India, Mumbai: Siemens India has delivered 1200 kV capacitor voltage transformer (CVT) for the ultra high voltage national test station at Power Grid Corporation, Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
Zimbabwe, Kwekwe: Sable Chemicals-the only ammonium nitrate fertiliser manufacturer in the country, managed to install a new $1 million power transformer at its plant after the original transformer exploded four years ago.
Yesterday, on the 3rd September, the 13,000th member joined Transformers Forum, a key place for networking, exchanging ideas and opinions within the industry:
Japan, Tokyo: A consortium of Toshiba, IHI, Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Engineering & Construction, has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by a special purpose company established by Mitsui and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
USA, New Jersey: Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc., a power transformer manufacturer announced the appointment of three new executives, significantly augmenting the company’s corporate sales and marketing organisation.
Duke Energy Indiana plans to modernise its aging electric grid with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) within a seven-year, $1.9 billion plan using a combination of advanced technology and infrastructure upgrades to improve service to its customers.
India, New Delhi: Alstom T&D India has won a contract worth INR 55 crore ($9 million) for supplying power transformers in Bhutan.
Nigeria, Abuja: The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has acquired and installed 140 new transformers to replace the dysfunctional ones in its distribution network.
USA, Illinois: The transformer fire at the Dynegy Hennepin power plant shut down Unit 2 where fire departments were called after reports of a “big fire” in the transformer yard or switch yard.
Germany, Munich: Siemens has signed two contracts with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for the construction of Static Var Compensators (SVCs) at Madinah East, Hail-2 and Al Jouf-2 380kV substations.
USA, Indiana: Rea Magnet Wire will soon launch Nanoshield aimed at the electrical and electronics industries. The company will also present MagneFlex® for customers in the transformer industry.
France, Aillon: A helicopter Super Puma transported a huge power transformer in the heart of The Bauges, to the Aillons-Margériaz substation.
Russia, St. Petersburg: Lenenergo” (Rosseti Group) completed a major overhaul of the 63 MVA transformer at the 110/6 kV substation Novorzhevskaya.
USA, Nevada: A new power transformer is being installed by NV Energy at a substation about 35 miles north of Elko. The substation is essential to providing reliable power supply to mining and agricultural customers in the region as well as the residents of Elko.
Russia, Vladimir Oblast: Vladimirenergo installed new transformers at the 110/35/10 kV Bazovaya substation in Petushki.
India, Thane, Kalwa: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has allocated INR 42 crore ($7 million) in the next two years to modernise and upgrade the existing power supply mechanism.
USA, Minnesota:Cargill will start manufacturing dielectric fluids in Europe according to Dave Roesser, CIS dielectric fluids global general manager.
USA: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ‘Global Electrical Transformer Market to 2018 – Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Over 70 Countries’ report to their offering.
United Kingdom, London: Two years after winning the power contract for The Leadenhall Building, Yorkshire based Winder Power will install two 10 MVA transformers for the September opening to visitors for the very first time.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a contract to design and supply power equipment for the 96-MW Dikchu hydroelectric project in India’s Sikkim State.
Canada, Quebec: The city confirmed that PCBs had been detected at the Reliance Power Equipment Ltd. site in Pointe-Claire, where leaking transformers and containers were removed last year.
Russia, Moscow: Russian companies specialising in the development of products for digital substations, Profotek (Rusnano) and Lisis, presented a comprehensive smart grid solution for digital substations.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced it will provide process electrification at a new pulp mill (the world’s largest) to be built in South Sumatra, Indonesia.
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has released Digital Substation 2.0, a smart digital technology that combines the potential of primary and secondary plant smart digital technologies.