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Maier introduces new Protection Devices for transformers

The German manufacturer enlarged their portfolio of protection devices for power and distribution transformers. At this year’s CWIEME exhibition in Berlin they present their Buchholz Relay MBP and the multifunction … read more »
May 19, 2017

Thai transformer manufacturer plans Myanmar solar farm with acquisition

Jun 7, 2017
Thai transformer manufacturer QTC Energy Plc says it is planning the development of a solar farm in Myanmar by acquiring Green Earth Power Thailand Co (GEPT). QTC Energy will purchase around … read more »
Jun 7, 2017
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AK Steel accuses China of dumping excess electrical steel

Jun 6, 2017
The only North American electrical steel producer is working on ways to stop China from dumping its excess electrical-steel capacity, says AK Steel Holding Corp. CEO Roger Newport according to … read more »
Jun 6, 2017

Vaisala partners with DryKeep in the field of transformer moisture monitoring

Jun 6, 2017
Finnish measurement company Vaisala has announced it is working alongside DryKeep to enhance the moisture monitoring capabilities of its transformer dry-out system, through the installation of Vaisala’s HUMICAP MMT162 sensor. The … read more »
Jun 6, 2017

Bangladesh to get a $616 million loan from ADB to improve power systems

Jun 2, 2017
Bangladesh has received approval for a $616 million loan from the Asian Development Bank or ADB for improving the coverage of power and efficiency of the distribution network. The fund … read more »
Jun 2, 2017

Faulty transformer leaves Lagos community without power for 95 days

Jun 2, 2017
Residents of the Alaguntan Community located in the area of Lagos, Nigeria have publicly denounced their (more than) 95-day power outage due to a faulty transformer. The transformer had been … read more »
Jun 2, 2017

10,000 loose power after fire at Fareham, UK substation

Jun 2, 2017
Around 10,000 homes and businesses lost power On June 1st after a a fire broke out at an electricity substation in the south Hampton, UK town of Fareham. It was … read more »
Jun 2, 2017

ABB to supply substation to Hypertec Montreal

Jun 1, 2017
ABB has won a contract to supply an integrated substation to Hypertec for the expansion of its expansion plans at its Montreal, Canada facility. The new ABB equipment will see … read more »
Jun 1, 2017

Eskom employee found dead at Springs substation

Jun 1, 2017
The body of a 30-year-old Eskom employee discovered at a substation in the city of Springs in Gauteng, South Africa. Thembisile Yende was reported missing two weeks before her body … read more »
Jun 1, 2017

Washington state city buys transformer from Virginia Transformer Co.

May 31, 2017
The city council of the small Washington state city of Centralia has purchased a power transformer for U.S. $860,429 from the Virginia Transformer Corp. in Pocatello, Idaho. The new transformer … read more »
May 31, 2017

Siemens receives order to supply wind farm transformers to UK’s East Anglia ONE

May 30, 2017
Siemens has announced it has received a contract to supply the UK’s East Anglia ONE wind farm with power transformers. The project is being designed and executed by the Spanish … read more »
May 30, 2017