Argentine, Santa Fe: Santa Fe governor has opened the new transformer station Gobernador Crespo in Santa Fe province, Argentine, which will improve electrical power supply service to some 20,000 inhabitants in San Justo and Vera departments.
Argentina, Buenos Aires: The works on the expansion of Lujan’s transformer station II in the Buenos Aires province have been completed, helping increase the energy power in the city.
Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Electricity Ministry has signed a deal for the construction of a new transformer station worth nearly $28 million in the Suez Canal region.
Guinea-Bissau, Bissau: The Guinean Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that the World Bank will provide financing of $78 million to Guinea-Bissau for the installation of a high voltage power grid.
Angola, Luanda: Sinohydro, a Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company is close to complete the works on Cuito Canavale thermal power, said Angolan Secretary of State for Energy.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is building a $1.2 million substation in Brunswick, Ohio, that will support future growth and reduce outages, the company says.
USA, Alabama: Athens City Council has decided to build a new substation in order to ensure there is enough power for the growing city needs.
Serbia, Belgrade: A new transformer station has been commissioned in the city of Vranje, southeastern Serbia, by the Serbian state-owned power distributor Elektromreze Srbije (EMS).
Afghanistan, Samangan: The German government is financing a $13 million power grid project for building two new power grids in the northern Samangan province of Afghanistan.
Canada, Ontario: Greenhouse operators in Leamington, Ontario, need $62 million hydro upgrade approved in order to expand their business.
Russia, Sverdlovsk Region: Modern substation Titan started operating yesterday in Titanovaya dolina.
Paraguay, Villeta: The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) commissioned a 30 MVA transformer in the substation Villeta.
USA, California: A power transformer fire at a Southern California Edison substation in Irvine caused a massive outage yesterday. The cause of the incident is under investigation.