Russia, Krasnoyarsk: The Minister of Industry, Energy and Trade of Krasnoyarsk Territory has announced that the energy sector of the Territory will attract investments of $280 million (18 billion rubles) by 2018.
Alstom has signed a contract with Karadeniz Energy Group, Turkish manufacturer of powerships, to supply power transformers for the Turkish Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan power plant.
India, Mumbai: From 2013 to 2022, Indonesia’s only government-owned corporation in electricity generation, transmission and distribution PT PLN has a long-term plan for an additional generating capacity of 59.5 GW, with a total estimated expenditure of around $125 billion.
Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi Soe Electric & Machinery (Hitachi SEM), a joint venture company established for handling transformers for power systems and power distribution in Myanmar obtained relevant authorisations and begun business operations on 1 October.
France, Rueil Malmaison: Schneider Electric Norway has been awarded a transformer order from Statoil for work related to power distribution at Johan Sverdrup oil field.
Germany, Winterbach: Pfisterer, a German provider of system and component solutions in energy transmission, has launched a new mobile energy system which allows robust and scalable power grids to be created from renewable sources of energy.
Sweden, Dalarna: Last week the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf visited ABB in Ludvika in Dalarna County of Sweden, in conjunction with the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) trip to the cities of Ludvika and Västerås.
Azerbaijan, Gabala: Azerbaijan’s electricity company Azerishyg has embarked on a reconstruction project of the electricity network in Gabala, the most ancient region of Azerbaijan.
USA, New Jersey: Jinpan International Limited, Chinese manufacturer and distributor of cast resin transformers, has announced that its Board of Directors has established a special Independent Committee to consider the preliminary, non-binding proposal letter received on September 15, 2015.
Speaking ahead of the forthcoming CWIEME Chicago fair, transformer expert and founder of EMS Consulting, Mahesh Sampat, reveals the main technical and market impacts of the impending U.S. Department of Energy efficiency regulations for distribution transformers.
Russia, Moscow: In the north of Moscow, MOESK (Moscow United Electric Grid Company) has completed yet another stage in the reconstruction of the 110/10/6 kV Koptevo.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Transformer Oil Market by Type (Mineral- Naphthenic and Paraffinic), by Application (Small transformers, Large Transformers, Utility & Others), & Region (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, ROW) – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020” report to their offering.
Belgium, Brussels: General Electric (GE) has announced the appointment of Mark Hutchinson as President & CEO of GE’s European region.
Ukraine, Zaporozhye: Ukrainian transformer manufacturer Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) has signed a contract with a Guinean Kindia Bauxite Company for the supply of a 2.5 MVA, 110 kV power transformer.
Russia, St. Petersburg: Russian electricity company Lenenergo has commissioned a 110/10 kV mobile modular substation Gagarin in the Moskovsky District of St. Petersburg with an aim to provide additional and more reliable power supply to the district.
Italy: The owner of Tamini Transformatori, Terna Plus, and TES’ shareholders Xenon Private Equity, Riccardo Reboldi and Giorgio Gussago have executed an agreement on the entrepreneurial and corporate integration between corporate groups of Tamini and TES.
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Since the beginning of September 2015 Dirk Soete has been the new Senior Vice President – Line of Business Transformers at Schneider Electric.
Research and consulting firm GlobalData predicts the global transformers market will be worth $14 billion by 2020, up from $11.3 billion in 2014, driven by extensive power plant capacity additions, economic growth, and the need to improve access to electricity in emerging economies, such as Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, Utilities-me reports.
Uzbekistan, Tashkent: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently approved a loan worth $150 million to implement the high-voltage power grid modernisation project in the north-western region of Uzbekistan.
Azerbeijan, Baku: Azerbaijan’s biggest power producer, Azerenergy JSC, has been implementing a plan to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity throughout Azerbaijan this winter, replacing the outdated transformers and substations in the capital and other country’s regions.
Ukraine, Zaporozhye: Ukrainian power transformer manufacturer Zaporozhtransformator ZTR (ZTR) has delivered a power transformer manufactured for the reconstruction project of the Aksu power plant in Pavlodar region in Kazakhstan.
Spain, Bilbao: Iberdrola has been awarded an energy generation project in Mexico, the Noreste combined cycle power plant planned to be built in the municipality of Escobedo in Nuevo León state, which will have a capacity of 850 MW and require an investment of $400 million.
The Philippines, Luzon: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has upgraded the San Esteban substation in Ilocos Sur by upgrading its power transformer capacity from 50 MVA to 100 MVA in order to boost the reliability of power generation and load demand in the Illocos region.