Hitachi Energy’s $100 million for factory upgrade in Québec
The Varennes factory designs and engineers a large range of transformers.
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Hydro-Québec offers $170 M in incentives for Maine transmission line
Hydro-Québec and Central Maine Power increased their offer to Maine as the two are eager to get transmission line approval to connect Quebec to New England’s grid.
$1.8B investment in Mexican power T&D sector announced
Canada, Quebec: Canadian institutional fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), in association with Mexican consortium CKD, plans to invest $1.83 billion in energy infrastructure projects in Mexico.
Transformer failure caused 20,000L of oil spills in Quebec
Canada, Quebec: After a failure of a transformer at Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) mining plant in Saguenay, Quebec, over 20,000 litres of transformer insulating oil was spilled, reported regional authorities.