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Switzerland, Zurich: The first high- and medium-voltage GIS bays using a new eco-efficient gas mixture have been commissioned by ABB.

Russia, Khabarovsk: Russia’s Federal Grid Company (FGC) will provide electrical infrastructure to the territory of advancing social and economic development a specially created advanced economic zone (TOSER), in the Khabarovsk territory.

Australia, New South Wales: State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) is in the race to buy 100 percent of the Australian high voltage electricity network TransGrid, which is another step in the global expansion of the world’s largest public electric utility enterprise and its aim to create a “global energy internet”.

Ukraine, Kiev: The Ukrainian National Energy Company Ukrenergo has signed a contract to expand and modernize the 750 kV Kiev substation (Kyivska) with Dalekovod, a Croatian company engaged in electrical engineering.

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: National Grid Saudi Arabia (NG) and Saudi Power Transformers Company (SPTC) have reached a memorandum of understanding aimed to develop standards and specifications of power transformer design for NG.

USA, New Jersey: Pioneer Power Solutions, a company engaged in the manufacture, sale and service of electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment, announced that it intends to consolidate its dry-type transformer production activities to a new, larger facility located in Reynosa, Mexico.

Argentina, Misiones: A new 33/13.2 kV transformer station has been delivered by Entidad Binacional Yacyretá (Yacyreta Binational Entity) to the provincial electric utility, Electricidad de Misiones SA, located at Nodo Vial in Garupa, in the Argentine province of Misiones.

USA, San Francisco: According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., “Power Transformer Market Analysis By Product (100 MVA to 500 MVA, 501 MVA to 800 MVA, 801 MVA to 1200 MVA) And Segment Forecasts To 2020”, the global power transformer market size is expected to reach USD 28.22 billion by 2020.

Qatar: State-owned utility Qatar General Water & Electricity Corporation (Kahramaa) has awarded a $519 million (€470 million) contract to Siemens for the supply of 18 turnkey substations to supply power and help to cater for increasing electricity demand.

Allied Market Research has announced a new market research report titled “World Power Transformers – Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 -2020”.

USA, Missouri: Ameren Transmission is having a 168-ton SPX Transformer moved from downtown Hermann, seat of Gasconade County, Missouri to the Bland Substation north of the Gasconade County R-2 School District’s Highway 19 North campus.

China, Changzhou: During the first half of 2015, China’s Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, a state-level high-tech industrial development zone, has made an investment of approximately $2.4 billion (15.5 billion yuan) in 115 district’s major projects.

South Africa, Boksburg: ACTOM Power Transformers will be supplying three 315 MVA, 275 kV/88 kV/22 kV autotransformers for installation in the new 400 kV/275 kV/132 kV Sebenza intake substation currently under construction next to Kelvin power station near Kempton Park in the Gauteng province.

USA, North Dakota: Minot-based Central Power Electric Cooperative has been awarded a $46 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development that will help finance the improvement of the energy infrastructure in North Dakota.

Canada, Saskatchewan: SaskPower, the principal electric utility in Saskatchewan province in Canada, is planning to invest more than CAD 1 billion (over USD 800 million) a year for the foreseeable future in order to renew and grow the province’s power grid, according to company’s website.

Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japanese-based manufacturer of electrical equipment, including power transformers, has announced that Mitsubishi Electric Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has begun conducting domestic sales.

USA, New York: The New York Power Authority (NYPA), U.S. largest state public power organization, has welcomed the arrival of the first of five new autotransformers slated for the Niagara Power Project’s switchyard in Lewiston, New York State.

Canada, Manitoba: Manitoba Hydro, the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada has awarded a USD 24 million (CAD 31.4 million) engineering, procurement and construction contract to a consortium led by GE’s Digital Energy to build a new, 66 kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) in downtown Winnipeg.

Brazil: Brazil’s largest wind energy substation, the 1,200 MW SE Curral Novo do Piaui II facility, was switched on last week.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy has transported a 300-ton power transformer from the Ohio Commerce Center on Route 45 to a power substation on Highland Avenue in Lordstown, Ohio.

India, Mumbai: Power Grid, India’s largest transmission utility, has placed $46 million of orders with Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) for the supply, erection, testing and commissioning of power transformers at various substations across India.

Sri Lanka, Colombo: The Government of Japan will grant Sri Lanka a $200 million loan for the implementation of National Transmission and Distribution Network Development and Efficiency Improvement Project.

Pfisterer, German provider of cable systems and pluggable connections with offshore certification for transformers, converters and switchgear up to 500 kV, has introduced pluggable systems for the networking of complete wind farms from a single source.

Russia, Moscow: The Federal Testing Centre (FTC) and Power Machines – Toshiba High Voltage Transformers have signed a cooperation agreement focusing on the development of a new transformer testing centre which should boost local electrical production and implementation of high-quality power equipment in the Russian power industry.