Samara TPP receives new transformer to replace 40-year old unit
Russia, Samara: A new power transformer has been delivered to Samara Thermal Power Station to replace the old unit which was installed in 1975.
Russia, Samara: A new power transformer has been delivered to Samara Thermal Power Station to replace the old unit which was installed in 1975.
Future Market Insights has made available a new market research report titled “Electrical Steel Market: Rising demand for High Permeability Grain-oriented Electrical Steel to Fuel Growth: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2016-2026”.
Kenya, Nairobi: According to the statement by Kenya Power’s CEO, the national utility is currently running power projects valued at around $280 million, which will promote local transformer and electrical equipment manufacturers.
France, Cadarache: Last week a 14-metre long transformer supplied to ITER, world’s largest tokamak, by a manufacturer in China was moved to its permanent location.
Germany, Bavaria: LEW distribution network has transported a new 110/20 kV transformer to the Meitingen substation.
Germany, Berlin: A fire broke out on 11 October on the roof of the Europa-Center, a landmark shopping centre in Western Berlin, recognizable by a rotating Mercedes-Benz star, which might have been caused by a faulty transformer, European media report.
Germany: Siemens has announced it will soon deliver its first bullet-resistant power transformer unit to a utility in the U.S.
Mayor Dwight Lethbridge worries 200-tonne transformers will damage town roads
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador: The mayor of Cartwright, a Sandwich Bay community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada says his town should be compensated for the role it will play in the Muskrat Falls project as Nalcor finalizes plans to ship seven 200-tonne transformers to the work site by way of the port in that community.
Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Markets for Transformers” report to their offering.
To better serve current and future customers in the USA and Canada, Nynas will extend its storage capacity and distribution network for naphthenic specialty oils with a depot in New Jersey, North East USA.
Germany: German power regulation company Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH (MR) has invested in Gridco Systems, a start-up company offering next-generation power electronics devices to actively manage voltage and reactive power at the distribution circuit level, which has raised $12 million in a funding round including existing investors and MR as a strategic investor.
USA, New Jersey: Montvale officials have inaugurated a new substation from Rockland Electric Company in Montvale, New Jersey.
The Netherlands, Breukelen: Tennet has successfully complete the second part of the transformer transport to its new Breukelen Kortrijk substation.
China, Beijing: Electrical High Voltage Equipment Life Management (ELM) International Conference organized by WEIDMANN, part of the Swiss Wicor Holding AG, is to be held in Beijing from November 10-11, 2016 at the Oriental Bay International Hotel.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has developed, manufactured and energized a 1,200 kV ultra-high-voltage power transformer to support India’s plans to build a 1,200 kV transmission system, supplementing the existing 400 kV and 800 kV transmission grids.
Germany: TransnetBW, a transmission network operator in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, recently installed a 420 kV power transformer in one of its substations in southwest Germany that is cooled and insulated with natural ester fluid.
The October 2016 edition of Transformers Magazine is now available with an array of interesting content on some of the most topical issues in the transformers industry today.
Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya’s first transformer manufacturing plant, established by the Chinese company Yocean Group, has been officially opened this week.
Croatia, Zagreb: Marking the 95th anniversary of the foundation of the Croatian electrical equipment manufacturer Končar, Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović visited three transformer plants within the Končar Group.
India, Tamil Nadu: GE has set up a dedicated 765 kV manufacturing line at its high voltage transmission equipment manufacturing facility at Padappai in Chennai.
India, Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co. Ltd. (TANGEDCO) is strengthening the distribution network in Chennai by setting up new substations and installing new transformers in existing substations.
Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya Power transformer suppliers will have to shift to converters that contain aluminium windings, as opposed to copper ones currently in use, as the utility firm tries to curb transformer vandalism and improve the quality of power supply.
Germany, Gambach: Two large power transformers have been delivered at the new substation being built in Gambach by the German utility company Bayernwerk.
South Africa, Johannesburg: South Africa’s electricity company Eskom has announced it held a workshop to discuss the modalities of adopting natural esters as the preferred insulating fluid for transformers.
Turkey, Istanbul: General Electric (GE) has announced that it will transform its power transformers factory in Gebze, Turkey during a special ceremony which also marked the inauguration of the largest power transformer test lab in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, which will be located within the power transformers factory.
USA, New York: General Electric in Niskayuna, New York is one beneficiary of a $1.5 million initiative by the Department of Energy to produce large power transformers that are critical to the nation’s power grid.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina stated that the bank is set to approve a $1 billion for budget support for Nigeria next month, according to ESI-Africa.
Indonesia, Jakarta: Energy Management Division of PT Siemens Indonesia and the Indonesian energy company PT Krakatau Daya Listrik (KDL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership for the repair and testing of transformers in Indonesia.