magazine a few days ago.

USA, Pennsylvania: Sunbelt Transformer, a Grey Mountain Partners affiliate company, announced it is acquiring California-based Delta Testing Services Inc. (Delta Testing), an electrical services company.

Brazil, Sao Paolo: AES Eletropaulo, a major Brazilian power distributor in the state of Sao Paolo, will invest $130 million over the next two years to reinforce its power distribution network in the state, reports BN Americas.

South Africa, Mpumalanga: South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has granted an integrated environmental authorisation (IEA) for the construction of the 600 MW KiPower coal-fired independent power plant near Delmas, a town situated east of Johannesburg in Mpumalanga.