#Russia


Two new substations in Sovetskaya Gavan near completion

Russia, Khabarovsk Krai: RAO Energy System of East (part of RusHydro group) has started installation of electrical equipment in two new substations built as part of the electric power delivery system from the new power plant under construction in the city of Sovetskaya Gavan in the Khabarovsk Krai.

New substation for 2018 World Cup facilities in Samara

Russia, Samara: Samara distribution networks is starting the construction of a new 110 kV substation, which will be the main feeding centre for the city sports facilities and the 2018 World Cup, including the new Samara Arena soccer stadium.

PMTT tests and ships 500 kV transformers

Russia, St. Petersburg: The joint venture Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers (PMTT) has manufactured and tested its first 500 kV transformers manufactured for the customer PJSC FGC UES.

EuroSibEnergo to invest $200M in Siberian HPPs

Russia: EuroSibEnergo, Russia’s largest privately-held power producer, announced a $200 million New Energy modernization program of its Siberian hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Angara and Yenisei rivers.

PMTT to supply transformers for Krasnoyarsk HPP

Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines has been awarded a contract by Eurosibenergo for the reconstruction of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station equipment, including engineering design, manufacturing and delivery.

Black Sea resort to power up with new transformers

Russia, Krasnodar Krai: South Western Electric Networks, a branch of PJSC Kubanenergo, will reconstruct two substations this year which supply power to the city of Anapa and its suburbs in Krasnodar region, the Black Sea.

PMTT wins new transformer order

Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers (PMTT) has won an order from the electricity company IDGC of Center and Volga Region for the supply of a new power transformer for the 110 kV Pechatnaya substation in Ryazan.

Krasnodar upgrades its largest substation

Russia, Krasnodar Krai: Kubanenergo, a Russian power generation, transmission and distribution company, has completed the first stage of the reconstruction of the 110 kV OBD substation in Krasnodar, replacing the critical power equipment in this largest electricity supply centre in the city.

Moscow energy system increased by 400 MVA

Russia, Moscow: Federal Grid Company has put into operation new equipment at the 500 kV Kaskadnaya substation, as part of the second stage of this newly built power station set up in the south-east of Moscow.

PMTT to supply transformers for Krasnoyarsk HPP

Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers (IMTS) will supply transformers for one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in Russia and the world – the Krasnoyarsk HPP.

Voronezh plant to supply transformers for new car factory site

Russia, Tula: Electrical substation at the site of the Uzlovaya industrial park in Tula where Haveyl Motor Manufacturing Rus, a subsidiary of Chinese company Great Wall Motors, is building a new car factory is ready for installation of the electrical equipment after the station control room has been commissioned.

Lipetsk $150M power upgrade programme approved

Russia, Lipetsk: Lipetsk Region Governor, Oleg Korolev, has signed the 2016-2020 power development scheme for the Lipetsk region, valued at nearly $150 million (9.5 billion rubles).

EU sets 5-year anti-dumping duty on GOES imports

As of 29 October 2015 the European Union imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the EU Official Journal states.

Mass installation of energy efficient transformers launched

Russia, Belgorod: Belgorodenergo, a Russia-based company involved in the transfer and distribution of electricity in Belgorod District has this year started a mass installation of energy efficient transformers in substations with voltage of 6 (10)/0.4 kV.

Power Machines – Toshiba wins transformer contract in St. Petersburg

Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers has been awarded with a contract from St. Petersburg Electric Networks to supply power transformers for the construction of a new substation in the Central district of St. Petersburg.

Krasnoyarsk energy sector to attract $280M of investments

Russia, Krasnoyarsk: The Minister of Industry, Energy and Trade of Krasnoyarsk Territory has announced that the energy sector of the Territory will attract investments of $280 million (18 billion rubles) by 2018.

Lenenergo commissions mobile substation in St. Petersburg

Russia, St. Petersburg: Russian electricity company Lenenergo has commissioned a 110/10 kV mobile modular substation Gagarin in the Moskovsky District of St. Petersburg with an aim to provide additional and more reliable power supply to the district.