#transformer

12 power transformers have successfully arrived at the future Valenzuela 500 kV substation.

Ganz’s biggest transformer of 2023 has just successfully passed its FAT test in their factory and has reached its new base.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids India secured USD 4.6 M order for Indian railway electrification.

WEG supplies special transformers for a South African solar farm.

India, Madhya Pradesh: State power utility Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has improved the capacity of its 220 kV Chichli substation.

USA, San Francisco: Parts of San Francisco were left without power after an outage knocked out power to nearly 10,000 customers.

Nigeria, Abuja: The Port Harcourt Water Corporation has issued a call for tenders to construct a power station and instal a 5 MVA 33 kV/11 kV power transformer.

Ghana, Accra: Transformer overload has caused localised power cuts in different parts of the country, said the MD of Electricity Company of Ghana.

Kuwait, Salmiya: Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity said that an explosion erupted at a main electrical transformer in Salmiya during periodical maintenance.

State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co has begun construction of a 750 kV power transmission project in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

The construction of a 33–11 kV Saranghat substation in the rural municipality of Tanahun has been completed.

Cosmatos Group coordinated the transport of a 240 T transformer from Greece to North Macedonia.

A falling tree cost the City of Sherbrooke $3 M by causing an electrical fault that destroyed two power transformer groups at Hydro-Sherbrooke’s Orford substation.

Slovenian police has stated that a wagon carrying a power transformer overturned at the railway station in Zidan Most, in the direction of Celje.

SSEN Transmission’s 400 kV substation project at Kintore is set to see a second transformer delivery.

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business and TransnetBW have signed a contract to redesign the Pulverdingen 380 kV substation.

The second of two major components in the development of Rothienorman Substation is set to arrive at the site on 13 November.

Hungary, Budapest: Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotating Machines Ltd. has delivered a high-performance transformer unit in France.

USA, Nevada, Boulder City: A fire from the transformer explosion at the Hoover Dam on the morning of 19 July was quickly extinguished and caused no injuries.

Zimbabwe: The delivery of a 175 MVA transformer has signalled the completion of the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project funded by ZimFund.

Thailand, Bangkok: A fire broke out near Sampeng market on Ratchawong road leading to the Ratchawong boat pier in Bangkok’s Samphanthawong district.

UK: The first of several transformers that will enable the transmission of electricity from the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm has been delivered.

Philippines, Iloilo: Iloilo City’s power distributor decommissioned the old power transformer at its substation in City Proper district and replaced it with a new one.

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