#power transformers

USA, California: Moreno Valley’s City Council approved plans for a new electrical substation to meet growing demand from industrial customers.

India, New Delhi: Avantha Holdings Ltd has started a share sale in Crompton Greaves Ltd to raise nearly $139 million or 8.3% of equity.

United Kingdom, Longbridge: Sonobex will soon present their range of acoustic and noise reduction solutions for power, distribution and traction transformers.

USA, New Hampshire: A winter storm hit the Granite State caused traffic power outages across New Hampshire.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ‘Smart Grid Market in India 2014-2018’ report to their offering.

USA: Reportstack has published a new market research publication ‘Instrument Transformers Market in Americas 2014-2018’.

France, Brest: Yesterday two power transformers produced by JST Transformers and weighing 162 and 197 tonnes were unloaded in the port.

Argentina, Buenos Aires: Edesur upgraded power capacity in Calzada and Transradio substations in order to meet the sharp increase in demand in those districts of Greater Buenos Aires.

Kyrgyzstan, Toktogul: Power transformer has failed at Toktogul Dam after 40 years in operation.

Kenya: African Development Bank (AfDB) granted $133 million to The Last Mile Connectivity Project in Kenya in order to expand electricity access to remote communities in the region.

Canada, Ontario: A power transformer on the side of the Canada Bread building in Glanbrook caught fire yesterday evening causing evacuation of about 100 workers.

USA, California: Global Industry Analysts Inc. published a research titled ‘Distribution Transformers: A Global Strategic Business Report’ which provides market review, trends, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities.

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bandundu: The Provincial Directorate of the National Electricity Company (SNEL) of Bandundu has received a batch of six power transformers.

USA, Washington: The $174 million power substation will be built in South Lake Union, Seattle. According to its proposed design, it will have sloped walls, metal cladding and glass panels that emit a soft glow at night.

India, Uri: Yestreday, a major fire broke out in Uri-II power plant worth INR 2,300 crore ($372 million).

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB and Ansaldo Energia consortium is providing a turnkey solution for grid development plans of the Italian TSO (Transmission System Operator) on the island of Sardinia.

Switzerland, Rapperswil-Jona: Wicor group intends to partially move production and as a result, up to 150 jobs will be eliminated in Switzerland in the next three years.

Kenya, Nairobi: Kenya Power secured a $190 million loan from Standard Chartered Bank to upgrade its transmission network.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB received multiple contracts from Italy-based power generation plants and related services provider – Ansaldo Energia.

France, Charente: ERDF plans to install a power transformer with industrial vegetable oil instead of conventional oil transformers.

The Philippines, Manila: The National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) has begun operating a new transformer and circuit breaker at a substation in Central Luzon.

China, Xi’an: China XD sucessfully developed 72.5 kV mobile substation device (50 Hz and 60 Hz).

India, Gurgaon: Fewer outages are expected in the industrial and residential areas covered by consumers the Sector 34 substation as next summer, the transformers at the substation will be upgraded by March 2015.

USA, Pennsylvania: West Penn Power is completing inspections and conducting equipment maintenance on weather-sensitive equipment across its service area in preparation for winter.