USA, Pennsylvania: Construction has begun on a new FirstEnergy Corp. transmission substation near Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, to help meet the increased electrical usage of the area’s expanding Marcellus Shale gas industry.
USA, Texas: The General Electric Co. unit has provided the construction financing for 163 MW Falvez Astra wind project, which will enable the construction of the wind power plant in the Texas Panhandle.
The Philippines, Manila: National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) received approval for the construction of the $91 million 230 kV Navotas substation project in Manila.
USA: Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, has begun construction of a new 34.5 kV power line as part of the $5 million project which will link an existing substation near Baker, West Virginia, to a new substation that will be built in Mathias, West Virginia, in 2017.
Russia, Khabarovsk: The Khabarovsk branch of a Russian utility company DRSC is entering the final stages of the reconstruction of the 110 kV substation which feeds the Khabarovsk airport boundary.
Russia: A new electrical substation has been commissioned and put into operation at the site of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant under construction.
Germany: wpd has begun construction of offshore wind farm in Nordergründe in German North Sea, laying first monopile deep foundation at the 111MW project.
After 16 months of construction work, the transformer substation for the offshore wind farm Sandbank is on its way to the construction site 90 kilometres west of Sylt in the German North Sea.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has awarded a $98 million contract to the Chinese company TBEA Contractor Ltd. for the construction of Bole-Lemi and Kilinto industry zone power transmission project in Addis Ababa.
Russia, Samara: Samara distribution networks is starting the construction of a new 110 kV substation, which will be the main feeding centre for the city sports facilities and the 2018 World Cup, including the new Samara Arena soccer stadium.
Mumbai, India: Indian engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced its regional subsidiary has won a turnkey order to construct reactor transformers for a customer in Oman.
Abengoa has been awarded a transmission contract by the Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OTEC) for the construction of two new electric substations and the associated transmission lines in Northeast Oman.
Germany, Mannheim: Röchling Engineering Plastics, a German manufacturer of transformer insulation and construction materials, is changing the organisation and management of the High-Performance Plastics division, looking to improve organization and secure global growth.
Vietnam, Nam Dinh: The Vietnam Textile and Garment Group Vinatex has been granted a licence for the construction of the $400 million Rang Dong Industrial Park (IP), a large-scale industrial park dedicated for textile and garment suppliers.
USA, Pennsylvania: Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has recently completed about $2.5 million in electrical upgrades to support the new construction at Reading Health System’s West Reading campus.
Montenegro, Bar: The Montenegrin utility company EPCG has commenced construction of a new 35/10 kV transformer station Popovici in the port city of Bar, whose total cost will come at over $1.6 million (€1.5 million).
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: The Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO) has recently received a $38 million grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to build new substations, expand the existing ones and construct new interconnections.
Ukraine, Odessa: Building of a new modern Marazlievskaya substation near Shevchenko Park in Odessa is entering final stage, with the construction works on the substation building fully completed.
Tajikistan, Dushanbe: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €70 million loan to Tajikistan to fund the construction of a 500 kV power transmission project, which will interconnect electricity networks of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.