#transformer

Chile:The central grid operator CDEC-SIC launched a tender for three transmission projects requiring an estimated USD 192 million in investment.

USA, Tazewell County, IL: Ameren Illinois is upgrading the power grid that supplies electricity to homes and businesses in Tazewell County to meet growing needs.

China, Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce says it has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel imports from Japan, South Korea and the European Union.

India, Noida: The power department is in the process of installing distribution transformer meters on the transformers across the city in an attempt to monitor electricity theft in the city.

USA: Dozens of break-ins examined by The Wall Street Journal show how regulators and policy makers’ orders stipulated to secure the power grid have still left tens of thousands of utility substations vulnerable to terrorist saboteurs.

UK: Chaos erupted at the Dartford Crossing after the tunnel and bridge closed due to 430 tonne transformer transport.

ZIMBABWE: The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is going to conduct a study to see how much funding is required to upgrade its distribution infrastructure.

NAMIBIA: on Friday the country was confronted with the third countrywide power outage this year when a technical problem occurred at the Auas sub-station east of Windhoek, which caused the Auas/Kokerboom 400kV line to trip.

Australia: A new plant based oil is being developed to replace petrochemicals in industrial products ranging from fuels and lubricants to special chemicals and plastics.

USA: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell has asked the National Academy of Sciences to assist Congress as it considers federal funding for grid modernization.

India: Centre’s plan to procure electrical equipment on a mass scale has been met with resistance from states

This report studies transformer monitoring in the global market, with an emphasis on North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.

India, Agra: The 197 crore (USD 42 million) project of Akhilesh Yadav, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, began a couple of years back in the Tajganj area near the Taj Mahal.

The analysts forecast the global instrument transformer market to grow at a CAGR of 7.81% during the period 2016-2020.

France: The passengers in Eurostar have been evacuated outside Paris after a fire had broken out in one of the transformers which affected its service log.

USA: Oncor Electric Delivery Co. has been on the market for two years and bidding battle among the suitors Warren Buffet, NextEra and Ray Hunt family might ensue.

The power utility construction in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region started on Monday. It is a transfer of electricity from China’s rich energy sources in the west to the energy demanding east.

This report is an analysis of the power transformer industry from two aspects. One part deals with production and the other one with its consumption. In the production analysis the following is covered: production, revenue, gross margin of its main manufacturers and the unit price offered in different regions from 2011 to 2016. The consumption aspect is about consumption volume, consumption value, sale price, import and export in different regions from 2011 to 2016. Also included is the prediction of its production and consumption for the period 2016-2021.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth more than $30 million from Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett for two substations that will strengthen grid reliability and boost power supplies in Norway.

USA, Georgia: Power transformer provider Hitachi HVB, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has announced that it has changed its name to Hitachi T&D Solutions, Inc.

Nigeria, Abuja: In an attempt to avert future power system collapse and enhance service delivery to electricity distribution companies and consumers in the country, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has identified three short term projects which are expected to have a quick and maximum impact on the transmission network.

South Africa: South African power utility, Eskom, has signed loan agreements with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the sum of $1.34 billion towards the utility’s capital expenditure programme.

Egypt, Asyut: 26 national and international companies have presented their offers for Assiut Al-Walideya thermal power plant’s four tenders which include transformers, electrical works, civil works, and reservoirs.

Sierra Leone, Freetown: In an attempt to improve power distribution for the expanding population of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, the Government of Japan has provided funds for the power distribution system upgrade in the city and its surroundings.