Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has established a state-of-the-art Transformer Oil (TFO) testing laboratory in South Africa. They provide services to clients in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide.
Mexico, Monterrey: Prolec-GE has developed a new power transformer which utilizes a synthetic ester liquid instead of traditional mineral oil, aimed at improving fire safety at urban substations.
Mexico, Queretaro: Last month the German power engineering company Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) officially opened Reinhausen México S. de R.L. de C.V (RMX) in Querétaro, in north-central Mexico.
USA, Seattle: Three Seattle City Light employees were injured by an explosion at the East Pine Street substation caused by a blown transformer, which knocked out power to nearly 10,000 customers across the Capitol Hill, Madison Park and Madrona neighbourhoods of Seattle Wednesday afternoon.
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Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems (HIES) and Soe Electric & Machinery (SEM) have announced the completion of a formal contract for the establishment of a joint venture company handling power and distribution transformers in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Switzerland, Zurich: The electrical transmission system operator RTE France has awarded ABB a contract worth around $25 million for the supply of transformer products and services for the ongoing offshore wind power projects that will help boost France’s renewable energy supply.
USA, Washington D.C.: On 1 January 2016, new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards for distribution transformers will go into effect, increasing the electrical efficiency of critical equipment that distributes power into homes and businesses.
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek: The Kyrgyz Parliament has adopted a bill on the ratification of the financing agreement signed with The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in April this year with regard to the project to improve the accountability and reliability of electricity supply in the country.
Vietnam, Nam Dinh: The Vietnam Textile and Garment Group Vinatex has been granted a licence for the construction of the $400 million Rang Dong Industrial Park (IP), a large-scale industrial park dedicated for textile and garment suppliers.
USA, Pennsylvania: Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has recently completed about $2.5 million in electrical upgrades to support the new construction at Reading Health System’s West Reading campus.
Switzerland, Zurich: As EU EcoDesign regulation has taken force, setting minimum energy performance levels for transformers, ABB has launched a web portal providing information related to transformer efficiency in order to help utilities and industries achieve their energy efficiency goals.
Montenegro, Bar: The Montenegrin utility company EPCG has commenced construction of a new 35/10 kV transformer station Popovici in the port city of Bar, whose total cost will come at over $1.6 million (€1.5 million).
USA, North Carolina: Thousands of Duke Energy customers were left without power in Belmont, North Carolina on Monday night due to a transformer failure.
India, Haryana: Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (NVPNL) has commissioned a new 66 kV substation with a 12.5/16 MVA capacity power transformer at Naneola in Ambala district.
United Kingdom, Pudsey: Winder Power, a UK manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, has launched a new range of Ecotran transformers which fully complies with the EU Ecodesign regulation taking effect this month, targeting a reduction in transformer energy losses.
Thailand, Bangkok: Three Japanese companies have secured an order worth over $950 million to equip a railway linking Bangkok with nearby suburbs.
New Zealand, Waikato: A New Zeland’s utility company Powerco has invested USD 1.2 million in an upgrade of its substation at Waharoa, Waikato, which included adding a 17 MVA transformer capable of powering 8,500 households.
India: Yaroslav Tarasyuk, Russian Trade Representative in India, has expressed Russia’s interest in the ‘Make in India’ programme, revealing that Russian businesses can count on receiving state support for investment projects in India.
United Kingdom, Pudsey: Winder Power Ltd, a UK manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, has been awarded a contract by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) for the bulk supply framework for the energy company’s primary distribution transformers.
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a turnkey contract worth approximately €100 million ($110 million) from Eletrosul Centrais Electricas S/A (Eletrosul) to integrate wind farms located at Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, into the country’s transmission grid.
Ukraine, Zaporozhye: Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) has signed a new contract with АВВ Poland for the supply of a unique three-phase controlled shunt reactor 67/28.9 MVAr, 110 kV, equipped with an on-load tap changer.
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Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has been awarded a contract worth around $85 million in Qatar to provide turnkey substations to help integrate electricity from a new independent water and power plant (IWPP) into the country’s grid.