#substation

UK, Yorkshire: ITM Power, the Sheffield-based energy and clean fuel company, has begun expansion of the manufacturing facilities at its Atlas Way Site in Sheffield.

Vietnam, Tra Vinh Province: The Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC), a subsidiary of the Electricity of Vietnam, has launched the third phase of a project designed project to provide electricity to more than 6,300 households in the southern province of Tra Vinh.

USA, California: Nearly 20,000 homes and businesses in San Bernardino and Highland were left without power after a blaze at the Southern California Edison substation.

UAE, Dubai: ABB has secured a contract worth $55 million from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) to build a substation that will integrate power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.

Fiji, Suva: Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) has commenced works on the construction of a new 33kV/11kV tone substation intended to reinforce the electricity grid for the growing power demand in Suva City.

India, New Delhi: Alstom T&D India has won a $ 40 million contract with Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (MSETCL) for the construction of 400/220 kV grid substations at Kudus, Alkud, and Kondhwa in Maharashtra, reports RTT news.

USA, San Francisco: A heavy storm causing malfunction to a Pacific Gas & Electric transformer has left nearly 300,000 customers without power.

Phillipines, Nueva Vizcaya: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be establishing additional transformer facility in its substation in Barangay Busilac in order to accommodate load increase in its coverage areas.

Russia, Sverdlovsk Region: Modern substation Titan started operating yesterday in Titanovaya dolina.

USA, Missouri: The state’s largest utility is embarking on a new $80 million project in southeast Missouri, which will improve electrical power service.

India, Bareilly: Problems with power supply may soon end in Bareilly division as 13 substations with power transformers and other electrical equipment are to be installed today across the districts of Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur

Germany, German North Sea: Seaway Heavy Lifting has secured a contract from Bladt Industries to transport and install the substation with all associated power equipment including transformers at the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm.

Argentina, Viedma – Transcomahue started a bidding process for procurement of power transformers in the Province of Río Negro to strengthen the substations of San Antonio Oeste, Río Colorado and Allen.

USA, Pennsylvania: West Penn Power (FirstEnergy Corp.) has completed a significant power upgrades near Ryerson Station to help enhance customer service reliability in Greene County.

Russia, Adygea: As part of the network upgrade programme in 2014, experts of Kubanenergo started comprehensive repair of the 35 kV substation Promstochnaya in Maykop.

Argentina, Chaco: The government has opened tenders for the purchase of two power transformers for Quitilipi and Pampa del Infierno with the investment of ARS 17 million($ 2.1 million).