USA: Micro Market Monitor has published a new report on the Europe power transformer market called “The Europe Power Transformer Market by Primary Voltage kV, End User, Geography – Forecast to 2020”.
USA, Washington, D.C.: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the completion of its Recovery Transformer (RecX) program and published a final report that contains lessons learned, evaluations, and considerations for a spare transformer strategy to support the U.S. national electric grid.
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a €260 million ($278 million) contract by Transmisión Eléctrica del Norte (TEN), a subsidiary of Chile-based electric company E-CL, to supply four turnkey substations for Chile’s first interconnection system, the Mejillones – Cardones Transmission line.
USA, New Hampshire: Eversource Energy plans to bury overhead utility lines on Hanover and High streets in Portsmouth and replace a transformer that powers a large part of the downtown.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $20 million from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to extend a substation at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park that will integrate more solar energy into the grid.
New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay: New Zealand electricity distributor Unison Networks is investing $2.8 million in an upgrade of its Flaxmere substation in Hastings to enhance reliability of supply to the surrounding community and industry.
Bulgaria, Sofia: Bulgarian power equipment repair and maintenance company Centralna Energoremontna Baza (CERB) has been subcontracted by Austria’s Andritz Hydro for the overhaul project of Albania’s biggest hydropower plant – Koman HPP.
USA, Atlanta: GE’s Digital Energy business has launched MultilinTM 845 Transformer Protection System, part of the company’s Multilin 8-Series platform of protective relay devices.
Ukraine, Odessa: Building of a new modern Marazlievskaya substation near Shevchenko Park in Odessa is entering final stage, with the construction works on the substation building fully completed.
USA, Washington: Crane Aerospace & Electronics has announced it has received orders for its Eldec transformer rectifier units (TRUs) from Parker Aerospace, a manufacturer of aerospace components, and Gulfstream, a business-jet aircraft manufacturer.
USA, Connecticut: This summer crews around Wesleyan University campus will be working hard on several major maintenance and capital projects designed to support Wesleyan’s ultimate goal of creating a more interconnected and sustainable campus.
USA, New Jersey: Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed a $10 million substation expansion project in West Amwell Township, which will benefit 75,000 customers in Hunterdon County and the Hopewell Township area of Mercer County, New Jersey.
Tajikistan, Dushanbe: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €70 million loan to Tajikistan to fund the construction of a 500 kV power transmission project, which will interconnect electricity networks of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
USA, Connecticut: 1,900 litres of mineral oil has been reported to have leaked from a mobile transformer at an Eversource substation in a seaport city of New London in Connecticut.
ABB to exhibit eco-efficient distribution transformers at CIRED in Lyon
India, Mumbai: Bajaj Electricals, a consumer electrical equipment manufacturing company, has secured three new orders from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation (OPTCL) worth over $13 million.
USA, Ohio: American Electric Power (AEP) and seven other energy companies are planning to launch a limited liability company to provide critical equipment including power transformers to transmission-owning entities in the U.S. to improve responses to major events affecting the electric transmission grid.
USA, Indianapolis: Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. an independent producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products, announced the opening of Calumet Specialty Oils de Mexico.
Transformers Forum, a central place for networking and exchanging knowledge, ideas and opinions within the industry, has today reached the 16,000 members mark
Russia, Voronezh: Siemens Transformers has successfully tested the first transformer using the liquid dielectric MIDEL 7131 at its Voronezh plant in Russia.
China, Shanghai: Synflex, a supplier to the global transformer manufacturing industry will launch its new SYNtherm multi-layer flexible insulation range for the Asian market at the CWIEME fair to be held in Shanghai from 23-25 June 2015.
Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast: Russian transformer manufacturer Togliatti Transformer has produced and delivered a 630 MVA power transformer for the Reftinskaya power plant in the Sverdlovsk region.
Argentina, Santa Fe: The Port of Santa Fe (Puerto de Santa Fe) transformer station in the Argentine province of Santa Fe will receive a capacity upgrade with an additional power transformer.
USA, California: Global Power Supply, a Santa Barbara-based service provider of integrated power systems, has joined forces with T&R Electric, a South Dakota-based rewinding and reconditioning power and distribution transformers company on a new project Transformer Network.