TCN Raises $1.63bn to Expand Power Transmission Capacity to 8,100MW

Dec 14, 2018
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has raised $1.63 billion from a variety of sources to fund the expansion of its electricity transmission capacity under the Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Programme … read more »
Dec 14, 2018

Siemens wins order for its largest offshore grid connection in the UK to date

Dec 10, 2018
Siemens has been awarded an order to connect the Moray East offshore wind farm to the national grid. The Siemens’ scope of supply covers all necessary components, such as the … read more »
Dec 10, 2018

CWIEME AMERICAS 2019 LAUNCHED AT SUCCESSFUL EVENT IN CHICAGO

Dec 7, 2018
Leading brands such as Zunum Aero, Tesla, and Orchid Monroe, as well as exhibitors and attendees of CWIEME, gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago on November 15 to celebrate … read more »
Dec 7, 2018

Azerbaijan’s ATEF Group to supply dry-type transformers for Ukraine nuclear plants

Dec 6, 2018
Azerbaijan’s ATEF Group of companies has agreed to supply dry-type transformers for four power units of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. NAEK Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned utility, released the news in … read more »
Dec 6, 2018

Broken transformer grounds Merkel’s plane

Dec 4, 2018
A broken transformer was responsible for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent forced landing before the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The problem in the government plane was triggered by a … read more »
Dec 4, 2018

AfDB signs loan agreement with Eskom to improve power transmission in Southern Africa

Nov 30, 2018
The African Development Bank group has a loan agreement with South African power utility Eskom to improve power transmission across Southern Africa. The loan, worth around $25 million, will go … read more »
Nov 30, 2018

Gamesa to supply inverters for Egypt solar project

Nov 29, 2018
Gamesa has secured an order to supply Norwegian solar developer Scatec with 400 MW solar inverters. The Spanish inverter manufacturer Gamesa Electric, a business arm of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy … read more »
Nov 29, 2018

New turbine installed at Armenian nuclear plant

Nov 28, 2018
The upgrading activities have been completed on the second of the two turbine units at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). The work has come as part of the project … read more »
Nov 28, 2018

Malfunctioning transformer causes explosion in Manhattan

Nov 28, 2018
An electrical fire and gas leak caused an explosion which shattered the windows of the Equinox gym in Manhattan. A malfunctioning underground transformer below the sidewalk sent carbon monoxide into … read more »
Nov 28, 2018

50 new transformers to be installed in Gurugram

Nov 27, 2018
Indian power distribution utility DHBVN has planned to install at least 50 new transformers in the city of Gurugram. Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has said that the new … read more »
Nov 27, 2018

Kano State to receive 100 new transformers

Nov 26, 2018
The Governor of Kano, Nigeria has distributed 100 new transformers in order to bring electricity to urban and rural areas with no access to power. Governor Umar Gamduje purchased the … read more »
Nov 26, 2018

Two Tangedco workers suffer electric shock repairing transformer

Nov 22, 2018
Two workers for the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) have suffered severe electric shocks while repairing a transformer in the cyclone hit region of Pudukkottai. The workers were … read more »
Nov 22, 2018