India, New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has been awarded a contract to deliver the electrostatic precipitator (ESP) package for the 2x800MW Darlipali super thermal power project (STPP) in Darlipali, Orissa.
USA, Georgia: Following unanimous vote by The county’s Industrial Development Authority, EFACEC may get a new owner who would keep the power transformer manufacturing plant in Effingham County and hire additional workers.
Albania: Albania signed a $150 million loan deal with the World Bank in order to upgrade electricity distribution and transmission would enable the sector to return to financial stability by 2018.
India, Mumbai: Crompton Greaves (CG) has signed a contract with the Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) in Paraguay for eight single and three-phase transformers totalling 420 MVA in order to expand the country’s 220 kV and 66 kV electricity network.
USA, Oklahoma: New power transformer has been delivered to West Tamarack substation in Altus.
Germany, Regensburg: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has released TAPSCAN® VAM – the new diagnostic tool for evaluating acoustic noise.
India, Nashik: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has begun construction of transformer substations at Tapovan and Ganeshwadi.
The Philippines, Benguet Province: National Grid Corporation of the Philippines energised new 300 MVA power transformer in the La Trinidad substation in the province to ensure system reliability in the area.
Canada, Toronto: Hydro One has completed a CAD 10.5 million refurbishment of the Chesterville substation, replacing two old transformers to improve long-term reliability for customers.
Bangladesh: Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) signed a contract with EnergyPac Engineering Ltd to set up three high powered transformers in Siddhirganj and Khanpur and other areas in Narayanganj.
Pakistan: Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has started call for tenders to supply capacitance-coupled voltage transformers (CCVT) for switchyard Units 11-14 of the 3,480-MW Tarbela hydroelectric project on the Indus River.
Russia, Novosibirsk: A new autotransformer has been installed at Novosibirsk hydro power plant as part of the framework of the RusHydro comprehensive modernisation.
USA, Illinois: Ameren Illinois is investing about $9.4 million in power infrastructure upgrades to improve the reliability and performance of Champaign County’s energy supply system.
USA, North Carolina: SPX has announced starting up the Future Infrastructure Company – a standalone diversified infrastructure company with annual revenues of about $2 billion.
India, Uttarakhand: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) secured a INR 422 crore ($69 million) contract for setting up a 444 MW hydroelectric project (HEP).
Switzerland, Zurich: An underground transformer station installed by ABB in Caishikou in downtown Beijing started operating.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $55 million from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to build a substation that will integrate power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.
Russia, Tver Oblast: The third unit of Kalinin nuclear power station will be shut down until the 18th December 2014 for scheduled overhaul.
USA, Pennsylvania: Eaton announced a contract to provide electrical distribution equipment for a 6.4 MW DC solar installation at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center in Las Vegas.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy transported very large transformers from a rail yard in Toronto to a site north of the city where the new Toronto substation is under construction.
Belarus, Minsk: Belenergo and Slovenian Kolektor ETRA are in negotiations to produce power transformers using the power engineering and mechanical engineering factory in Beloozersk, Bereza District, Brest Oblast.
USA: Sentry Depressurization Systems, Inc. (Sentry DS) producers of Fast Depressurization technology designed to help prevent transformer fires, announced its new business alliance with Prolec GE Internacional (Prolec GE).
United Kingdom, Staffordshire: Alstom employees at Alstom have built 32 giant transformers and are celebrating after sending the first of those transformers from Stafford to India.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB reported that its Power Systems division business is improving as the turnaround strategy at the unit continues after the business suffered from offshore wind transmission and solar project issues.