Bangladesh: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an assistance package of more than $357 million for a project that will develop two power transmission lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021.
India, Mumbai: Transrail Lighting Limited, an Indian power transmission and distribution company, has won substation and railway electrification orders worth $62 million, which are now in the execution stage.
Portugal-based EFACEC Energia has secured a $12.6 million (€11 million) contract from Iberdrola to construct and deliver transformers for the Gouvães, Alto Támega and Daivões power plants of the Támega Hydroelectric Complex.
India, Punjab: 400 kV Dhuri substation set up and commissioned by Power Grid on turnkey basis, has been forced to shut down, allegedly due to problems in 500 MVA power transformers.
Spain, Madrid: Isolux Corsan, through its subsidiary Isolux Infrastructure, has energised Rewa Road 400 kV GIS substation in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India as part of the construction project of 1,530 kilometres of EHV transmission lines with voltages of 765 kV and 400 kV.
India, Gujarat: T&R India Ltd has successfully tested their 315 MVA 400 kV autotransformer for dynamic short circuit test at the KEMA test facility in Netherlands, the company states in the press release.
India, New Delhi: Alstom T&D India has secured a contract of $28 million from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RRVPNL) for provision of a 400/220 kV substation in Bhadla and expansion of the existing 400/220 kV substation in Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan.