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USA, New Hampshire: During the next three years, Eversource Energy will be upgrading the aging electrical infrastructure in the city of Keene in the Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

USA, Kentucky: The U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) used a unique method to remove and dispose of PCB oil taken from transformers at the site.

Bulgaria, Sofia: Bulgarian transformers manufacturer CERB will supply 100 new distribution transformers to Bulgarian electricity provider EVN Bulgaria in 2016.

Kenya, Nairobi: The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has awarded a contract to CAMCE China for the construction of a new substation in Nairobi County which will be able to withstand more than 2000 MW of power produced.

Nepal, Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility, may soon import up to 220 MW of additional electricity from India.

Saudi Arabia, Jeddah: The work on about 857 projects worth $19.7 billion earmarked for the Jeddah region of Saudi Arabia over the past number of years, including electricity and power transformer projects, is progressing well with some of them already completed, Trade Arabia cites a report.

Belarus: Last week 390 settlements and 1,100 transformer substations remained without electricity in Mogilev and Minsk regions, Belarus, due to severe weather conditions.

Egypt, Cairo: The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company has allocated $488 million for the improvements in Egypt’s electricity distribution networks in 2016, including new distribution lines, transformers, and low and medium voltage cables.

Argentine, Mendoza: Argentinian utility Edemsa has officially opened a new transformer station Las Viñas at Villa Seca in Tunuyán in order to provide a better electricity service in this famous wine-growing region in Mendoza province, Argentine.

Nepal: A huge increase in electricity demand in the past few months has taken a toll over the distribution mechanism of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts in Nepal, with the state-owned utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) running out of stock of transformers.

Uganda, Wakiso: Uganda’s power utility company Umeme is planning a $100 million investment in the next year to boost its power capacity as more electricity is brought to the national grid.

Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo: With an investment of over $10 million, Dominican Republic’s power distributor Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este has concluded its 2015 substation construction, repowering and extension programme, improving the electricity service and living conditions for over 487,000 people in its concession area.

Indonesia, Jakarta: Large areas of Jakarta and Tangerang were left without electricity for several hours on Wednesday afternoon after a transformer caught fire at a substation in Kembangan, West Jakarta, state power company PLN said.

HA NOI (VNS) – Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) plans to raise VND600 trillion (US$27.9 billion) in the period between 2016 and 2020 via official development assistance loans, as well as domestic and international bonds, in order to fulfill an investment demand.

USA, Ohio: The Illuminating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is completing construction of a new approximately $3 million substation in Avon to help enhance customer service reliability and meet the future demand for electricity in the area.

Bangladesh, Dhaka: The French Development Finance Institution, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has approved funding of 100 million Euros ($110 million) for establishing better electricity distribution network in Dhaka, according to the agency press release, reports News Next.

Venezuela, Caracas: The Venezuelan government plans to invest nearly $18 million in a joint programme with about 60 private enterprises to strengthen the processes of electricity distribution and transmission.

Nigeria, Lagos: With a total investment of about $5 billion for building 10 electricity generation plants, several kilometres of transmission lines and distribution facilities across Nigeria, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has been the leading investor in the nation’s electricity industry.

Iran, Babol: The most efficient power plant with an efficiency of over 45% was inaugurated in the Beshel Industrial Park.