#power transformer news

China, Beijing: Chinese authorities have announced termination of anti-dumping and countervailing duty tariffs on grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) exports from the U.S.

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Electricity Ministry has signed a deal for the construction of a new transformer station worth nearly $28 million in the Suez Canal region.

Austria, Sulz: BAUR GmbH, an Austrian electrical equipment testing and measurement company has launched a new device for partial discharge measurement and location – PD-TaD60.

Hungary, Budapest: Hungarian transmission system operator Mavir has announced it has bought a $2 million (€1.8 million) transformer from Switzerlandʼs ABB.

Paraguay, Assuncion: ANDE, the Paraguayan major electricity company, is investing $12 million in the installation of a new substation with a capacity of 90 MVA to improve the infrastructure of electricity supply to the capital corporate and commercial areas Flyers Chaco and Santa Teresa.

Pakistan, Lahore: Pakistani National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDCL) has installed a 250 MVA power transformer at 220 kV grid station Bund Road Lahore and started electricity supply to 132 kV grid stations of Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO).

Argentina, Catamarca: Catamarca Province Governor and president of the local energy company EC SAPEM oversaw the work on the installation of a 20 MVA transformer at the South transformer station located in the province capital San Fernando del Valle.

India, Karnataka: Alstom T&D India has secured a $9 million (INR 569 million) order from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to provide a 220/11 kV, 25/31.5 MVA substation for its Challakere unit in Chitradurga, Karnataka.

China, Baoding: Chinese power transformer manufacturer Baoding Tianwei Group Co. said it is uncertain it can pay bond interest due next week after China’s onshore debt market this month had its second default ever.

USA, Connecticut: Innovative Research and Products Inc. (iRAP) has published a new report on global transformers market “Power and Distribution Transformers – Technologies, Materials, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets”.

Germany, Hannover: Alstom will present two first high-voltage applications using g3 (green gas for grid), a gas mixture that can replace SF6 for high voltage air-insulated or gas-insulated switchgear, at the 2015 Hanover Messe.

Ireland, Dublin: Developer Mainstream Renewable Power has placed a first order for Siemens’ new offshore transmission module (OTM) for its 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe development off Scotland.

Germany, Hannover: Schneider Electric will showcase several innovations for MV distribution at Hannover Messe 2015, including the new regulated transformer Minera SGrid, according to Voltimum.

Malaysia, Selangor: Indkom Engineering, a Malaysian manufacturer of power distribution equipment and one of the largest suppliers of the national utility company Tenaga Nasional, is looking to expand its business on the international front, with China, Yemen, Jordan, Brunei, Singapore and Saudi Arabia on its radar for new business opportunities.

Kenya, Nairobi: At least one student has died and more than 100 have been injured in a stampede at a Kenyan university after they mistook a power transformer blast for an attack, officials say.

Colombia, Bogota: Empresa de Energia de Bogota (EEB) is connecting the town of Cienaga in Magdalena department to the 110 kV Rio Cordoba substation as part of the expansion of the regional transmission system.

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Tanesco revealed that the power substations under construction in Dar es Salaam have been completed by 84 per cent and they will be connected to the national grid by the end of June.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has secured orders worth over $100 million to supply converter transformers and components including wall bushings and circuit breakers for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing ultra high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link in China.

Colombia, Bogota: Alstom Grid has been awarded a €23 million ($25 million) contract to supply the first 500 kV substation for Empresa de Energía de Bogotá (EEB).

Switzerland, Zuirich: ABB has won an order worth around $15 million from Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. (Techno) to deliver gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and transformers for a 400/220 kV substation at Patran in Punjab.

USA, Pennsylvania: Eaton, a Pittsburgh-based power management company, has announced it was awarded an additional $5.2 million contract to provide electrical installation services for the Panama Canal Expansion Program.

South Korea, Seoul: Hyosung Corporation, a Korea-based industrial conglomerate and transformer manufacturer will participate in the Grid Tech 2015 exhibition in its efforts to attract new clients in the Indian and the wider Asian market.

UK, London: Technavio has published a new Global Transformer Monitoring Solutions Market Analysis and Forecast 2015-2019.

India, Delhi: Alstom has been awarded a contract worth €9 million ($9.7 million) from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide receiving and auxiliary main substations for the Kochi metro.

Germany, Regensburg: The Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen’s (MR) on-load tap-changer test centre in Regensburg has been certified by Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) in accordance with the standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.