#power transformer

United Kingdom, London: A new report “Saudi Arabia Power & Distribution Transformers Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020” is now available.

To be selected as the main machines suppliers for a complete transformer production plant is quite something. As main suppliers of URALSK Transformer Plant, LAE and Trafogrid Alliance are very proud to note that the factory, now the primary producer of electrical transformers in Kazakhstan, will soon reach its full production capacity.

South Africa: South African supplier of electrical equipment and services Actom Power Transformers will be installing 157 custom-made transformers for three new wind farms, which is scheduled for completion in April 2016.

India, Bangalore: ABB India Limited has announced appointment of Sanjeev Sharma as the Managing Director, with effect from January 1, 2016.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted $1 billion in financing to India’s national transmission company Power Grid Corporation of India (Powergrid) to fund renewable energy transmission and grid expansion projects.

Germany: Siemens has received a contract from the Korean company LSIS for the delivery of ten power transformers for mobile substations in Iraq.

Russia, St. Petersburg: Deteriorating relations between Russia and Turkey have been affecting production at many Russian plants, including the operations of Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers.

Russia, Moscow: General Directors of RusHydro Public Company, Russia’s largest hydropower producer, and Power Machines OJSC, manufacturer of electrical equipment including power transformers, held a working meeting in Moscow to discuss prospects for future cooperation of the two companies.

United Kingdom: British rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail has awarded Vossloh Kiepe, a UK turnkey solutions provider to the rail transport industry a contract to equip 30 four-car class 321 regional EMUs (electric multiple unit) dating from the late 1980s with ac traction motors, new auxiliary systems and new braking systems as part of its Renatus upgrading programme.

USA, New York: Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Electrical Steel Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 – 2025″ report to their offering.

Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo: With an investment of over $10 million, Dominican Republic’s power distributor Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este has concluded its 2015 substation construction, repowering and extension programme, improving the electricity service and living conditions for over 487,000 people in its concession area.

Russia, St. Petersburg: In order to increase efficiency and improve the organizational structure of the company, Power Machines, Russia’s manufacturer of electrical equipment including power transformers, has established the centre for the development of business systems, directly under the CEO.

Nepal, Rautahat: Two people died and 18 were injured in a power transformer explosion that took place in Makawanpur district, Nepal yesterday morning.

Siemens wins $985M HVDC converter station contract

UAE, Dubai: The investment bank Arqaam Capital has announced that it successfully completed the private placement of Federal Transformers Company (FTC) and Federal Power Transformers (FPT), Abu Dhabi-based manufacturers of distribution and power transformers.

India, New Delhi: India is getting ready to impose more curbs on steel imports, including introducing a safeguard duty, after a 20% import tax failed to contain losses for producers such as Steel Authority of India.

Switzerland, Zurich; ABB will supply a complete distribution substation solution to the European Spallation Source (ESS) research centre being constructed in Lund, Sweden, which will be a facility for materials research using neutrons.

France, Paris: A new power line across the eastern Pyrenees running from France to Spain operates below capacity because works on the Spanish side have not been completed in time.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Power Transformer Market by Rating, by Type of Cooling Method & Region – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020” report to their offering.

The Netherlands, Arnhem: TenneT, the Netherlands national electricity transmission system operator has signed framework agreements for the future supply of power transformers and Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) for the Dutch offshore power grid.

Indonesia, Sumatra: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide $600 million loan to Indonesia’s state electricity corporation, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), to upgrade transmission and distribution system in Sumatra.

Canada, Ontario: A major refurbishment has been successfully completed on an old transformer station owned by Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) Hydro.

Russia, Tula: Electrical substation at the site of the Uzlovaya industrial park in Tula where Haveyl Motor Manufacturing Rus, a subsidiary of Chinese company Great Wall Motors, is building a new car factory is ready for installation of the electrical equipment after the station control room has been commissioned.

Russia, Khabarovsk: The substation 110/35/6 kV feeding the Khabarovsk Novy Airport will be upgraded with the third power transformer at a cost of over $2,5 million (171 million rubles).