Future of power transformers: Demand for smart transformers unlocks new opportunities
Power transformers are the heart and soul of electricity grids
Power transformers are the heart and soul of electricity grids
Korea, Seoul: Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. will supply of power transformers in a deal valued at $8.5 M.
Hungary, Budapest: Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotating Machines Ltd. has successfully participated in another significant international tender.
UK: Since early 2021 National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has been building a new electricity substation near Braybrooke, Leicestershire.
Spain: Westrafo has been selected by a prestigious German EPC to provide two power transformers for a photovoltaic plant in Spain.
Transformers play a pivotal role in the generation, transmission and distribution (T&D) of electricity.
New Zealand: Northpower is spending just over $18 M replacing ageing transformers around Whangārei and Kaipara for better electricity supply security.
Colombia: The company has shared the delivery of the power transformer with Celsia Energía in the 115 kV Zarzal Substation project.
India, Bihar: The Bihar government will install power transformers to cover all the affected Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the state.
China, Shanxi, Jinzhong: Baobian Electric has delivered the last 1000 kV power transformer contracted for the Jinzhong 1000 kV substation expansion project.
Končar – Power Transformers (KPT) Ltd., a joint-venture of Siemens Energy and Končar, has successfully contracted supply of 7 transformers with FirstEnergy Corp.
Netherlands: Siemens energy has announced a successful testing of a 170 MVA/400 kV transformer from their Jinan factory.
Ongoing refurbishment of ageing grid and global demand for uninterrupted electricity supply have instigated the installation of transformers.
USA, Missouri, Washington: Equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, modern processes and handling systems, the new plant had an investment of $17 M.
Tanzania: Installation of 27 transformers at the Julius Nyerere Hydro Electric Power Project (JHNPP) has started.
Hungary, Budapest: Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotating Machines Ltd. have announced the company was awarded the delivery of power transformers to ACCIONA.
Uzbekistan, Tashkent: Sarens transported components weighing 600 T from KCOI port in Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan.
Ireland: Power System Partners have announced delivery of new transformers by SGB Power Transformers to H&MV.
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India, Bhubaneswar: By charging three EHV grid substations and one LILO line in a day, Odisha Power Transmission Corporation (OPTCL) set a record on 14 July.
According to the Reportlinker, the growth in the global market is steered by rising demand for electricity and the resulting expansion of the T&D network.
Despite its ups and downs, the overall GCC transformers market is still a large demand centre for both power and distribution trans-formers
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Mapping must be used as a starting point for condition-based maintenance to define the actions needed to ensure the transformer fleet’s performance reliability.