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Egypt to award $227M transformer station contract

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) plans to contract Alstom for the supply and installation of five transformer stations at a value of €200 million ($227 million).

ABB wins $140M HVDC order for Danish-German interlink

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has received an order worth around $140 million from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC (high voltage direct current) converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany.

Angola’s Nzeto substation to be completed by June

Angola: The Nzeto power substation in Angola is expected to be completed by June this year, which will facilitate the transmission of electricity from 753 MW Soyo combined cycle power plant to Zaire, Bengo and Luanda provinces.

Transformer contract for HVDC Nemo Link awarded

Siemens has announced it won a contract for the supply of eight converter transformers for the Nemo Link project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting Belgium and Great Britain.Siemens has announced it won a contract for the supply of eight converter transformers for the Nemo Link project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting Belgium and Great Britain.

Korean company signs MoU with Egypt on $200M project

South Korea: South Korea’s trading firm Daewoo International Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government on electric power transmission and distribution procurement for $200 million.

L&T wins orders worth $147M

India, Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro Limited has announced the company’s Power Transmission & Distribution division won orders worth over $147 million, including a major order for an electrification upgrade in the Middle East.

Ketraco building $26.5M substation in Nairobi

Kenya, Nairobi: The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has awarded a contract to CAMCE China for the construction of a new substation in Nairobi County which will be able to withstand more than 2000 MW of power produced.

Nigeria committed to expand transformer capacity

Nigeria, Benue: Nigerian Federal Government is determined to increase the capacity of transmission stations in order to achieve optimal power delivery across the country, according to The Guardian Nigeria.

BC Hydro investing $1.8B a year into the power network

Canada, British Columbia: The Winsor Substation in Elko, British Columbia will receive its first substantial upgrade since it was initially built in 1970, as part of BC Hydro’s 10-year investment plan for the upgrade of the province’s distribution and transmission system.

Lithuanian-Polish interconnection LitPol Link energized

First tests of the Lithuanian-Polish interconnection LitPol Link have been carried out, and for the first time electricity flowed through the wires of the power line stretching from Elk in Poland to Alytus in Lithuania, in order to check whether the line is ready for power transmission.

ABB launches physical security and grid resiliency initiative

USA, North Carolina: ABB has officially launched a new initiative that will support electrical utilities in the United States and address U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) concerns around physical security for the power grid’s most critical transmission and distribution substations and transformers.

Norway to receive substation expansion by ABB

Norway: Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett has placed an order with ABB for the expansion of three existing 420 kV substations at Ofoten, Bardufoss and Balsfjord.