#power transformer

Japan, Tokyo: Japanese investment fund Polaris Capital Group announced it will purchase Yodogawa Transformer, an Osaka-based manufacturer and lessor of power substations.

Germany, Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg: The fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg has developed a new generation of radial fans drawing on the knowledge gained from nature, and allowing for energy savings of up to ten percent.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy Corp. is expanding a transmission substation in Leroy Center to help reinforce the electric system, support load growth and enhance reliability in The Illuminating Company’s northeast Ohio service area.

India, Mumbai: The FICG consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG has been awarded a contract for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm in the North Sea, for the supply and installation of the complete offshore substation for the German utility EnBW.

Poland, Lodz: ABB will expand the capacity and scope of its transformer production facilities in Lodz, Poland in 2016.

India, New Delhi: Cargill India has opened a manufacturing facility for Envirotemp™ FR3 natural ester transformer oil in Kurkumbh, in the state of Maharashtra.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Europe Smart Transformers Market – Growth, Trends and Forecasts (2015-2020)” report to their offering.

Brazil, Sao Paulo: Brazil’s state-run electricity company Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA (Electrobras) announced its plans to invest $3.38 billion ($13.16 billion reals) in electricity projects in 2016.

Turkey, Istanbul: Participants at a recently held climate panel in Istanbul have agreed that Turkey has excellent potential for developing solar and wind power.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $100 million from Mass Global Holding to deliver a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation that will help integrate 3,000 MW of electricity generated by a combined cycle power plant, utilizing Iraq’s natural gas resources.

India, Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro Power Transmission & Distribution Business has bagged new orders worth nearly $150 million in the domestic and international markets.

Egypt, Gulf of Suez: The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) will sign a cost-sharing agreement with the seven companies set to build solar power plants in the Zafarana area with a total capacity of 305 MW.

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr has announced three Japanese loans totalling $460 million that will finance Egyptian national projects.

Belgium, Brussels: Some of EU trade ministers who met in Brussels on Monday 29 February to discuss steel trade anti-dumping measures believe the EU needs to tighten up its anti-dumping rules to protect its steel industry from cheaper Chinese imports.

India, Haryana: India’s power company Discom is planning to install 34 transformers across all substations in the city of Gurgaon, Haryana to ensure consistent power supply during summer.

Germany: German inspection company Dekra has opened the region’s first testing laboratory for electrical components in the Jebel Ali Free Zone Area (Jafza) in Dubai, UAE.

China has warned of the consequences of the EU imposing tariffs on its steel exports, saying the overcapacity in the metal industry is a global problem.

Germany: Siemens has tested four 250 MVA/500 kV transformers with special and very high partial discharge requirements for the customer the electricity transmission company Transelec, Chile.

USA, Utah: Lehi Power Director Joel Eves revealed that the company needs two more substations within the year to meet business and residential energy demands in the city of Lehi, Utah.

Belgium, Brussels: Today at the Competitiveness Council in Brussels, EU industry ministers from across Europe will discuss actions to actively support the European steel industry to enable the sector to compete on a fair and level playing field within the global market.

United Kingdom, London: Tata Steel announced that Karl Koehler, the Chief Executive Officer of its overseas branch Tata Steel Europe, has resigned, and CTO Hans Fischer has been appointed as its new chief.

USA, Texas: Dallas firefighters responding to an office building fire found an electrocuted man on top of a transformer unit.

USA, Michigan: Siemens has won the contract to supply critical low- and medium-voltage electrical equipment and power transformers for the new Holland Energy Park combined cycle power plant in Michigan, which will replace the aging coal-fired plant.

Azerbaijan, Ganja: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has launched a new 35/6 kV Nizami substation during his visit to the city of Ganja.