#Russia

Russia, Khabarovsk: The substation 110/35/6 kV feeding the Khabarovsk Novy Airport will be upgraded with the third power transformer at a cost of over $2,5 million (171 million rubles).

Russia, Lipetsk: Lipetsk Region Governor, Oleg Korolev, has signed the 2016-2020 power development scheme for the Lipetsk region, valued at nearly $150 million (9.5 billion rubles).

As of 29 October 2015 the European Union imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the EU Official Journal states.

Russia, Yekaterinburg: Chelyabenergo, a branch of a Russian utility IDGC of Urals, has completed the reconstruction of the 110/10 kV Miass substation.

Russia, Moscow: Russia plans to grant Cuba a loan of 1.2 billion Euros ($ 1.36 billion) for the construction of new thermal power units and the associated equipment and infrastructure.

Russia, Belgorod: Belgorodenergo, a Russia-based company involved in the transfer and distribution of electricity in Belgorod District has this year started a mass installation of energy efficient transformers in substations with voltage of 6 (10)/0.4 kV.

Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers has been awarded with a contract from St. Petersburg Electric Networks to supply power transformers for the construction of a new substation in the Central district of St. Petersburg.

Russia, Krasnoyarsk: The Minister of Industry, Energy and Trade of Krasnoyarsk Territory has announced that the energy sector of the Territory will attract investments of $280 million (18 billion rubles) by 2018.

Russia, Moscow: In the north of Moscow, MOESK (Moscow United Electric Grid Company) has completed yet another stage in the reconstruction of the 110/10/6 kV Koptevo.

Russia, St. Petersburg: Russian electricity company Lenenergo has commissioned a 110/10 kV mobile modular substation Gagarin in the Moskovsky District of St. Petersburg with an aim to provide additional and more reliable power supply to the district.

London/Brussels: The European Union will set a minimum price for imports of a grade of electrical steel from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States, while retaining the right to impose tariffs, reports Reuters.

Russia, Moscow: MOESK is investing over $10 million into an upgrade of its 110 kV Lomonosovo substation located in the western part of Moscow.

Russia, Samara: Togliatti Transformer, one of the largest manufacturers of high-voltage power transformers in Russia, is enlarging its portfolio to include production of the equipment for wind power generation.

Russia, Sakha Republic: RusHydro and RAO Energy System of East have begun the installation of power transformers at the construction site of the first stage of a new power station in Yakutia, Yakutsk GRES-2.

Russia, Leningrad Oblast: Lenenergo, Russian electric power company, has begun an upgrade of its 35 kV Romanovka substation in Vsevolozhsky district in the Leningrad region.

Russia, Moscow: Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK) is performing a large-scale reconstruction of the 220 kV Sviblovo substation in the north-eastern part of Moscow, with the introduction of new transformers and 220 kV gas-insulated switchgear.

Russia, North Caucasus: Stavropolenergo has completed the first construction phase of the new Beshtau substation in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol and is preparing to install the main electrical equipment.

Russia, Khabarovsk: Russia’s Federal Grid Company (FGC) will provide electrical infrastructure to the territory of advancing social and economic development a specially created advanced economic zone (TOSER), in the Khabarovsk territory.

NLMK Group, Russia’s steel-producing company has started delivering transformer steel to Siemens’ Voronezh plant in Russia.

Russia, Moscow: Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK) has commenced works on the next stage of the reconstruction of the 220/110 kV Moscow Central substation, which includes replacement of two 110 kV transformers with new 220/10/6 kV transformers.

India: Yaroslav Tarasyuk, Russian Trade Representative in India, has expressed Russia’s interest in the ‘Make in India’ programme, revealing that Russian businesses can count on receiving state support for investment projects in India.

Russia, Voronezh: Siemens Transformers has successfully tested the first transformer using the liquid dielectric MIDEL 7131 at its Voronezh plant in Russia.

Russia, Lipetsk: Russia’s steelmaker NLMK may redirect a portion of transformer steel volumes from the European Union to India following the duties introduced by the European Union on supplies of Russian products.

Russia, Bashkortostan: The new Gafuri substation 110/10 kV in the Buzdyaksky District of Bashkortostan, Russia whose construction began in 2013 is planned to be put into operation in June.