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USA, New York: A new market research study “Large Power Transformers Market – Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2014-2020” is now available.

USA, Florida: Market Research Store has announced a new report “Transformer market in India 2015-2019”, which analyses the distribution transformer and power transformer markets in India.

Russia, Moscow: Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK) is reconstructing the power substation Almazovo in Balashikha near Moscow, which supplies electricity to a large part of the city.

Russia, Altai Krai: Barnaul Grid Company will invest more than $2 million (100 million rubles) into a series of projects on overhaul and construction of new electric networks for the regional centre Barnaul.

USA, Texas: According to Global Power Transformer Market 2015-2019, a new industry research report available at ReportsnReports.com, global power transformer market is to grow at a CAGR of 6.34% over the period 2014-2019.

India, Uttar Pradesh: A 220 KV generator transformer was destroyed in a major fire accident at Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) in Shaktinagar, Uttar Pradesh, leading to a shutdown of Unit 3.

USA, Missouri: Ameren Missouri is removing a decades-old Cole Street Substation in St. Louis, one of the oldest substations in Missouri, as part of a $42 million revitalization of St. Louis downtown electrical system.

Russia, Vladivostok: Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (FGC UES), Russia’s largest electricity transmission company has revealed plans to upgrade the transformer equipment in six substations of 220-500 kV voltage class in the Far East in 2015.

USA, West Virginia: The tractor-trailer hauling an American Electric Power (AEP) transformer overturned on the Oakwood Road entrance ramp in Charleston Monday, causing a spill of transformer oil and a shutdown of both the entrance and exit ramps in the busy area between I-64 and U.S. 119 roads for the entire day.

Argentine, Santa Fe: Santa Fe governor has opened the new transformer station Gobernador Crespo in Santa Fe province, Argentine, which will improve electrical power supply service to some 20,000 inhabitants in San Justo and Vera departments.

Germany, Oberursel: MESSKO INSTRUMENTS, a German manufacturer of physical-chemical sensor solutions for power supply technology industry, has launched a mobile oil lab solution for servicing and maintenance work, officially presented at the world forum for chemical engineering, process engineering, and biotechnology ACHEMA 2015.

USA, Pittsburgh: Power management company Eaton has announced multiple contracts to provide engineering services, a solar inverter, and electrical distribution equipment for a 1.9 MW solar project at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

Slovenian utility seeks transformer for 2.26 MW Melje hydro project

UK, Cambridge: A German electrical power technology giant Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has acquired all the assets and intellectual property of the Cambridge-based power electronics business Amantys, which went bankrupt in March this year and closed its operations.

New Zealand, Christchurch: A transformer developed by the Robinson Research Institute, which is currently in factory testing in Christchurch, has successfully handled top current capacity of 1390 amps, and measurements show the energy losses were half that of a conventional transformer.

Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry (EPEI) operating under Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC) has announced its plan to start exporting Ethiopian made power transformers to neighbouring countries.

Sweden, Piteå: ABB is closing ABB Composites in Piteå, Sweden, a manufacturer of insulating components made of fiber composite materials for power and high voltage applications.

USA, Washington D.C.: Members of the U.S. Congress Renee Ellmers and Jerry McNerney have introduced legislation to create backup power transformers, to be included in the House Energy Package, reports the Ripon Advance.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG, along with other consortium partners Cofely Fabricom and lemants, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation of HV offshore substation for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH.

Argentina, Buenos Aires: The works on the expansion of Lujan’s transformer station II in the Buenos Aires province have been completed, helping increase the energy power in the city.

Brazil, Santa Catarina: WEG has announced the acquisition of Transformadores Suntec S.A.S., a Columbian power transformer manufacturer based in Medellin.

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.

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.

Russia, Tatarstan: One of the oldest substations in the Tatarstan capital Kazan, 110 kV Substation South, is undergoing a major reconstruction in order to replace the aged equipment with modern, more reliable and sophisticated electrical equipment.

Ghana, Accra: Appolonia – City of Light, the mixed-use urban development located in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area in Ghana has completed the Factory Acceptance Test for the installation of power substation equipment to provide electricity to the project and its residents.

USA, Pennsylvania: FirstEnergy Corp. has nearly completed construction of a new substation in Elk County, Pennsylvania, that will include voltage-regulating equipment designed to reinforce the electric system and enhance service reliability for West Penn Power and Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) utility customers.

European Union, Brussels: The European Commission has adopted the regulation for imposing provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the U.S., according to the Official Journal of the European Union.

South Korea, Seoul: LS Industrial Systems (LSIS), a Korean electrical equipment producer, has won a $147 million contract as part of the Bismayah New City Project (BNCP) to build electricity infrastructure in Iraq. This is the largest-ever overseas deal worth US (161.2 billion won) for the company.