#power transformers

Argentina, Santa Fe: Cociar SA, the only bidder who participated in the bidding process for the upgrade of transformer station Puerto Santa Fe, far exceeded the official estimate.

Bangladesh, Dhaka: 39,000 power distribution transformers exploded around the country in the 2013-14 fiscal year, mostly due to overloading.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $70 million order to supply SBB with the latest generation of traction converters.

India, Mumbai: Crompton Greaves has won a $25 million contract from the General Directorate for Transmission, Upper Euphrates Region, Ministry of Electricity in Iraq to design, construct and deliver 16 mobile substations.

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) is constructing five power substations in the city in effort to overcome low voltage experienced in most parts of the city.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced at the UN Climate Summit in New York that it is joining the United Nations Environment Programme’s global action on improving appliance and equipment efficiency.

Germany, Munich: Siemens demanded cost cuts from suppliers of offshore-wind infrastructure as the company expects the sea-based turbine installations worldwide to grow.

USA, Washington: Yesterday, The U.S. Commerce Department confirmed duties on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from the Czech Republic.

Nigeria: The Federal Government has announced a NGN 213 billion ($1.3 billion) facility to address the revenue decrease in the power sector and help towards gas debts.

Missouri, Kansas City: The Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance (Alliance) announced the release of a collection of sustainable practices in the area of distribution transformer purchasing, management and disposal/reuse.

Mexico, Ciudad Juárez: The Municipality installed more than 12 concrete poles and placed six transformers on the Plaza de la Mexicanidad for the operation of the Fiesta Juárez 2014 to be held in October and November, said Economic Development Director, Juan Ubaldo Benavente Bermúdez.

India, New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has imposed provisional anti dumping duty on imports of glass or porcelain electrical insulators from China.

France, Savoie: A small fire in a power transformer has mobilised 25 firefighters on Saturday in the metal factory FerroPem in La Léchère.

Argentina, Buenos Aires: Five power transformers have arrived to Dock Sud to be added to the system in order to achieve better energy supply in the Buenos Aires area.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has introduced its latest-generation traction transformer, deployed on TER regional trains which are built by Alstom for SNCF.

United Kingdom, Leeds: Winder Power, a UK manufacturer of power and distribution transformers is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Simblett as the new Commercial Director.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned the converter stations to the 3,150 MW Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil which is at approximately 2,400 km, the longest transmission link in the world, according to ABB.

France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a contract of approximately €35 million by the Greek Transmission Utility Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the turnkey supply of four gas-insulated substations (GIS) in Greece.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $ 14 million order from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabia’s national power transmission and distribution operator.

India, Pune: Over the past 15 months, as many as 705 transformers have been stolen in the district in, costing the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) nearly INR 10 crore ($1.6 million).

The Transformer Association’s President, James Tabbi predicts growth for transformer manufacturing in North America, thanks to favorable domestic economic conditions, coupled with rising labour and freight costs in Asia.

United Kingdom: Two 89-tonne electrical transformers are being transported from Bristol docks to a new substation at Braco in Perth and Kinross for the Beauly-Denny transmission project by SSE division Scottish Hydro Electric.

USA, Washington: U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) have filed an appeal to the negative decision on “material injury” by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

USA, California: Yesterday, Departrment for Water and Power (DWP) reported record-breaking power usage as more than 10,000 customers dealt with power cuts in the Southland.