#transformers

Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) plans to contract Alstom for the supply and installation of five transformer stations at a value of €200 million ($227 million).

Germany: German grid operator 50Hertz will be installing phase-shifting transformers on Germany’s borders with Poland and the Czech Republic to regulate the power flow and reduce loop flows via these countries.

Elia, the power transmission system operator in Belgium, has selected a permanent on-line partial discharge (PD) cable monitoring system from OMICRON for its Stevin project. This project is a major undertaking by Elia to reinforce the high-voltage (HV) power grid in Belgium’s Flanders region. Installation of the OMICRON cable monitoring system will start in the spring of 2016.

Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Electrical Steel Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015-2025″ report to their offering.

Mumbai, India: Indian engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced its regional subsidiary has won a turnkey order to construct reactor transformers for a customer in Oman.

Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq to strengthen the collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Oil & Gas for modernizing the energy infrastructure and the oil & gas sector.

Russia, St. Petersburg: The joint venture Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers (PMTT) has manufactured and tested its first 500 kV transformers manufactured for the customer PJSC FGC UES.

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.

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.

Canada, Saskatchewan: An improperly installed transformer caused a damaging power surge to 27 Saskatoon homes in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Russia, St. Petersburg: Power Machines has been awarded a contract by Eurosibenergo for the reconstruction of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station equipment, including engineering design, manufacturing and delivery.

ReportsnReports has announced a new market research report titled “Global Electric Insulator Market 2016-2020“.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order from SP PowerGrid to supply four 66 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations for the city-state of Singapore, the manufacturer states in the press release.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Smart Transformers Market – Growth, Trends and Forecasts (2015-2020)” report to their offering.

Siemens Traction Transformers has received the first frame contract from Transmashholding (TMH), Russian manufacturer of locomotives and rail equipment.

USA, Michigan: Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) has revealed plans for a $26 million central substation in REO Town, a district in Lansing, Michigan, which is part of a larger $101 million power upgrade project under way in the city.

Ireland, Dublin: The addition of the “Global Dry Type Transformer Market – Growth Trends and Forecasts (2015-2020)” report has been published and made available by Research and Markets.

Dako Worldwide Transport has transported a diesel engine driven power plant from different points of origin in Northern and Southern Europe to La Chorrera, Panama.

United Kingdom, Somerset: A large power transformer about the size of a cottage took to local roads near Bath in Somerset, UK over the past weekend.

India, Jaipur: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons has won an order worth $4 million from the Rajasthan state utility.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned and handed over the LitPol Link, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link connecting the power grids of Lithuania and Poland, to the Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG today announced that with effect from 3 February 2016, Laurent Demortier will be stepping down as the CEO and Managing Director of Crompton Greaves Limited (CGL).