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TBEA and Chint Electric awarded transformer contracts in Zambia

Zambia, Lusaka: Chinese transformer manufacturers TBEA Company Limited and Chint Electric Company have been contracted by Zambia’s largest power company ZESCO to supply power transformers and shunt reactors for three substation upgrade projects.

Global DGA market to reach $538M by 2020

USA, New York: A new global DGA market study, “Dissolved Gas Analyzer Market – Global Industry Analysis Size Share Growth Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020”, is now available through Transparency Market Research.

France to provide €100M for 14 new substations in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Dhaka: The French Development Finance Institution, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has approved funding of 100 million Euros ($110 million) for establishing better electricity distribution network in Dhaka, according to the agency press release, reports News Next.

Six 140-ton transformers installed at two SA power projects

South Africa: Two open-gas power plants, Dedisa and Avon, initiated under the South African government’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in 2010, are ready to supply the South African power grid with an additional 1,000 MW of power.

MOESK installs two new transformers in Balashikha

Russia, Moscow: Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK) is reconstructing the power substation Almazovo in Balashikha near Moscow, which supplies electricity to a large part of the city.

Barnaul invests $2 million in electrical network

Russia, Altai Krai: Barnaul Grid Company will invest more than $2 million (100 million rubles) into a series of projects on overhaul and construction of new electric networks for the regional centre Barnaul.

Power transformer market to grow at 6.34% CAGR to 2019

USA, Texas: According to Global Power Transformer Market 2015-2019, a new industry research report available at ReportsnReports.com, global power transformer market is to grow at a CAGR of 6.34% over the period 2014-2019.

Ameren Missouri removing decades-old substation

USA, Missouri: Ameren Missouri is removing a decades-old Cole Street Substation in St. Louis, one of the oldest substations in Missouri, as part of a $42 million revitalization of St. Louis downtown electrical system.

Six Far East substations to receive upgraded transformer equipment

Russia, Vladivostok: Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (FGC UES), Russia’s largest electricity transmission company has revealed plans to upgrade the transformer equipment in six substations of 220-500 kV voltage class in the Far East in 2015.

Truck hauling a transformer overtuned in Charleston

USA, West Virginia: The tractor-trailer hauling an American Electric Power (AEP) transformer overturned on the Oakwood Road entrance ramp in Charleston Monday, causing a spill of transformer oil and a shutdown of both the entrance and exit ramps in the busy area between I-64 and U.S. 119 roads for the entire day.

Governor inaugurates new transformer station in Santa Fe

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.

MESSKO launches mobile oil lab solution

Germany, Oberursel: MESSKO INSTRUMENTS, a German manufacturer of physical-chemical sensor solutions for power supply technology industry, has launched a mobile oil lab solution for servicing and maintenance work, officially presented at the world forum for chemical engineering, process engineering, and biotechnology ACHEMA 2015.

MR acquires power electronics business Amantys

UK, Cambridge: A German electrical power technology giant Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has acquired all the assets and intellectual property of the Cambridge-based power electronics business Amantys, which went bankrupt in March this year and closed its operations.

NZ scientists develop a superconducting transformer

New Zealand, Christchurch: A transformer developed by the Robinson Research Institute, which is currently in factory testing in Christchurch, has successfully handled top current capacity of 1390 amps, and measurements show the energy losses were half that of a conventional transformer.

Ethiopia to start exporting transformers

Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry (EPEI) operating under Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC) has announced its plan to start exporting Ethiopian made power transformers to neighbouring countries.

ABB closing ABB Composites factory in Piteå

Sweden, Piteå: ABB is closing ABB Composites in Piteå, Sweden, a manufacturer of insulating components made of fiber composite materials for power and high voltage applications.

U.S. legislation on backup power transformers introduced

USA, Washington D.C.: Members of the U.S. Congress Renee Ellmers and Jerry McNerney have introduced legislation to create backup power transformers, to be included in the House Energy Package, reports the Ripon Advance.

CG to provide Veja Mate offshore substation

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG, along with other consortium partners Cofely Fabricom and lemants, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation of HV offshore substation for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH.