Saudi Arabia is boosting its power generation capacity from less than 60 GW to about 91 GW by 2020, and to more than double existing capacity over the longer term, looking to meet the rising demand resulting from economic growth in the country and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, primarily driven by oil and gas.
Russia, Moscow: Power Machines – Toshiba High Voltage Transformers (PMTT), joint venture of Power Machines and Toshiba Corporation, will manufacture and supply power transformers for the overhaul of RusHydro’s Volzhskaya HPP, the largest hydropower plant in Europe.
Mozambique: The proposed reinforcement and extension of the electricity transmission network in Inhambane Province in Mozambique will be funded by the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) and Nordea Bank AB, as well as the central government of Mozambique.
USA, Michigan: 209-ton power transformer has safely arrived to ITC’s new Morocco substation being constructed on South County Line Highway near Morocco Road in Deerfield Township, Michigan, USA.
According to Metal Miner, the U.S. grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) price index decreased in by 3.5% from 197 in July to 190 in August.
USA, Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined the power utility Eversource $10,000 for failing to notify the state properly after transformer oil spill that occurred in Springfield on 4 October 2014.
India, Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has put forward an elaborate infrastructure proposal to improve the distribution network in Chennai.
Global transformer manufacturers engaged in the business of transformer production and distribution in Africa have been focusing their attention on developing and expanding their local production capacities in order to position themselves in the Africa’s surging transformer market and respond to the growing demand for this critical electrical equipment.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: Turkish-based Sunrise Engineering and Machinery Manufacturing PLC, a company engaged in the business of manufacturing and distribution of transformers in Ethiopia for more than a year, is currently looking to expand its production capacity with an additional investment of $5million to $7.5 million.
The South African electrical equipment supplier and manufacturer Zest WEG, part of Brazilian WEG Group, is looking for more acquisitions in Africa, having recently completed a transaction to buy TSS Transformers, which increases the range and scale of transformers on offer from the company.
Germany, Oberursel: MESSKO INSTRUMENTS, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen’s subsidiary, has launched a new digital temperature management system MTeC EPT303, which controls the cooling systems of power transformers by measuring the top oil temperature and determining the winding temperature.
Canada, British Columbia: Two new power transformers weighing 85 tons each have arrived in Merritt for BC Hydro’s Merritt substation.
Cevian Capital, one of ABB’s three largest shareholders with 5.1% of total ABB Ltd share capital, is looking to significantly increase its share in the Swiss-Swedish industrial giant.
USA, Louisiana: Entergy is waiting on regulatory approval to start implementing the Louisiana Economic Transmission Project (LETP), a portfolio of four transmission projects designed to cost-effectively reduce congestion in the Baton Rouge industrial corridor and to increase the amount of economic power that can flow into the Amite South region.
NLMK Group, Russia’s steel-producing company has started delivering transformer steel to Siemens’ Voronezh plant in Russia.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $28 million order from PowerGrid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for the extension of two 765/400 kV GIS substations in Vadodara and Manesar, and the upgrade of the substation in Malerkotla from air-insulated switchgear (AIS) to GIS.
India, Delhi: TATA Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has commissioned its maiden 66/11 kV GIS substation along with ABB India at Prashant Vihar, Rohini, a densely populated residential sub city in North West Delhi.
Ukraine, Zaporizhia: Ukrenergo has been forced to suspend the reconstruction of the 330 kV Kakhovska-Khersonska power grid, funded by the European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), and put it into operation, the press service of the company has said.
The Philippines, Negros Occidental: Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) has installed a new 30 MVA power transformer at its Alijis Substation in Bacolod City.
USA, Pennsylvania: Power management company Eaton has announced a contract to provide electrical distribution equipment and engineering services for an 8.2 MW community solar installation in Colorado at five sites, including Denver and Colorado Springs.
Vietnam, Ca Mau: Authorities of the Vietnam’s southernmost province, Ca Mau, have affirmed their support of a project to construct a wind power plant in Ngoc Hien district.
Oman, Muscat: Majan Electricity Company has signed nine agreements worth close to $20 million for various substation projects across the company’s distribution network in the North Batina, Al Dhahirah and Al Buraimi.
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Pestech International Berhad, a Malaysian electric power technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Grid Corporation of China to jointly launch a power transformer factory in Cambodia and develop infrastructure projects throughout the country.
India, Uttar Pradesh: Alstom T&D India has been awarded three contracts valued at around €33 million by Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (Power Grid) to supply power transformers and shunt reactors for 765/400 kV substation situated at Agra in Uttar Pradesh and spare units of 765 kV transformers and reactors as part of Eastern and Southern Region Strengthening Schemes.