#power supply

USA, Texas, Dumas: Xcel Energy has completed the construction of the new Demon Substation near Dumas as a system upgrade to improve power reliability.

Germany, Saltzgitter: Salzgitter AG has commissioned Siemens Energy to build a new substation for Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH’s power supply.

India, Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has announced energising the state’s first 220 kV, 50 MVAR bus reactor.

Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya’s Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira has condemned the continued vandalism of transformers by copper thieves in the country.

Kenya’s Ministry of Energy has confirmed that a major substation that will serve Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, is to be commissioned later this year.

Switzerland, Zurich: GE Gas Power has announced the completion of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)’s temporary reserve power plant.

USA, Kentucky: American Electric Power (AEP) has announced that it has called off the sale of its Kentucky Power and AEP Kentucky Transco to Liberty.

Lybia, Tripoli: The president of Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) Mohamed al Mashal has signed a contract for the construction of a new power plant.

Over 60 House members have urged Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to withdraw the proposed rule on conservation standards for distribution transformers.

UK, East Hampshire: Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is to invest $13.2 M (£10.6 M) for an upgrade of its power supply network.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has recommenced the construction of the Ghazni-Kandahar 220 kV Transmission Line Project, with an investment worth $2.2 M.

The global market for transformer monitoring systems is expected to reach $5.3 B by 2030, at a CAGR of 8.5 %.

Peru, Lima: The Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión) has announced it will award 10 power transmission projects worth $1.1 B in 2023.

South Africa, Johannesburg: Africa Data Centres has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Distributed Power Africa for the solar energy supply.

Nigeria, Abuja: Transmission Company of Nigeria received a 100 MVA transformer for its Katampe 132/33 kV transmission substation.

India, Mumbai: Adani Electricity has commissioned its 100th power distribution substation that will help cater to power demand in the Mumbai suburbs.

Thailand, Bangkok: Hitachi Energy has announced the successful installation of its RTU560 solution for the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) in Thailand.

The construction of a 33–11 kV Saranghat substation in the rural municipality of Tanahun has been completed.

The transmission line for importing 100 MW additional power supply from Iran to Gwadar in Pakistan has been completed.

Tata Power announced the installation of an innovative submersible power substation in Mumbai to enhance the power infrastructure in its operational area.

Panama’s state power transmission company Etesa has issued a call for tenders to improve load demand capacity in Colón province.

Linxon has been awarded a contract by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) to deliver the power supply works for Phase 2 development of the Chennai metro.

group of House Democrats is pushing Congress to use the powerful Defense Production Act (DPA) to rapidly produce electric transformers.

The World Bank says that Nigeria will need about $100 B in the next 10 years to tackle the challenges in its energy sector.

The Netherlands, Oosterhout: On 25 November, the first of three transformers was installed at a transformer station under construction in Park 15, Oosterhout.

Power supply to large parts of Vanderbijlpark area is affected after a municipal substation exploded on Tuesday afternoon.

Alstom secured $81 million contract to deliver power supply and traction electrification works for the 33 km extension of Bangalore Metro in the Karnataka.

Philippines, the Visayas: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the islands of Visayas last week damaged four out of six transformers Ormoc City in Leyte, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).