#power transformers

Nigeria: Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has procured 200 new transformers to improve power supply in the South-western states of Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti.

USA, Ohio: A giant substation is currently under construction in the northern part of Toronto, Jefferson County under FirstEnergy’s initiative.

USA, Pennsylvania: West Penn Power (FirstEnergy Corp.) has completed a significant power upgrades near Ryerson Station to help enhance customer service reliability in Greene County.

United Kingdom, London: StatPlan Energy published Edition 2 of global analysis of transformer markets.

Argentina, Santa Fe: Cociar SA, the only bidder who participated in the bidding process for the upgrade of transformer station Puerto Santa Fe, far exceeded the official estimate.

Bangladesh, Dhaka: 39,000 power distribution transformers exploded around the country in the 2013-14 fiscal year, mostly due to overloading.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $70 million order to supply SBB with the latest generation of traction converters.

India, Mumbai: Crompton Greaves has won a $25 million contract from the General Directorate for Transmission, Upper Euphrates Region, Ministry of Electricity in Iraq to design, construct and deliver 16 mobile substations.

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) is constructing five power substations in the city in effort to overcome low voltage experienced in most parts of the city.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced at the UN Climate Summit in New York that it is joining the United Nations Environment Programme’s global action on improving appliance and equipment efficiency.

Germany, Munich: Siemens demanded cost cuts from suppliers of offshore-wind infrastructure as the company expects the sea-based turbine installations worldwide to grow.

USA, Washington: Yesterday, The U.S. Commerce Department confirmed duties on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from the Czech Republic.

Nigeria: The Federal Government has announced a NGN 213 billion ($1.3 billion) facility to address the revenue decrease in the power sector and help towards gas debts.

Missouri, Kansas City: The Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance (Alliance) announced the release of a collection of sustainable practices in the area of distribution transformer purchasing, management and disposal/reuse.

Mexico, Ciudad Juárez: The Municipality installed more than 12 concrete poles and placed six transformers on the Plaza de la Mexicanidad for the operation of the Fiesta Juárez 2014 to be held in October and November, said Economic Development Director, Juan Ubaldo Benavente Bermúdez.

India, New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has imposed provisional anti dumping duty on imports of glass or porcelain electrical insulators from China.

France, Savoie: A small fire in a power transformer has mobilised 25 firefighters on Saturday in the metal factory FerroPem in La Léchère.

Argentina, Buenos Aires: Five power transformers have arrived to Dock Sud to be added to the system in order to achieve better energy supply in the Buenos Aires area.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has introduced its latest-generation traction transformer, deployed on TER regional trains which are built by Alstom for SNCF.

United Kingdom, Leeds: Winder Power, a UK manufacturer of power and distribution transformers is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Simblett as the new Commercial Director.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned the converter stations to the 3,150 MW Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil which is at approximately 2,400 km, the longest transmission link in the world, according to ABB.

France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a contract of approximately €35 million by the Greek Transmission Utility Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the turnkey supply of four gas-insulated substations (GIS) in Greece.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $ 14 million order from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabia’s national power transmission and distribution operator.

India, Pune: Over the past 15 months, as many as 705 transformers have been stolen in the district in, costing the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) nearly INR 10 crore ($1.6 million).