#power transformers

Switzerland, Rapperswil-Jona: Wicor group intends to partially move production and as a result, up to 150 jobs will be eliminated in Switzerland in the next three years.

Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya Power secured a $190 million loan from Standard Chartered Bank to upgrade its transmission network.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB received multiple contracts from Italy-based power generation plants and related services provider – Ansaldo Energia.

France, Charente: ERDF plans to install a power transformer with industrial vegetable oil instead of conventional oil transformers.

The Philippines, Manila: The National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) has begun operating a new transformer and circuit breaker at a substation in Central Luzon.

China, Xi’an: China XD sucessfully developed 72.5 kV mobile substation device (50 Hz and 60 Hz).

India, Gurgaon: Fewer outages are expected in the industrial and residential areas covered by consumers the Sector 34 substation as next summer, the transformers at the substation will be upgraded by March 2015.

USA, Pennsylvania: West Penn Power is completing inspections and conducting equipment maintenance on weather-sensitive equipment across its service area in preparation for winter.

Nepal, Kathmandu: Norway will grant $60 million to Nepal for Power Expansion Project. The project’s lead donor, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will administer the Norwegian aid.

Russia, Ekaterinburg: SVEL manufactured and supplied two oil power transformers for the Mednoy substation which opened in Ekaterinburg on the 12th November 2014.

USA, Oregon: A 200,000 lbs (90.7 tonnes) electrical transformer has been installed at Pacific Power’s Klamath Falls substation after arriving by train.

Venezuela, Caracas: A flagship project for 2015 in Caracas will be the replacement of the underground power network in the west of the capital, including new power transformers for substations Coche and Propatria.

France, Île-de-France: A consortium consisting of Schneider Electric, Eiffage and Krinner has been awarded a contract for the construction of a 300 MW solar farm and an extra high voltage substation in Cestas.

Austria, Klaus: OMICRON has released new VOTANO 100 software which can test all of the important parameters of voltage transformers.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth around $16 million to supply traction substations and auxiliary power supply for a new rail corridor in Ethiopia.

China, Haikou: Jinpan International, a cast resin transformer manufacturer, posted its quarterly earnings results yesterday.

USA, New Jersey: Pioneer Power Solutions Inc., a manufacturer of power transformers, announced that third-quarter net income climbed 77% following a surge in sales of transformers and circuit protection equipment.

India: T&R (India) Ltd dispatched India’s highest rating 75 MVA, 115 kV, three-phase power transformer for Columbian utility which shall be filled with Envirotemp FR3 natural ester fluid supplied by M/s. Cargill.

Russia, Khakassia: Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has resumed operations at planned capacity after completion of repairs.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has successfully commissioned a power solution to control the flow of power and enhance grid stability in Michigan.

Russia, Novo-Pokrovskiy: As part of the repair program in 2014, experts from Kubanenergo started the comprehensive repair of high voltage substation Kubanskaya, which supplies residents of Novo-Pokrovskiy in Krasnodar Krai.

Argentina, Neuquén: The cooperative CALF moved a power transformer Valentina Sur to Colón, where it will be located temporarily until the completion of the new transformer station Argentina (E.T.A.).

Sierra Leone, Kenema: The Minister of Energy, Henry Macauley has commissioned six brand new transformers throughout Kenema city as means for the improvement of power supply.

Canada, Newfoundland: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro was looking to install a new transformer at the Sunnyside terminal station to replace the one which blew in January for the cost of $8.4 million, however the new unit is not working properly.

India, Bangalore: The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is looking to place at least 1,000 power transformers to private apartment complexes to free the footpaths in the city.

Japan, Tokyo: Today Toshiba Corp. announced a $30 million investment in new production capacity at Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. (TTDI) in Hyderabad.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will soon present some of its new power technology products and solutions which will include digital substation enabling products, fiber-optic and wireless communication technologies.

USA, Connecticut: General Electric (GE) announced a deal with Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, to deliver more reliable power to the state.