Brazil, Sao Paulo: HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden GmbH, a German manufacturer of high-voltage and high-current testing systems, is extending cooperation with its Brazilian agency LPEng to operate the first local HIGHVOLT Service Centre worldwide.
Australia, Perth: A power transformer explosion which occurred at the busy Galleria shopping in Morley in Perth’s northeast has resulted in fatal consequences.
Afghanistan, Samangan: The German government is financing a $13 million power grid project for building two new power grids in the northern Samangan province of Afghanistan.
New Zealand, Southland: Meridian Energy, a New Zealand state-owned electricity company, is replacing two of its power transformers at the underground Manapouri power station after finding a fault with cooling units.
USA, Washington DC: The U.S. State Department and the Clean Energy Ministerial’s SEAD Initiative are collaborating with Chile’s Ministry of Energy (MoE) to design energy efficiency policies which will expand its appliance energy efficiency programme first launched in 2005.
Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya: Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR), the Ukrainian-based manufacturer of transformer equipment, has signed their first contract for the supply of equipment to Saudi Arabia with the Saudi National Grid, which commissioned the production of spare power transformers.
Vietnam, Hanoi: The Vietnamese government has approved $273 million funding for a project designed to strengthen the power infrastructure in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Transformer Market in India 2015-2019” report to their offering.
USA, Massachusetts: Doble Engineering Company, a subsidiary of ESCO Technologies, Inc. and a provider of diagnostic test instruments and services for electric power industry has acquired the assets of ENOSERV LLC, provider of agnostic system protection testing software and automation tools.
Germany, Regensburg: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, a German manufacturer of on-load tap changers and transformer-related products, has launched a new transformer oil analysis sensor MESSKO® MSENSE® X2.5.
UK, London: The UK’s Energy Innovation Centre (EIC) seeks ideas for alternative oil containment bunding for primary oil-cooled transformers which will be funded by the UK’s electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs).
USA, Massachusetts: Winter storm Juno has left the entire Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, without electricity due to severe icing at a downtown substation and numerous downed lines and blown power transformers.
USA, Florida: Springer Controls Company has launched a new transformer temperature controller NT-210 as part of its Tecsystem temperature control line.
UK, Liverpool: Liverpool Council’s planning committee has given the go-ahead to a proposal to build an electricity substation to help power the new Liverpool FC stadium in Anfield.
India, Himachal Pradesh: The HP State Electricity Board Ltd (HPSEBL) has restored power supply to the fire-ravaged 120 MW power project of the Sanjay Vidyut Pariyojna after five days.
Mexico, Mexico City: The Colombian Medellin Electricity company (Edemsa) is part of the consortium which has been awarded a $140 million power contract by the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico (CFE) to implement a project which will reduce electricity distribution losses in the State of Mexico.
Minnesota, Nashwauk: The Essar Steel Minnesota LLC located north of Nashwauk, Minnesota, is increasing its power capacity with two new power transformers.
USA, Minnesota: Great River Energy has proposed construction of a new electrical substation in Big Sandy, Minnesota, in order to avoid future low voltage issues and maintain reliable electric service in the Big Sandy Lake area.
USA, Virginia: Virginia Transformer Corp. (VTC) has closed an alliance deal with Caravels, the new owner of Efacec Power Transformer, claiming it now forms the second largest transformer business by capacity and size in the United States.
Canada, Toronto: A new transformer station is being built below Bremner Boulevard in downtown Toronto to add capacity and boost power supply in the city centre.
Canada, New Brunswick: A 110-ton power transformer headed to Mactaquac Dam in New Brinswick, started its journey in Millville on Saturday, causing traffic delays and road closures.
India, Himachal Pradesh: A freshly overhauled power transformer of the underground 120 MW Sanjay Jalvidyut Pariyojna (SJP) power project at Bhawa Nagar in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, has been destroyed in a fire, forcing the shutdown of the power station for indefinite period.
USA, Pennsylvania: The transport of two heavy power transformers to the Panda Liberty power plant might require the closing of the bridge in Wysox, Pennsylvania, that carries state Route 187 over the Susquehanna River in Bradford County.
USA, Massachusetts: Northeast Utilities has continued collaboration with Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Micromem Technologies Inc., in an attempt to boost its expertise in transformer sensor technology.