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USA, Florida: For the second time in 12 days, one of Florida Power & Light transformers caught fire.

ABB is delivering a range of high-efficiency transformer products for the world’s most energy-efficient pulp mill, located in Äänekoski, central Finland.

France, Paris: GE has successfully commissioned back-to-back high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter facilities for the Brazil-Uruguay interconnection project, as well as extended and equipped existing substations for Interconexiones del Sur (ISUR).

With ageing fleets across the globe and growing energy demands, utility providers are under increasing pressure to implement new technologies that can enhance transformer safety and operating performance. To help support the industry in minimising unplanned outages, MIDEL has written a whitepaper examining the risks associated with power and distribution transformers, and looking at how these can be mitigated.

India: T&R India has been awarded a contract worth $10 million from Power Grid Corporation to supply 765 kV ultra-high voltage shunt reactors for substations in the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan.

USA: GE announced it will be joining with the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) to fund advanced technology solutions to help transform global energy systems.

Croatia, Zagreb: Several transformer stations owned by the Croatian Distribution System Operator (HEP) will be reconstructed across Croatia after five contracts have been signed with KONČAR – Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering (KET).

USA, West Virginia: Mon Power has completed a new substation and power lines that will provide electric service to a new Marcellus shale gas facility under construction in Doddridge County, West Virginia.

The Philippines, Cagayan De Oro City: National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has successfully energized its newly upgraded Opol Substation in Misamis Oriental to address the load growth in North Mindanao.

New test system TESTRANO 600: Compact, powerful, unique.

Quick and easy three-phase testing of power transformers

Austria, Klaus: With TESTRANO 600, OMICRON has developed the world’s first portable, three-phase test system, which supports all common electrical tests on power transformers.

USA, Tennessee: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) had to shut down indefinitely Unit 2 reactor of its Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant following a fire at the switchyard of the plant.

Brazil, Recife: At least three fire engines worked to put out the transformer fire at a substation owned by the Brazilian power company Energy Company of Pernambuco in the Peixinhos district of Olinda, north of Recife.

USA, North Carolina: Siemens has delivered three of its new mobile resilience transformers to Westar Energy, an energy company in Kansas.

Pakistan, Multan: Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) is installing a 40 MVA power transformer at the 132 KV Lodhran T-II grid station in order to resolve the complaints of low voltage.

Tanzania: Government of Tanzania will commit $3.2 million towards the implementation of the rural electrification project over a period of five years.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB is supplying two new 400 kV substations for the Pen y Cymoedd wind energy project, being developed in south Wales by Vattenfall.

Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya Power and Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited (TTDI), a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a distribution pilot project.

India, Nagaland: The Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) has expressed concerns about the power crisis in Mokokchung in their charter of demands sent to the Power Department on 24 August 2016, in which they request the upgrade of the existing substation and the addition of a new one.

Market.Biz has recently launched a new market research report titles “Worldwide Non-Grain Oriented Electrical Steel Market”, offering a strategic assessment of the global non-grain oriented electrical steel market and growth opportunities.

France, Paris: Last week in Paris, Eskom’s technology master specialist, Dr Rob Stephen, was elected President of Cigre, an international council on large electric systems.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian parliament has approved Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s cooperation agreement, which will see the connection of the two country’s national electrical grids.

USA, Texas: Priority Power Management (PPM), a Texas-based energy management and consulting services firm, has successfully completed the development and energization of a new high voltage substation for Endeavor Energy Resources south of Midland, Texas.

India, Andhra Pradesh: A major transformer fire broke out at the Tadikonda substation in the Guntur district late on Wednesday evening leaving most parts of the district in darkness.

Nigeria: Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has revealed it will need $7.5 billion to boost electricity supply and build onto its existing transmission network.