South Africa: The Loeriesfontein Wind Farm, located in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa, is using a mobile transformer to enable early connection to the grid for commissioning of the turbines.
Canada, Newfoundland: Four transformers have left Bay Bulls on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada on their way to the hydro facility in Muskrat Falls.
ABB has successfully tested a new solution to replace petroleum-based mineral oil insulating medium with environmentally friendly natural ester fluid in the world’s largest sealed 200 MVA, 420 kV single-phase transformer.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is undertaking more than $600 million in transmission projects through 2018 in the company’s Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) and Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) service areas.
Philippines, the Visayas: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the islands of Visayas last week damaged four out of six transformers Ormoc City in Leyte, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
India, Vadodara: The Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) is planning an investment of $1.7 billion to build 400 new substations and add 10,000 circuit kilometres of transmission line by 2021-22.
USA, Texas: El Paso Electric crews are repairing a failed transformer after 10,000 people in El Paso were affected by power outages at the beginning of the week.
Marocco: In cooperation with Energie Eolienne du Maroc, ABB will be supplying a $16 million hybrid substation for a wind farm developed by Nareva in Morocco.
The Netherlands: Dutch transmission system operator TenneT Holding BV has started construction of a high-voltage substation at Rilland in the Dutch province of Zeeland, reports Renewables Now.
United Kingdom, Suffolk: A 180-tonne power transformer successfully reached its destination at the Galloper onshore substation, a project related to the development of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm and an extension of the fully operational Greater Gabbard Wind Farm off the coast of Suffolk.
PowerTender is launching a new digital marketplace that will change the conditions for buying and selling power products completely. Now, buyers and sellers can meet digitally on an independent global platform – a revolutionary development in an industry that is constantly moving forward.
Pakistan, Karachi: K-Electric, Pakistan’s power company, has announced the biggest private sector investment plan of $1 billion to set up 900 MW dual-fired power plant and build the supporting transmission infrastructure in order to overcome energy crisis in Karachi.
USA, California: 140,000 customers in the San Fernando Valley lost power after an explosion at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plant in Northridge caused a fire that burned for hours.
Croatia, Zagreb: Končar – Distribution and Special Transformers (D&ST) has delivered two power transformers to the Minninge hydro power plant located in Nykoping, Sweden.
State-owned utility Qatar General Water & Electricity Corporation (KAHRAMAA) has awarded Siemens the largest contract to date in Qatar for the expansion of the country’s power transmission network.
Croatia, Zagreb: Croatian manufacturer of distribution and special transformers KONČAR – D&ST has signed a contract to acquire a majority stake in the Polish transformer manufacturer Power Engineering Transformatory based in Czerwonak, Poznan.
South Africa: South African state-run power utility, Eskom and Électricité de France (EDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend peer cooperation in the fields of transmission and distribution of electricity.
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