Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 49 % share in MEDCOM Sp. Z.o.o., a Polish manufacturer of railcar electrical equipment.
Austria, Vienna: During the TRANSFORM 2015 event in Vienna the partner companies GEA, HSP Hochspannungsgeräte, Krempel Group, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR), Nynas AB, Omicron electronics, Pfisterer, Röchling Engineering Plastics and Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel introduced for the first time their vision of a future power transformer. It’s called TRANSFORMER 2020 and was presented in a stunning 3-D-animation at the Austria Center Vienna.
Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers has been awarded with a contract from St. Petersburg Electric Networks to supply power transformers for the construction of a new substation in the Central district of St. Petersburg.
India, Odisha: Alstom T&D India has been awarded contracts by Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) worth close to $23 million for the supply of a 400/220 kV air-insulated substation (AIS) as well as gas-insulated substation (GIS) in Odisha.
Germany, Dresden: HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden GmbH is unveiling its new medium-voltage test system with static converter for the fully automatic testing of distribution transformers, at Transform 2015 held in Vienna.
Australia, Perth: ABB has celebrated 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Western Australia at its Malaga factory.
United Kingdom, London: ReportBuyer has made available a new report titled “”India Power & Distribution Transformers Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020″.
Alstom has manufactured and delivered India’s first 800 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transformer for the Champa-Kurukshetra Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) Phase 1 link.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth $23 million from Power Grid Corporation of India to supply 765 kV ultra-high voltage power transformers for substations in the northern Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
India, Maharashtra: Tata Power Company, a Mumbai-based Indian electric utility company, has announced that two of India’s first 25 MVA natural ester filled transformers were recently installed in Mumbai.
India, Punjab: 400 kV Dhuri substation set up and commissioned by Power Grid on turnkey basis, has been forced to shut down, allegedly due to problems in 500 MVA power transformers.
European steel makers have won the support of European Union governments to impose minimum prices on certain imports of electrical steels from the U.S., Russia, Japan, China and South Korea, Transformers Magazine has learnt.
In relation to the recently published news on Baoding Tianwei Group filing for bankruptcy, Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co. Ltd. has issued a disclaimer to clarify the relationship with Baoding Tianwei Group and disclaim connection with the bankruptcy case.
USA, New Jersey: Atlantic City Electric (ACE) is undertaking a $70 million equipment upgrade at the Peermont substation on Seven Mile Island, with construction and demolition taking place at the same time.
Belgium, Brussels: A pending European Commission decision on ‘Minimum Import Prices’ (MIPs) for Grain Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) would safeguard a vital strategic subsector of the steel industry and preserve the competitiveness of the European electrical transformer business.
Germany, Winterbach/Wunsiedel: The PFISTERER Group, a specialist supplier and systems provider for energy infrastructure, has strengthened its position in the global market for high voltage insulators with the acquisition of all the shares in LAPP Insulators Holding from Quadriga Capital.
USA, Virginia: WYTHEVILLE: Swiss company Schaffner MTC Transformers is expanding its transformer manufacturing facility in Wytheville, Virginia, creating 79 new jobs.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will deliver an integrated power and automation solution for Fibria’s new pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Spain, Madrid: Isolux Corsan, through its subsidiary Isolux Infrastructure, has energised Rewa Road 400 kV GIS substation in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India as part of the construction project of 1,530 kilometres of EHV transmission lines with voltages of 765 kV and 400 kV.
Transformers Magazine has spoken to Prince Moyo, General Manager for Power Delivery Engineering at ESKOM – Africa’s largest and one of the largest utilities in the world, in the interview which will be published in its entirety in the upcoming October edition of Transformers Magazine.
Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has announced it will sign an agreement with Siemens to establish six new electricity transmission stations at a cost of $268 million, according to Ahram Online.
USA, Kansas: Solomon Corporation, a Kansas-based rebuilder of transformers and oil-filled electrical equipment, is filling a rush order from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 486 pole-mounted transformers to help 55,000 people in Saipan get their power back on.
India, Jammu and Kashmir: Private companies in the Kashmir Valley have ceased to repair damaged transformers after Power Development Department (PDD) failed to clear their pending bills.
India, Nagpur: The Central Government of India and the Maharashtra State Government have decided to invest around $252 million in a major boost to power infrastructure in Nagpur district in order to improve the quality of power supply in urban and semi-urban areas and help Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) provide agricultural pump connections to farmers.