Pakistan, Lahore: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has replaced two 160 MVA transformers with new 250 MVA transformers at two substations in order to improve voltage profile and help eliminate tripping and forced load shedding in MEPCO, IESCO and PESCO areas.
Russia, St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Electric Networks (St. Petersburg ES) has commenced works on the reconstruction of 110 kV Red October substation in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg.
Spain, Malaga: The Dutch ship Pacific Dawn mini heavy lifter, a medium sized cargo vessel used to transport special heavyweight goods, arrived to the Spanish port of Malaga to load a 189-ton power transformer and 41 bulky wooden boxes, the shipment bound for a power plant in Scotland.
Germany, Regensburg: MR was contracted by Minnesota Power to fully replace the outdated transformer monitoring system at its International Falls substation with its combined TAPCON system.
Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has signed four memorandums and deals with the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and Siemens representatives, totalling $10bn.
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity and Water has inaugurated Az-Zour North power transformer station, whose construction costs amounted to $147 million.
Haiti, Port-au-Prince: The Electricity of Haiti (EDH) has commissioned the second 50 MVA transformer at the substation of Ancien Delmas.
USA, Illinois: Winnetka Village Council is looking for solutions to prolong the life of its electrical infrastructure at the lakefront Electric Plant and address the issue of the lack of fire protection of the transformer yard and generator equipment located at the plant.
Germany, Regensburg: German power engineering company Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has acquired a majority holding in the US service company Atlantic Transformer Services (ATS) in Bayville, New Jersey.
USA, Washington D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has commenced an inquiry into the vulnerability of large power transformers that are crucial to U.S. electricity delivery.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is building a $1.2 million substation in Brunswick, Ohio, that will support future growth and reduce outages, the company says.
Denmark, Copenhagen: Having announced a new, smaller and cost-saving HVAC solution for offshore wind projects, Siemens has launched a new alternating-current (AC) grid access solution at for connecting near-shore wind power plants to the grid.
Australia, Western Australia: ABB has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide a substation upgrade solution for a new power station being constructed by TransAlta in South Hedland, Western Australia.
Singapore: Intertek, a London-based quality and safety services provider has added a new transformer oil quality testing laboratory to its global TransoilCHECK programme, located in Singapore.
Australia, Western Australia: ABB has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide a substation upgrade solution for a new power station being constructed by TransAlta in South Hedland, Western Australia.
USA, Alabama: Athens City Council has decided to build a new substation in order to ensure there is enough power for the growing city needs.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy Corp. is looking to invest about $120 million in 2015 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects in Toledo Edison’s service area in northwest Ohio.
Denmark: Siemens believes that using smaller high-voltage alternating-current (HVAC) transformers for offshore wind projects could reduce project costs by up to 30%.
USA, Michigan: Two power transformers worth $1 million which have been custom-built for Traverse City Light & Power’s (TCL&P) LaFranier substation do not fit TCL&P electrical system.
Russia, Orenburg: Orenburg branch of Volga Territorial Generation Company (Volga TGC) has announced commencement of the installation of a 40 MVA power transformer at the site of the future Orsk Solar Power Plant.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has shut down its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County, Ohio, for a scheduled refuelling, maintenance and a transformer replacement.
United Kingdom, Liverpool: Peel Ports and SP Energy have created a new power network for the Liverpool2 container terminal at the Port of Liverpool, the development which is currently under construction and due to open later this year.
Nigeria, Kwara State: Mainstream Energy Solutions, formerly Jebba Hydro Electric Company, has completed an electrification project for Kwara community, connecting it to the national grid.
United Kingdom, West Yorkshire: The UK power and distribution transformers manufacturer Winder Power has secured a contract with the Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk, for the design, manufacture and installation of 26 package substations.