Transformer fire at Georgia Power plant
USA, Georgia, Cobb County: Smoke billowed into the air outside of a Georgia Power plant after a transformer in the switchyard caught fire late on 6 September.
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$18 B for grid upgrade investments in Georgia, USA
US, Georgia: Georgia Power cites nearly $18 B in recent and future investments to improve grid reliability and resiliency, and comply with federal regulations.
Transformer failure causes explosions in Atlanta
Georgia Power blames transformer failure for multiple underground electrical explosions in Atlanta.
Transformer fire damages Georgia Power plant
USA, Georgia: A transformer caught fire on the grounds of Plant Bowen in Georgia, nation’s ninth-largest power plant in net generation of electricity.
GE to supply converter stations for $2.5B HVDC project
USA, Georgia: Clean Line Energy and GE Energy Connections have announced their collaboration in the development of America’s largest clean energy infrastructure project, the Plains & Eastern Clean Line, which is the first overhead high voltage direct current (HVDC) project to be developed in the U.S. in more than 20 years.
Transformer provider Hitachi HVB becomes Hitachi T&D Solutions
USA, Georgia: Power transformer provider Hitachi HVB, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has announced that it has changed its name to Hitachi T&D Solutions, Inc.
MIDEL natural ester transformer fluid now in USA
USA, Georgia: MIDEL natural ester-based transformer fluid (MIDEL eN) is now manufactured, sold and distributed in the United States.
Armenia to select contractor for $368M transmission project
Armenia, Yerevan: Armenia’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry will soon announce an international tender to select a contractor for building the fourth 400 kV electricity transmission line to Georgia, reports Asbarez.
Distribution transformer plant sold to private equity firm
USA, Georgia: PPI, parent company of Power Partners, has announced that they have signed an agreement for the sale of Power Partners to OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm.
ZTR to supply transformers and reactors to Georgia
Ukraine, Zaporizhye: Ukrainian transformer manufacturer Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) has successfully tested 3 reactors rated 60 MVAr, 500 kV for the new substation Jvari in Georgia.
Georgia Transformer to create job opportunities despite current losses
USA, Georgia: Georgia Transformer, the Rincon-based manufacturing plant formerly known as EFACEC, is planning to add 150 to 200 jobs over three years, starting in the second half of next year, according to the acting general manager, Prabhat Jain.
Georgia begins construction of €13M Khorga substation
Georgia, Tbilisi: Georgia’s Ministry of Energy has officially launched the construction of the €13 million Khorga substation in Khobi Municipality, Akhalsopeli village in western Georgia.
GE redevelops old medium transformer plant in Rome, Georgia
USA, Georgia: General Electric’s Power Generation Services will take over 3,000 square metres of the former GE medium transformer plant on Redmond Circle in Rome, Georgia later this month.
Georgia Transformer Corp. recruiting 32 new workers
USA, Georgia: Georgia Transformer Corp., formerly known as EFACEC, a manufacturer of high-voltage transformers for utility companies is hiring 32 new employees at its manufacturing plant in Rincon.
Hitachi wins $8.53M power transformer order from U.S.
USA, Georgia: The American subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. has won an order for the supply of five power transformers from the utility Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) in Oklahoma.
$105M allocated for expansion of Armenian transmission grid
Germany, Frankfurt am Main: KfW Development Bank has granted two loans for $ 105.58 million (EUR 85.2 million) to the Armenian High Voltage Electricity Network (HVEN) for a major transmission grid upgrade.