#substation

Australia, Melbourne: A substation transformer caught fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond yesterday, sending flames up to six meters into the sky.

India, Uttar Pradesh: The Central government has approved $57 million funding for the proposed electrification projects in the city of Ghaziabad aiming to increase power supply in the coming years.

The West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), a specialized institution of the Economic Community of West African States, and the African Development Bank signed a grant agreement on $1.9 million to support the Nigeria-Benin Interconnector Reinforcement Project.

Canada, British Columbia: BC Hydro has completed a major $47m expansion of the George Tripp substation in Victoria, BC, an investment forming part of a major capital plan for the improvement of the electricity infrastructure on the Vancouver Island.

Russia, Khabarovsk: The Khabarovsk branch of a Russian utility company DRSC is entering the final stages of the reconstruction of the 110 kV substation which feeds the Khabarovsk airport boundary.

A new market report titled “Packaged Substation Market by voltage Split (below 36kV and above 36kV to 150kV), by Application (Industrial, Infrastructure, and Power Utilities & Generation) and by Region – Global Trends and Forecasts to 2019” has been made available by Markets and Markets.

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Electric Power signed an agreement with Shanghai Electric Group Company for the expansion of substations in three towns of Amhara regional state in Ethiopia at a cost of over $93 million.

Russia: A new electrical substation has been commissioned and put into operation at the site of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant under construction.

Croatia, Zagreb: Croatia’s Minister of Economy officially put into operation the newly built 110/10 (20) kV transformer substation Ferenščica, whose construction was led by KONČAR – Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering (KET), the main contractor.

After 16 months of construction work, the transformer substation for the offshore wind farm Sandbank is on its way to the construction site 90 kilometres west of Sylt in the German North Sea.

Angola, Luanda: Cambambe Hydroelectric Dam (AHC) will be the site of Angola’s largest power substation, expected to be built upon completion of the construction of the second power plant.

USA, Pikeville: Kentucky Power has completed two substation upgrade projects totalling about $15 million near Elkhorn City and Pikeville, bolstering reliability in eastern Kentucky.

Russia, Tula: Tulenergo is upgrading the 110 kV Central substation in the city of Tula, which provides electricity to than 60% of consumers in the central district of the city.

Canada, Saskatchewan: SaskPower has added a second power transformer to its Fleet Street substation in the city of Regina to accommodate recent and future load growth in the eastern and northern parts of the city.

Ireland, Dublin: At least 14,000 homes in West Dublin suffered power cuts on Sunday evening as a result of a transformer fire in a 220 kV ESB substation in Inchicore.

USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is expanding a substation in Wampum, Pennsylvania to accommodate new high-voltage electrical equipment designed to reinforce the regional electric system and enhance service reliability.

Ukraine, Zaporozhye: Ukrainian transformer manufacturer Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) has been awarded a contract for the supply of a 330 kV, 180 MVA reactor to be installed at a new power substation in Postavy, Belarus.

United Kingdom, Lincolnshire: The Royal Air Force (RAF) was called in to help put out a transformer fire at an electricity substation that shook Grantham, Lincolnshire two days ago, which caused a major power cut leading to traffic and rail chaos and buildings being evacuated.

Finland, Helsinki: Eltel has won a substation contract for a turnkey delivery of a new 420 kV substation for Statnett, Norwegian state-owned power grid operator, reports Business Wire.

Australia, Victoria: Two purpose-built transformers will arrive at the Ararat Wind Farm substation in south-west Victoria this week, marking a significant milestone for the USD 300 million (AUD 400 million) project.

India, Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro Power Transmission & Distribution Business has bagged new orders worth nearly $150 million in the domestic and international markets.

Germany: Siemens has tested four 250 MVA/500 kV transformers with special and very high partial discharge requirements for the customer the electricity transmission company Transelec, Chile.

Russia, Moscow Oblast: MOESK has completed reconstruction of the 110 kV Fryazino substation in the city of Fryazino in the Moscow Oblast.

USA, Illinois: Ameren Illinois plans to invest $6 million in the upgrade of the Powerhouse substation at West Mill Street and South Roosevelt Avenue in Bloomington with new transformers and smart technology.