Ormazabal signs a €40 M loan for R&D activities in Spain
The European Investment Bank has signed a €40 M loan with Ormazabal to help develop the company’s investment plan for R&D activities in Spain.
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State grid-built transformer substation in Laos to start operation this year
Laos: The Pala 500 kV transformer substation in Laos will go into operation by the end of this year, China Southern Power Grid (CSG) has announced.
Big Sandy Lake area to power up with a new transformer station
USA, Minnesota: Great River Energy has proposed construction of a new electrical substation in Big Sandy, Minnesota, in order to avoid future low voltage issues and maintain reliable electric service in the Big Sandy Lake area.
Japan funds supply of new transformers in Mozambique
Mozambique, Nampula: The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will donate $18.5 million for the construction of a new electrical substation in Namialo, located in Nampula Province in northern Mozambique.
Vortex Energy begins construction of a 42 MW wind farm in Poland
Poland, Stettin: Vortex Energy as the general contractor has completed the first construction phase of a 42 MW wind farm in Radziejów, Poland, having built access roads, laid the cables and poured foundations for 21 wind turbines.
$105M allocated for expansion of Armenian transmission grid
Germany, Frankfurt am Main: KfW Development Bank has granted two loans for $ 105.58 million (EUR 85.2 million) to the Armenian High Voltage Electricity Network (HVEN) for a major transmission grid upgrade.
Chelyabenergo provided power for district of Magnitogorsk
Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast: Chelyabenergo completed a set of measures to create a grid infrastructure for the area in the southern part of the city of Magnitogorsk.
SEA approves construction of electric substation in Antofagasta
Chile, Antofagasta: Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) has approved E-CL’s project ‘Electrical Substation Rica Aventura’.
Failure of transformer banks at Duke Energy substation causes outage
USA, South Carolina: Two banks of power transformers at a Duke Energy substation in Duncan went out Wednesday causing a nearly 12-hour outage.
Lenenergo to install 16 transformer substations
Russia, St. Petersburg: Lenenergo will begin the installation of 16 transformer substations this summer in Shushary.
Large transformer on the way to the Briggs Road substation
USA, Wisconsin: Workers moved a 176 tonne transformer, destined for the Briggs Road substation in Holmen, using a Goldhofer 14-axle self-propelled hydraulic deck trailer.
FGC to fund repairs of transformers in five substations
Russia, Vladivostok: FGC UES Dalniy Vostok will send RUB 11 million ($ 320,000) in 2014 to repair power transformers of 220 kV voltage class in five substations in the Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai.