The Transformer Association’s President, James Tabbi predicts growth for transformer manufacturing in North America, thanks to favorable domestic economic conditions, coupled with rising labour and freight costs in Asia.
United Kingdom: Two 89-tonne electrical transformers are being transported from Bristol docks to a new substation at Braco in Perth and Kinross for the Beauly-Denny transmission project by SSE division Scottish Hydro Electric.
USA, Washington: U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) have filed an appeal to the negative decision on “material injury” by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
USA, California: Yesterday, Departrment for Water and Power (DWP) reported record-breaking power usage as more than 10,000 customers dealt with power cuts in the Southland.
Germany, Regensburg: SGB-SMIT has announced it will launch a takeover bid for 100% of the Retrasib Sibiu shares – Romanian power transformers producer.
Russia, Lipetsk Oblast: Lipetskenergo is planning reconstruction of 110/10/6 kV Yugo-Zapadnaya substation and construction of 110 kV Rozhdestvo substation.
Algeria, Ighram: An extension of the electricity grid, including the installation of transformer substations, is in progress in the commune of Ighram.
Chile: As part of the international tender Transelec presented the most competitive and lowest bid for the installation of autotransformers at theAlto Jahuel substation and the new 220 kV Lo Aguirre – Cerro Navia line.
Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast: Chelyabenergo completed a set of measures to create a grid infrastructure for the area in the southern part of the city of Magnitogorsk.
Paraguay, Chaco: The first solar and wind power modules are expected to be inaugurated in a year’s time to provide 24 hour light for military unit Joel Estigarribia.
Switzerland, Zurich: The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.85 million contract ABB in Cary, North Carolina, USA, to replace transformer oil coolers at Grand Coulee Dam.
France, Hautes-Pyrénées: For the first time in the department, a photovoltaic plant was inaugurated yesterday morning at Euralis de Rabastens in Bigorre.
Venezuela, Barcelona: According to the residents of Barcelona, the transformers in Razetti II area do not provide sufficient power for the community which is experiencing constant power failures.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth over $800 million from Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission plc to provide the Caithness-Moray high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link.
Russia, Vladimir Oblast: IDGC of Center and Volga Region (Rosseti) continues construction of a new 110/10/10 kV substation Vorsha which will supply a large factory for the production of buses and special vehicles Volgabas.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $103 million contract from Brazilian mining company Vale to install electrical and automation systems at a modern iron ore mine in the Carajás mountains of northern Brazil as part of a major capacity expansion.
France, Levallois-Perret: UK-based consortium of Alstom and Petrofac has been named the supplier for the electrical systems at RWE Innogy 340 MW Galloper offshore wind farm.
Russia: The delivery of power transformers to Gotsatlinskaya HPP has been completed and they are now ready to be installed on site.
Africa, Central African Republic: The Central African electricity company ENERCA will provide a new power transformer for Bangui In order to address the problem of frequent load shedding.
USA, California: Following numerous outages over the years, along with blown transformers, Southern California Edison (SCE) will start massive infrastructure upgrade programme.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced a $4 billion share buyback after ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer said he seeks to boost shareholder returns.
India, Chennai: A senior official of Tangedco announced that a new 110/33/11 kV substation inside Phoenix MarketCity mall,Velachery, will be constructed at a cost of INR 74 crore ($12.3 million).
Russia: The funds of RUB 1.8 billion ($48.8 million) are distributed to overhaul power transformers, substations and 1,600 km of transmission lines.
Egypt, Cairo: Seven power transformers caught fire at Hadaek El-Ahram area in Giza where fire fighters of the Civil Protection Authority were called.