#power transformers

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced it will soon demonstrate how smart technologies are being used more frequently to energise the digital grid.

USA, Massachusetts: Doble Engineering Company announced a new, all-inclusive monitoring solution designed to evaluate overall transformer condition – doblePRIME, providing a comprehensive picture of transformer health.

India, Calangute: Three new 200 kV transformers will be installed at Calangute and Candolim in order to solve the electricity problem of beach shack operators who face the perennial problem of low voltage.

Mexico: In the next 15 years the country will receive investments of 2 billion pesos ($152 million) in the electricity sector, which will increase by 106% the installed capacity to 66,000 additional MW, said Undersecretary of the Energy and Electricity Secretariat, César Hernández Ochoa.

Russia: A subsidiary of Rosseti, IDGC of Center and Volga Region continues construction and reconstruction of substations and overhead power lines in the Central and Volga federal districts of the country as part of the investment programme.

Venezuela, Valles del Tuy: The electrical system of three municipalities in Valles del Tuy will be updated to improve service quality in the Miranda state, according to the Corpoelec press release.

Germany, Regensburg: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH (MR) announced the establishment of its service and maintenance company for MR and MR licensed On-Load Tap-Changers (OLTC) and Off-Circuit Tap-Changers (OCTC), as well as tap-changers manufactured by Trafo Union, and related products in Japan.

Russia, North Ossetia: North Ossetian branch of IDGC of the North Caucasus are taking measures for safe operation of power equipment at high temperatures.

Canada, British Columbia: A power outage occurred in the East Boundary after a lightning struck a power transformer and caused it to shut down.

Russia, Ekaterinburg: Ekaterinburg Electric Grid Company completed the main construction works on the Mednaya substation.

United Kingdom, London: Intertek, a provider of services to a wide range of industries around the world, is launching TransoilCHECK.

France, Lyon: Yesterday afternoon, a power transformer exploded in Les Halles Paul Bocuse in Lyon.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB, has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources Limited to provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland Firth.

Russia, Tambov: IDGC of Centre branch Tambovenergo summed up implementation of the renovation programme for the first half of 2014. All activities are carried out on schedule, and in several areas ahead of schedule.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will provide an Electrical Balance of Plant (EBoP) solution for Dikchu hydroelectric power plant in East Sikkim, India.

USA, Indiana: A series of small underground transformer explosions occurred in downtown Indianapolis causing brownish-gray smoke on the streets.

USA, New York: National Grid CEO Steve Holliday cut the ribbon on a new $16 million substation in suburban Clay, Syracuse.

Russia, Novy Urengoy: Tyumenenergo of Northern Electric Networks completed construction of a 10/0,4 kV distribution transformer substation Krymskaya, which will provide electricity to several areas of Novy Urengoy.

Chile, Antofagasta: Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) has approved E-CL’s project ‘Electrical Substation Rica Aventura’.

The Philippines, Manila: First Gen Corp., the power unit of the Lopez Group, announced 32% jump in income to $102.6 million from $77.7 million a year ago.

UAE, Sharjah: Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has approved investment in power projects which will include replacement of three power transformers.

USA, Maryland: The Newton-Evans Research Company has announced its August publication of a new set of 12 U.S. transformer market two-page summaries.

USA, Pennsylvania: Axalta Coating Systems (previously DuPont Performance Coatings) will soon showcase its growing range of solvent-free impregnating resins to be used in the electric motor, power transformer, automotive and electrical appliance sectors.

USA, New York: A new market research report Global Electrical Transformer Market to 2018 – Market Size, Top 10 Countries, Trends, and Forecasts is now available from Reportlinker.