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The sixth largest power distribution utility in Nigeria has been put up for sale by the country’s electricity regulator over a $130 million debt.

A Presidential Cabinet Committee on Eskom has been formed to brief President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress made to resolve the challenges at the power utility.

The proposed splitting of Eskom into generation, transmission, and distribution, has been received with mixed reactions.

Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that government will start a process of splitting Eskom into three units namely: generation, transmission and distribution.

USA: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects to enhance rural electric service in 14 states.

MarketsandMarkets has published a m”Transformer Monitoring System Market by Type (Hardware Solutions and IT Solutions), Application (Distribution Transformers, and Power Transformers), Service (Oil/Gas Monitoring, and Bushing Monitoring), and Region – Global Forecast to 2021″

India, Andhra Pradesh: Public power utilities of Andhra Pradesh (AP) are striving to bring down the transmission and distribution losses from the present 9.98 per cent to less than six per cent in the coming years.

2016 Market Research Report on Global Electric Power Distribution Equipment has been made available by Deep Research Reports.

A new report titled “Oil Filled Distribution Transformer -Market Demand, Growth, Opportunities and analysis of Top Key Player Forecast to 2021” has been added by Wiseguyreports.Com to its research database.

New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay: Etel Limited, New Zealand distribution transformer manufacturing business owned by Unison Group, has invested in an Indonesian transformer equivalent, purchasing a 90 per cent shareholding in Lucky Light Globalindo, which supplies the Indonesian market.

India, Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co. Ltd. (TANGEDCO) is strengthening the distribution network in Chennai by setting up new substations and installing new transformers in existing substations.

Romania: The power distribution company Enel Distributie Dobrogea will invest over $2 million in the upgrade of the power transformer at the Mircea Voda substation, in the city of Calarasi.

RnR Market Research has added to their offering a new report on distribution transformer market and forecasts to 2021.

USA, West Virginia: To help enhance service reliability for customers, FirstEnergy Corp. is implementing distribution and transmission infrastructure projects totalling approximately $238 million in Mon Power’s 34-county West Virginia service area.

Haiti, Tabarre: The utility company Electricity of Haiti (EDH) has inaugurated its high-tech substation in Tabarre, marking the end of the $16.4 million power distribution project.

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.

IndexBox Marketing has published a report titled “U.S. Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Market. Analysis and Forecast to 2020.”

Russia, Volga Federal District: Russian utility company Nizhnovenergo is implementing a large power infrastructure rehabilitation project planned for 2016-2017, which will see 270 transformer substations and distribution points repaired and reconstructed in the Volga Federal District.

United Kingdom: Winder Power, a UK’s manufacturer of power and distribution transformers announced the appointment of Andy Mill as its Finance Director as of 1 June 2016.

Kosovo, Pristina: Kosovo Electricity Distribution and Supply Company (KEDS) has announced a €300 million investment in the national electricity distribution network by 2025.

Germany, Erlangen: Hyundai Engineering Mexico awarded Siemens a contract to install power distribution technology in a new automobile plant in Mexico being built by a Korean automotive manufacturer, KIA Motors.

Inida, Chhattisgarh: The state power distribution company Raipur Power Department started installing coolers on electric transformers around the city to prevent transformer blasts caused by intense heat.

Germany: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) launched a new generation of on-load tap-changers for voltage regulation distribution transformers with the world premiere held at the CWIEME Fair in Berlin yesterday.

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) needs around 3,000 transformers in order to provide power to thousands of homes throughout the country.

India: Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems India (TTDI) has won a $34 million contract from Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) for the supply of around 8,000 distribution transformers made at the company’s facility in Hyderabad.

Grand View Research, Inc. published a new market study titled “Middle East Distribution Transformer Market Analysis By Product, By Technology And Segment Forecasts To 2022”.

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.

India, New Delhi: India’s state-run utility company Power Grid Corporation will spend $6 billion to procure distribution equipment from domestic vendors on behalf of states, required for implementation of the rural electrification and network strengthening programmes.