#Siemens

Munich-headquartered conglomerate Siemens energy company has been picked to provide the electrification package for Cairo Metro Line 3 expansion project.

Nigerian government directed ministries to conclude the engagement with Siemens to commence the financing aspects of the Presidential Power Initiative.

ElectraNet’s Davenport substation, near Port Augusta, has received its first of two synchronous condensers for installation.

Siemens managing board member Michael Sen will no longer take charge of the new energy business which the engineering group wants to spin off later this year.

A consortium of Siemens and Terna has been awarded a $410 M (€370 M) contract as part of a $1.1 B Greek power project to link Athens to the island of Crete.

Power generation giant Siemens announced some dramatic changes at the top of its corporate structure coming within the next year.

Siemens AG will buy Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s shares held by Iberdrola S.A. The Supervisory Board approved the purchase of Iberdrola’s 8.1% stake in SGRE.

Siemens Group is set to again achieve moderate growth in comparable revenue, net of currency translation and portfolio effects and a book-to-bill ratio above 1.

Siemens appointed Peter Körte as the new head of Strategy, while Michael Hagmann will come in to set up Siemens Energy’s Investor Relations Department.

Siemens Ltd. will acquire New Delhi-based C&S Electric Limited, strengthening the position in the low-voltage power distribution and installation technology.

The implementation of the first part of the SINCRO.GRID project (financed by European Commission), collaboration between Croatia and Slovenia, has finished.

Siemens arranged with Ghana to address the country’s energy and infrastructure challenges, while contributing to the overall country’s vocational development.

Croatia: Croatian transmission system operator HOPS and technology company Siemens have signed a $15.5 M (EUR 14.1 M) contract for the construction of an SVC (static VAR compensator) facility at transformer station Konjsko.

US: Siemens has partnered with US-based cybersecurity firm Fortinet for the development of a security solution for operational technology networks, with one use to be at substations.

With the new Reyrolle 5 series of protection relays, Siemens is further developing its offerings for medium-voltage and industrial power networks.

Germany: German transmission grid operator TransnetBW has commissioned Siemens to build new switchgear in the 380 kV Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg.

UK: The development of Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm took a major step forward today as the first transformer made by Siemens was delivered to the onshore substation site at Bicker Fen.

Together with the Norwegian distribution system operator Glitre Energi Nett, Siemens will build a digital substation to pilot Internet of things (IoT) analytics and applications for power grids.

UK: Siemens has launched a new undergraduate sponsorship programme to discover, inspire and nurture the next generation of engineering and tech talent.

Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (Transco) and Siemens announced that they had jointly activated a newly installed connected power transformer, Siemens Sensformer, at Transco’s Al Foah 220/33-kilovolt substation.

China: Siemens will build its most advanced factory for production of distribution transformers in Guangzhou.

HOPS and Siemens have signed a contract on deploying a variable shunt reactor at transformer station TS 400 / 220 / 110 kV Melina, as part of the implementation of the Sincro.Grid project.

Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver two converter stations for the first HVDC link between Great Britain and Denmark.

Siemens has set up the Protection Automation and Control Laboratory, an integral part of POWERGRID Advanced Research and Technology Centre.

Siemens announced that it has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company to supply the country’s first digital power transformer.

ABB and Siemens are now putting the finishing touches on competing versions of the world’s first subsea power-distribution stations.

Siemens has appointed engineering outfit BAM Nutall to tackle the bulk of civil engineering work on the onshore substation for Innogy’s 860 MW Triton Knoll wind farm.

Germany: Siemens has announced its plans to spin off and give up the majority stake in its Gas and Power division and related services businesses.