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NYPA to offer remote monitoring of utility assets

Feb 26, 2021
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has announced the availability of an asset health monitoring service that enables centralized management of power plants, substations, transformers, and power lines for use … read more »
Feb 26, 2021

Niagara Power Transformer: 95 years of experience and expertise

For nearly 100 years Niagara has been designing and manufacturing transformers in Buffalo, New York. We have shipped over 75,000 transformers to 90 different countries in our 95+ year history. … read more »
Mar 1, 2021

Linxon wins German substation order

Feb 25, 2021
Linxon has been selected to supply a 380-kilovolt (kV) Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation for the German transmission system operator TransnetBW in the town of Bühl, southwestern Germany. For this … read more »
Feb 25, 2021

Fire at Siemens transformer plant

Feb 24, 2021
A fire has broken out at the Siemens transformer plant in Nuremberg, potentially causing millions of euros in damage. A capacitor caught fire in a Siemens transformer plant in Nuremberg … read more »
Feb 24, 2021

Hitachi ABB Power Grids launch new Smart Digital Substation

Feb 24, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced the launch of its Smart Digital Substation, with the unique predictive, prescriptive and prognostic capabilities of Hitachi’s industry-leading Lumada Asset Performance Management (APM) solution.  The Smart Digital Substation forms part of a new wave of innovation that began with the … read more »
Feb 24, 2021

Megapolis Invest to increase share in Elektrozavod

Feb 23, 2021
The joint venture of Sistema and Sber has increased its stake in transformer manufacturer JSC Elektrozavod. LLC Megapolis Invest, a joint venture between Sistema and LLC Sberbank Investments, has signed an … read more »
Feb 23, 2021

Heavy Electrical Complex to be privitised by June

Feb 22, 2021
The government of Pakistan has reportedly shortlisted investors for the privatisation of transformer manufacturer Heavy Electrical Complex. Officials told a weekly meeting on privatisation transactions that 12 expressions of interest … read more »
Feb 22, 2021

Downed transformer causes ‘fireballs’ in Louisiana

Feb 19, 2021
Balls of electricity have been recorded coursing along frozen power lines after a transformer malfunction in Kenner, Louisiana. Bystanders have caught balls of lightning travelling along frozen power lines at … read more »
Feb 19, 2021

Japan agrees $668 million loan to African Development Bank fund

Feb 18, 2021
Japan has signed a $668 million loan agreement to help replenish the African Development Bank (AfDB) main development fund, which supports the development of Africa’s power grids. The contribution from … read more »
Feb 18, 2021

Thyssenkrupp ends talks with UK’s Liberty on steel business sale

Feb 18, 2021
German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp said on Wednesday it had ended talks to sell its steel division to Britain’s Liberty Steel, citing differences over value and structure in a potential deal. “We … read more »
Feb 18, 2021

Hitachi ABB Power Grids wins Turkey transformer order

Feb 17, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd. has received a $20 million order from TEİAŞ, the transmission system operator for electricity in Turkey, to supply power transformers for a major grid expansion … read more »
Feb 17, 2021

Transformer explosion causes blackout in Hoboken

Feb 16, 2021
A transformer explosion has caused blackouts in Hoboken, New Jersey, leaving thousands of residents without power. According to PSE&G, who operate the grid, the incident started in the evening around … read more »
Feb 16, 2021