United Kingdom, Leicestershire: British transformer manufacturer BRUSH has announced a new transformer supply framework agreement with a UK’s leading electricity distribution network operator Western Power Distribution (WPD).
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India, Maharashtra: Planning to revamp the entire electricity distribution network in the state, the Maharashtra state government has devised a multi-million million plan to improve the distribution system and mitigate electricity losses.
ABB’s second-biggest shareholder, Swedish investment company Cevian, has hired Boston Consulting Group to study a potential break-up of the Swiss engineering group, turning up the pressure for a revamp of the company, reports Manager Magazin.
Sri Lanka: Japanese technicians have conducted tests on the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) transformers which exploded last week, and have sent samples to Japan for further tests, according to Colombo Gazette.
Vietnam: Vietnam will need around $148 billion to invest in developing the national electricity grid and resources in the period between 2016 and 2030.
India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG has won a $35 million order from PT PLN (Persero), the state-owned electricity company of Indonesia, to manufacture and install 28 power transformers across PT PLN’s transmission network.
Sri Lanka: German transformer experts are due to arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday 21 March to inspect some 30 electrical transformers and recommend ways to prevent countrywide power failures after two identical transformers exploded and caught fire at Biyagama and Kotugoda substations last week, causing island-wide blackout.
Belgium, Brussels: As the European Commission launched a Communication on Steel – Preserving Sustainable Jobs and Growth in Europe, the European Council met to discuss jobs, growth and competitiveness.
The Netherlands: The Dutch government-owned electrical grid TenneT has announced its plan to invest €22 billion ($24.25 billion) in new onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the coming decade.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has received an order worth around $140 million from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC (high voltage direct current) converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany.
The governments of Rwanda and Japan signed a financing agreement worth $18.4 million aimed at boosting electricity distribution networks in the City of Kigali, Rwanda.
Angola: The Nzeto power substation in Angola is expected to be completed by June this year, which will facilitate the transmission of electricity from 753 MW Soyo combined cycle power plant to Zaire, Bengo and Luanda provinces.
It’s official: The oldest tap changer still in service anywhere in the world can be found at the UNIPER oil-fired power station in Ingolstadt.
Germany, Frankfurt: GE and transmission system operator TenneT have installed two 685 MVA power transformers at the Dörpen West converter station for the DolWin3 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project.
UAE, Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi government is set to invest more than $128 million on major infrastructural projects, which will also include electricity distribution projects.
India, Mumbai: Electrical equipment and transformer manufacturer Crompton Greaves Ltd has agreed to sell its international power business to the U.S. private equity firm First Reserve International Ltd for an enterprise value of €115 million ($126 million), according to VC Circle.
Finland: Finland’s first commercial offshore wind farm, the €120-million ($132 million) 40 MW Tahkoluoto project in the Gulf of Bothnia, in the north of the Baltic Sea, west of Finland, will be custom-designed and built to withstand the local icy conditions.
Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has delivered the energy-storage system with 50 MW output and 300 MWh rated capacity to Kyushu Electric Power Co.
Siemens has signed a contract with the Petronas procurement consultant company (PSI) for the supply of NET transformers for their newly constructed refinery at Pengerang in Malaysia.
Germany: 300 new regulated local grid transformers will go online at EWE NETZ GmbH, one of the largest distribution network operators in Germany, until 2017 across the entire network.
Siemens has announced it won a contract for the supply of eight converter transformers for the Nemo Link project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting Belgium and Great Britain.Siemens has announced it won a contract for the supply of eight converter transformers for the Nemo Link project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting Belgium and Great Britain.
India, Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) will be embarking upon a major distribution network strengthening project in the urban and rural areas in the next couple of months.
South Korea: South Korea’s trading firm Daewoo International Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government on electric power transmission and distribution procurement for $200 million.