#power transformer

USA, New York: A brand new power transformer is scheduled to arrive at the Massena Electric Department’s (MED) East Hatfield substation at the beginning of April.

India, Jammu and Kashmir: Power supply to Basohli, Mahanpur, Bhoond, Bani and partially Billawar tehsil will be affected today as 132/33 kV grid substation Mahanpur undergoes preventive maintenance.

Russia, Sverdlovsk: A new reserve power transformer has been successfully tested at the construction site of a new combined-cycle thermal power plant at the site of Nizhneturinskaya thermal power plant, in the north of the Sverdlovsk region.

Nigeria, Lagos: The Lagos State Government handed over 51 transformers to rural, riverine and semi-urban communities across 57 local areas of the state in order to boost electricity generation and distribution in the communities.

Canada, Ontario: Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (HPS), a manufacturer of dry-type and cast resin transformers, announced that it has completed the formation of a new company, Corefficient S. de R.L. de C.V. (Corefficient), a joint venture with National Material LP (NMLP).

USA, New York: General Electric unit GE Energy Financial Services has announced that it will auction 315 MW of bi-directional electricity transfer capacity across its Linden Variable Frequency Transformer (VFT) smart grid project.

India, New Delhi: A transformer explosion at Bawana power plant in New Delhi has affected power supply in outer Delhi.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) has secured a contract from Administración Nacional de Energía (ANDE), the national electric utility of Paraguay, for the supply of 10 complete ZIV Substation Automation Systems.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Power and Distribution Transformer Market in India 2014 and 2020” report to their offering.

USA, Georgia: Georgia Transformer Corp., formerly known as EFACEC, a manufacturer of high-voltage transformers for utility companies is hiring 32 new employees at its manufacturing plant in Rincon.

Ukraine, Kiev: Unit 3 of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant was disabled for several hours last night for transformer repair, announced Energoatom.

Uganda, Kampala: The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UEDCL) is seeking $370 million to upgrade electricity transmission lines and outdated electrical equipment.

Guinea-Bissau, Bissau: The Guinean Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that the World Bank will provide financing of $78 million to Guinea-Bissau for the installation of a high voltage power grid.

Congo, Sangha: A $90 million Liouesso hydropower project in the province of Sangha, Congo, is more than 60% complete.

Colombia, Velez: A new power transformer will be commissioned in a few days at Barbosa substation in the municipality of Velez, Colombia, as part the Remos substation upgrade programme.

USA, Indiana: ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, a steelmaking facility located on Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, was forced to shut down production on Friday due to a transformer failure that caused a lack of power.

Germany, Regensburg: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has improved its GRIDCON® iTAP® solution for voltage regulation distribution transformers with new extended functions, announced the company.

USA, California: RESA Power Solutions has completed acquisition of Transformer Testing and Repairs, Inc., a leading provider of west coast transformer maintenance which has been serving the Northern California area since 1988.

Angola, Luanda: Sinohydro, a Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company is close to complete the works on Cuito Canavale thermal power, said Angolan Secretary of State for Energy.

USA, Massachusetts: Doble has launched the Delphi Portable™, a new portable DGA diagnostic tool which helps monitor the health and condition of power transformers and other oil-filled equipment.

China, Shanxi: The Shanxi province power company plans to invest over $224M into projects for the upgrade of the rural power grid in 2015.

India, Mumbai: Power transmission and distribution business unit of the Mumbai-based Indian multinational conglomerate Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) has secured orders worth nearly $80M in March.

Austria, Vorarlberg: b2 High-Voltage, a business division of b2 electronic GmbH, the Austrian-based manufacturer of high voltage equipment for simple cable testing, cable diagnostics and onsite oil testing, has launched a new voltage withstand testing solution HVA200.

Russia, Moscow: Moscow United Electric Grid Company completed the first phase of a large-scale reconstruction of Avtozavodskaya substation 220/110 kV, into which the company will invest $62 million (3.8 billion rubles).