#power transformer

Brazil, Santa Catarina: WEG has announced the acquisition of Transformadores Suntec S.A.S., a Columbian power transformer manufacturer based in Medellin.

Russia, Samara: As earlier announced by the French electric equipment manufacturer Schneider Electric, the company has started building a new transformer manufacturing plant in Samara, Russia.

Venezuela, Caracas: The Venezuelan government plans to invest nearly $18 million in a joint programme with about 60 private enterprises to strengthen the processes of electricity distribution and transmission.

Russia, Tatarstan: One of the oldest substations in the Tatarstan capital Kazan, 110 kV Substation South, is undergoing a major reconstruction in order to replace the aged equipment with modern, more reliable and sophisticated electrical equipment.

Ghana, Accra: Appolonia – City of Light, the mixed-use urban development located in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area in Ghana has completed the Factory Acceptance Test for the installation of power substation equipment to provide electricity to the project and its residents.

European Union, Brussels: The European Commission has adopted the regulation for imposing provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the U.S., according to the Official Journal of the European Union.

South Korea, Seoul: LS Industrial Systems (LSIS), a Korean electrical equipment producer, has won a $147 million contract as part of the Bismayah New City Project (BNCP) to build electricity infrastructure in Iraq. This is the largest-ever overseas deal worth US (161.2 billion won) for the company.

India, Kolkata: Alstom T&D India has been awarded a contract worth approximately $34 million by Power Grid Corporation of India to supply two gas-Insulated substations (GIS) at Betul in Madhya Pradesh and Navsari in Gujarat.

USA: U.S. producers AK Steel and Allegheny Technologies, Inc. are awaiting a decision by the European Commission on tariffs on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES).

Nigeria, Lagos: With a total investment of about $5 billion for building 10 electricity generation plants, several kilometres of transmission lines and distribution facilities across Nigeria, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has been the leading investor in the nation’s electricity industry.

USA, New York: The failed transformer which sparked a fire and oil leak at Indian Point nuclear power plant in the New York City suburbs must be replaced, according to officials.

USA, Georgia: General Electric’s Power Generation Services will take over 3,000 square metres of the former GE medium transformer plant on Redmond Circle in Rome, Georgia later this month.

Dominican Republic, La Vega: Edenorte, a Dominican government-owned power distribution company is installing a new power transformer at the Palmarito substation in the city of La Vega.

USA, New Jersey: The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in southern Ocean County, New Jersey remains shut down for the fifth day as staff work to solve the electric problem that sent it offline.

USA, New York: A transformer failure at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in suburban New York which caused a fire forcing an automatic shutdown of a reactor also caused an oil leakage into the Hudson River.

India, Bihar: Alstom T&D India has signed three orders worth approximately €30 million to build two 220 kV and four 132 kV air insulated substations (AIS) for Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited (BSPTCL).

USA, Texas: A fire involving two transformers forced evacuation of the Stonebriar Centre Mall in Frisco, Texas on Sunday afternoon.

USA, Ohio: With the current move by U.S. utility companies to deliver higher and higher voltages from the grid, many schools, colleges and universities across the United States will have to replace their transformers, according to Cincinnati-based Electric Service Company (ELSCO), specializing in providing new, repaired and rebuilt transformers.

USA, South Carolina: American Electric Power (AEP) crews are still working to restore power after an underground fire broke out in downtown Charleston on Thursday night.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has been selected to implement a rural smart grid project on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

France, Paris: French group Schneider Electric plans to move production of its biggest-selling power transformers to Poland and cut as many as 170 domestic jobs, reports Reuters citing the French daily Les Echos.

India, Uttarakhand: Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the first unit of 82.5 MW at the upcoming Shrinagar Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand.

Ukraine, Zaporozhye: For the period of three months of 2015, Zaporozhtransformator PJSC (ZTR) completed installation of 39 units of transformer equipment, including 32 power transformers and 7 reactors.

USA, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) is building new power lines and substations as part of a $300 million Northeast-Pocono Reliability Project, which is now entering its final stage.