Japan, Tokyo: Meidensha Corporation (Meiden) with annual revenues of $ 2.5 billion plans to leverage its Indian investments to compete with ABB, Alstom, Siemens and Chinese companies to provide quality and cost-competitive high voltage power transformers in global markets.
India, Mumbai: Crompton Greaves (Avantha Group) has won prestigious 2014 Frost & Sullivan Southeast Asia Competitive Strategy Innovation & Leadership Award in the HV Power Transmission Market category.
United Kingdom, Suffolk: EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd (EDF Energy) has been granted planning permission for offsite storage building for power transformers at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Plant.
USA, Florida: Spare parts for many Westinghouse UVTs, placed in service more than 40 years ago, are costly and increasingly difficult to obtain. It is, however, possible to utilise RMV-II components in the VACUTAP® UVT-LTX in order to increase reliability of tap changers.
Argentina, San Luis: The first solar farm in the province, and the third in the country, will soon be operational. This week, power transformer, essential for the operation of the farm, will be mounted and installed.
Belgium, Waterloo: Ergon Europe MEA, manufacturer of naphthenic specialty insulating oils, will display its current product line up at CWIEME Berlin in June.
Kazakhstan, Astana: Siemens Transformers delivered four TRDN-63000/110 power transformers for 110/20 kV substations Olympus and Aeroport.
Mexico, Tamaulipas: Since extreme temperatures have been recorded, electricity consumption increased by almost 30 %, which caused transformer failures in the area.
South Africa, Mpumalanga : Following the fire incident at one of its substations in Secunda, Eskom is investigating the cause according to the company’s statement.
Russia, Moscow: MOESK (Moscow United Electric Grid Company) completed the next stage of the 110 kV Zubovskaya substation as part of the investment programme.
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom Grid has been awarded a $ 20 million contract by SNC Engineering & Construction to supply the new 138/24 kV Zulia 8 digital substation in Venezuela.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will provide a turnkey power and automation solution for the Lichterfelde combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Berlin, Germany owned and operated by Vattenfall.
Japan, Tokyo: A consortium comprising of Siemens AG, Japanese Marubeni and Siemens Ltd. Thailand has completed works on the Wang Noi 4 combined cycle power plant in Thailand.
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod: Federal Grid Company (FGC) summed up the implementation of the pilot project to improve the efficiency of the substations.
Belgium, Antwerp: The 266-tonne power transformer was picked up by Wijngaardnatie Logistics/Atlantic NV last Thursday.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB won orders worth $ 20 million to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation offshore vessels built by Norway’s Ulstein Verft.
USA, California: Power transformer explosion caused a structure fire near Montana and Second streets in Santa Monica.
France, Levallois-Perret: On Thursday 15 May 2014, the ground-breaking ceremony for the onshore converter station took place at the Dörpen West site in Heede, Germany, with representatives of Transmission System Operator TenneT, contractor Alstom and the mayors of the joint municipalities of Dörpen and Heede taking part.
Canada, Ontario: Siemens Canada Ltd. and Western Copper & Gold intend to negotiate development of a concept for integrated electrical mining equipment from Siemens for the Casino Mining Project.
USA, New Jersey: Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. a manufacturer of specialty power transmission and distribution equipment, announced its first quarter 2014 results.
India, Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) power transmission and distribution business has secured contracts worth $ 126.5 million in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
USA, Connecticut: General Electric (GE)’s process of the $ 16.9 billion bid for the Alstom’s power turbine and grid business is going as expected according to the president of GE’s power unit.
Nigeria: Mikano International, distributor of industrial and household power generators, has entered an agreement with Schneider Electric to manage the sales of low voltage electrical equipment.
India, Mumbai: CG has announced the installation of power transformer substation at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The station is located 100 kilometres off the German coast in the North Sea.