#power transformers

Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya Power intends to improve power supply in Kakamega County with the investment of KES 96 million ($1.1 million).

BTW is awarded $33 million contract in SGCC 5th Lot

France Marseille: 5,000 people were evacuated from Terrasses du Port after transformer fire broke out.

United Kingdom, Stafford: The first of 32 transformers currently being built at Alstom, Stafford has left the factory to be transported to India.

India, New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has been awarded a contract to deliver the electrostatic precipitator (ESP) package for the 2x800MW Darlipali super thermal power project (STPP) in Darlipali, Orissa.

USA, Georgia: Following unanimous vote by The county’s Industrial Development Authority, EFACEC may get a new owner who would keep the power transformer manufacturing plant in Effingham County and hire additional workers.

Albania: Albania signed a $150 million loan deal with the World Bank in order to upgrade electricity distribution and transmission would enable the sector to return to financial stability by 2018.

India, Mumbai: Crompton Greaves (CG) has signed a contract with the Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) in Paraguay for eight single and three-phase transformers totalling 420 MVA in order to expand the country’s 220 kV and 66 kV electricity network.

USA, Oklahoma: New power transformer has been delivered to West Tamarack substation in Altus.

Germany, Regensburg: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has released TAPSCAN® VAM – the new diagnostic tool for evaluating acoustic noise.

India, Nashik: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has begun construction of transformer substations at Tapovan and Ganeshwadi.

The Philippines, Benguet Province: National Grid Corporation of the Philippines energised new 300 MVA power transformer in the La Trinidad substation in the province to ensure system reliability in the area.

Canada, Toronto: Hydro One has completed a CAD 10.5 million refurbishment of the Chesterville substation, replacing two old transformers to improve long-term reliability for customers.

Bangladesh: Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) signed a contract with EnergyPac Engineering Ltd to set up three high powered transformers in Siddhirganj and Khanpur and other areas in Narayanganj.

Pakistan: Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has started call for tenders to supply capacitance-coupled voltage transformers (CCVT) for switchyard Units 11-14 of the 3,480-MW Tarbela hydroelectric project on the Indus River.

Russia, Novosibirsk: A new autotransformer has been installed at Novosibirsk hydro power plant as part of the framework of the RusHydro comprehensive modernisation.

USA, Illinois: Ameren Illinois is investing about $9.4 million in power infrastructure upgrades to improve the reliability and performance of Champaign County’s energy supply system.

USA, North Carolina: SPX has announced starting up the Future Infrastructure Company – a standalone diversified infrastructure company with annual revenues of about $2 billion.

India, Uttarakhand: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) secured a INR 422 crore ($69 million) contract for setting up a 444 MW hydroelectric project (HEP).

Switzerland, Zurich: An underground transformer station installed by ABB in Caishikou in downtown Beijing started operating.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $55 million from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to build a substation that will integrate power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.

Russia, Tver Oblast: The third unit of Kalinin nuclear power station will be shut down until the 18th December 2014 for scheduled overhaul.

USA, Pennsylvania: Eaton announced a contract to provide electrical distribution equipment for a 6.4 MW DC solar installation at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center in Las Vegas.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy transported very large transformers from a rail yard in Toronto to a site north of the city where the new Toronto substation is under construction.