#upgrade

USA, Louisiana: Entergy Louisiana has completed a $15 M upgrade to a section of transmission lines in the City of Abbeville and the Town of Erath.

USA, New York: The New York State Public Service Commission has authorised the development of 62 local transmission upgrades to integrate more renewable energy.

West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is upgrading its distribution system in Allegheny and Washington counties.

New England states plan to secure federal funding to invest in upgrading power transmission infrastructure in the region.

Panama’s state power transmission company Etesa has issued a call for tenders to improve load demand capacity in Colón province.

Harju Elekter Group’s Swedish subsidiary Harju Elekter AB signed an agreement with Gävle Energi AB, for the upgrade of the distribution substation in Gävle.

SP Energy Networks has completed an $22.2 M major reinforcement project in North Shropshire that will facilitate new growth and development across the region.

Australia, Melbourne: A 74 T high-voltage electricity transformer has been delivered to CitiPower’s Dock Area Zone Substation.

Norway: GE’s Grid Solutions business has completed a three-month trial of its Static Var Compensator (SVC) upgrade at two substations belonging to Statnett.

Thailand: Moxa facilitates substation automation in Pattaya, an important pilot site on Thailand’s Energy 4.0 journey while driving Thailand’s economic success.

UK: SSEN Transmission has submitted to the energy regulator, Ofgem, proposals to reinforce the Argyll transmission network to 275 kV operation.

Romania, Bucharest: Delgaz Grid has disclosed that it will invest 28.5 M lei ($6.5 M) into an upgrade of three power transformer stations.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids will invest $6.2M to upgrade equipment and increase manufacturing capacity at its Bland County operation.

The City of Ekurhuleni’s executive mayor, Mzwandile Masina, commended the team that worked on the upgrades and maintenance of the Glen Marais substation.

An upcoming 220 kV substation, which is under construction in Jewar, will soon be upgraded to one with 400 kV capacity, officials said on 8 September.

Enrique Razon Jr. has made progress in upgrading the city’s electricity distribution system two months after unveiling its equipment upgrade program.

US: Indiana Michigan Power plans a near-$12 M project to upgrade the electric transmission grid serving customers in eastern Muncie.

UK: More than $1.9 M (£1.5 M) is being spent to improve power supplies at a substation on the edge of Haverfordwest.

Belarus: The 330/110/10kV Minsk North power substation feeding energy to the Belarusian capital city has been upgraded and rebuilt.

South Africa, Johannesburg: The City of Johannesburg has invested close to $75 million to make the necessary upgrades to the Sebenza substation and minimise the effects of power outages.

USA, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Power & Light and American Transmission Co. have been granted permission to expand the Baraboo substation at 125 Vine St. as long as they shield the power equipment from public view.

China, Macau: Power utility CEM is upgrading 100 substations in the Macau’s low-lying areas this year as part of the company’s anti-flood measures.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is undertaking more than $600 million in transmission projects through 2018 in the company’s Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) and Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) service areas.

USA, Vermont: Vermont State regulators have approved a $3.65 million substation upgrade project to boost the capacity, reliability, and flexibility of Brattleboro’s electrical system.