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Tyumenenergo to reconstruct Samza substation

Russia: Tyumenenergo is in the process of updating substation Samza in accordance with the company’s investment programme which includes comprehensive reconstruction of the object.

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Alstom to deliver gas-insulated substations to German power plants

France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a € 5 million contract by power plant operator Vattenfall Generation AG to deliver and install two 110 kV gas-insulated substations in the Jänschwalde and Schwarze Pumpe lignite power plants in Brandenburg, Germany.

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TCN plans massive refurbishments of power sector

Nigeria: As part of the measures to strengthen the transmission infrastructure, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) plans to boost its infrastructure to have the capacity to evacuate 20,000 MW of electricity by 2020.

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ABB replaces HVDC link for American Electric Power

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has successfully commissioned an HVDC link for American Electric Power (AEP), replacing the 30-year-old Oklaunion HVDC back-to-back converter station in Texas, USA.