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$35M HVDC order awarded to connect European power grids

Germany: Via Siemens AG, Siemens Transformers, has received an order for the Nemo Link, a 140-kilometer HVDC link between Richborough, UK and Zeebrugge, Belgium from National Grid in the U.K. and Elia Group in Belgium.

LAE and Trafogrid Alliance: success with Uralsk Transformer Plant

To be selected as the main machines suppliers for a complete transformer production plant is quite something. As main suppliers of URALSK Transformer Plant, LAE and Trafogrid Alliance are very proud to note that the factory, now the primary producer of electrical transformers in Kazakhstan, will soon reach its full production capacity.

XD Egemac to build four transformer stations in Egypt

Egypt, Cairo: According to the sources at the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity cited by The Daily News Egypt, next week the Ministry will sign a contract with a high voltage electric equipment manufacturer XD Egemac, which will include construction of four transformer stations in Benban.

Tamil Nadu invests $1B in new substations

India, Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has announced that new substations will be established at a cost of over $1 billion in order to strengthen the power infrastructure in the state, according to The New Indian Express.

Entergy makes multimillion investments in Louisiana and Texas

USA, Louisiana: Entergy is waiting on regulatory approval to start implementing the Louisiana Economic Transmission Project (LETP), a portfolio of four transmission projects designed to cost-effectively reduce congestion in the Baton Rouge industrial corridor and to increase the amount of economic power that can flow into the Amite South region.

Tata Power DDL commissions its first GIS substation

India, Delhi: TATA Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has commissioned its maiden 66/11 kV GIS substation along with ABB India at Prashant Vihar, Rohini, a densely populated residential sub city in North West Delhi.

Transformer fault puts Kakhovska-Khersonska power grid at risk

Ukraine, Zaporizhia: Ukrenergo has been forced to suspend the reconstruction of the 330 kV Kakhovska-Khersonska power grid, funded by the European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), and put it into operation, the press service of the company has said.

SEPTA investing over $570 million in upgrade projects

USA, Pennsylvania: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will invest more than $570 million in infrastructure and vehicle rehabilitation projects in Fiscal Year 2015 to restore essential infrastructure that supports safe and efficient service to its more than 1.1 million daily riders.

GE’s Immelt firm on closing Alstom power purchase

General Electric Co (GE.N) Chief Executive Jeff Immelt declined on Friday to consider alternatives to the U.S. conglomerate’s planned purchase of Alstom’s (ALSO.PA) power business despite resistance from European antitrust regulators.

Ethiopia to start exporting transformers

Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry (EPEI) operating under Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC) has announced its plan to start exporting Ethiopian made power transformers to neighbouring countries.

Indonesia launches huge power plant projects

Indonesia, Jakarta: Indonesian President has presented an energy programme to build power plants in 240 places across Indonesia to meet the demand of 35,000 MW of electricity in the next five years.