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Marsons sets up first transformer “knowledge box”

India, Kolkata: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons is planning to develop centres of knowledge equipped to provide formal industrial training to individuals looking to work in the transformer manufacturing sector.

ZTR awarded auto transformer contract by Energoatom

Ukraine, Zaporyzhye: Ukrainian transformer manufacturer has won a contract from the national nuclear power plant operator Energoatom for the supply of an auto transformer for one of its plants.

Marsons plans to set up a manufacturing base in UAE

India: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons announced that the company is in the final stage of discussions for taking over a considerable stake in a Dubai-based LLC Trading Company in order to expand on the Middle East transformers market.

WEG to supply 308-tonne transformer for 207 MW wind farm

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.

Jinpan International shareholders approve merger agreement

USA, New Jersey: Cast resin transformer manufacturer Jinpan International Limited has announced that the company’s shareholders voted in favour of the proposal to authorize and approve the previously announced merger agreement among the company, FNOF E&M Investment Limited and Silkwings Limited.

Winder Power appoints new Group Manufacturing Director

United Kingdom: Winder Power, UK’s manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, has announced the appointment of Keith Robertshaw as the Company’s Group Manufacturing Director, effective from 1 April 2016.

PMTT tests and ships 500 kV transformers

Russia, St. Petersburg: The joint venture Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers (PMTT) has manufactured and tested its first 500 kV transformers manufactured for the customer PJSC FGC UES.

Indonesia places $35M order for 28 power transformers

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG has won a $35 million order from PT PLN (Persero), the state-owned electricity company of Indonesia, to manufacture and install 28 power transformers across PT PLN’s transmission network.

CG to sell overseas power business for $126M

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.

Michigan transformer manufacturer announces acquisition

USA, Michigan: A Grand Haven, Michigan-based transformer manufacturer Grand Transformers (GTI) has expanded its footprint to the east coast with the acquisition of a New Hampshire-based company Warner Power.

ZTR installed 120 transformer units in 2015

Ukraine, Zaporozhye: In 2015 Ukrainian transformer manufacturer Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) completed the installation of 120 transformer units – 96 power transformers and 24 shunt reactors – in the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Argentina, India, Peru, Spain, Vietnam, Poland, Armenia, Georgia, and other countries.

Transformer manufacturer enters into a merger agreement

USA, New Jersey: Jinpan International Limited, a manufacturer of cast resin transformers, has announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with FNOF E&M Investment Limited and Silkwings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of FNOF E&M Investment Limited, according to PR Newswire.