Brazil: Electric equipment and transformer manufacturer WEG will supply a power transformer 275 MVA, 525 kV transformer for the 207 MW Santa Vitoria do Palmar wind complex in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state.
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Electric Power signed an agreement with Shanghai Electric Group Company for the expansion of substations in three towns of Amhara regional state in Ethiopia at a cost of over $93 million.
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.
Spain, Madrid: Spanish largest electric utility company Endesa has completed a €7.6 million ($8.6 million) improvement project aimed at ensuring reliable operation of its power plants in the Canary and Balearic Islands in the event of a failure of the main transformers.
USA, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) Electric Utilities completed the Northeast-Pocono Reliability Project, a $350 million investment in new substations and power lines made to boost regional reliability.
United Kingdom, London: Visiongain has made available a new electric power and distribution transformers market report for the period 2016 to 2026.
The Netherlands: The Dutch government-owned electrical grid TenneT has announced its plan to invest €22 billion ($24.25 billion) in new onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the coming decade.
India, Mumbai: Electrical equipment and transformer manufacturer Crompton Greaves Ltd has agreed to sell its international power business to the U.S. private equity firm First Reserve International Ltd for an enterprise value of €115 million ($126 million), according to VC Circle.
South Korea: South Korea’s trading firm Daewoo International Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government on electric power transmission and distribution procurement for $200 million.
India, Tamil Nadu: 13 new substations have been proposed to be erected in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
United Kingdom, Suffolk: Last week three enormous electrical transformers were transported by road from Lowestoft docks to Sizewell, the slow-moving convoys causing disruption over three days on the B1122 as it made its way through small villages.
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Pestech International Berhad, a Malaysian electric power technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Grid Corporation of China to jointly launch a power transformer factory in Cambodia and develop infrastructure projects throughout the country.
Russia, Samara: As earlier announced by the French electric equipment manufacturer Schneider Electric, the company has started building a new transformer manufacturing plant in Samara, Russia.