SLPE win Hollandse Kust Noord transformer contract
May 7, 2021
London-based engineering firm Sea & Land Project Engineering (SLPE) have been awarded a contract for the detailed design of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore transformer station jacket and foundations. The … read more »
May 7, 2021
NordLink between Germany and Norway now fully in operation
May 4, 2021
NordLink partners TenneT, Statnett and KfW have now taken over the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system between Norway and Germany. The takeover from converter manufacturer Hitachi ABB Power Grids … read more »
May 4, 2021
Siemens Energy to supply F-class gas turbine to new power plant in Côte d’Ivoire
May 3, 2021
Siemens Energy has signed an agreement with Spanish EPC contractor TSK to provide the company’s highly efficient energy technology and services to Atinkou (formerly known as Ciprel V), a new … read more »
May 3, 2021
Tamini to supply Fingrid with transformers
Apr 29, 2021
Tamini Transformatori has won an order to supply Fingrid with transformers as part of their grid expansion project. Italian-based Tamini Transformatori S.r.l. will deliver 400 MVA 400/120/21 kV power transformers to … read more »
Apr 29, 2021
Siemens Energy seals largest order for SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear in Europe
Apr 28, 2021
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to deliver ten bays of sulfur hexafluoride(SF6)-free gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) to Fingrid, Finland’s transmission system operator. It will be the first GIS in … read more »
Apr 28, 2021
Weidmann Paper cuts production
Apr 27, 2021
Weidmann Malyn paper factory, which produces transformer board, cut production by 2.2% in January-March 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The Malyn plant, the only producer of electrical … read more »
Apr 27, 2021
US Department of Energy reverses Trump ban on Chinese electrical equipment
Apr 23, 2021
The US Department of Energy has reversed former President Trump’s ban on the import of certain electrical equipment from China. The announcement comes as part of a push to increase … read more »
Apr 23, 2021
Saudi firm buys up CG Power assets from liquidator
Apr 22, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s Electrical Industries Company has agreed to buy some of CG Power Belgium’s transformer and substation-related assets from its liquidator for about €5 million. The assets include machinery, equipment, … read more »
Apr 22, 2021
China’s SGBH wins Brazil transformer and transmission concession
Apr 22, 2021
Brazilian electricity sector regulator Aneel has awarded Chinese firm State Grid Brazil Holdings (SGBH) the concession to construct transformers and transmission lines in Goiás state. SGBH was approved as the … read more »
Apr 22, 2021
Siemens Energy strengthens German grid nodes with two STATCOM systems
Apr 21, 2021
German transmission system operator Amprion has commissioned Siemens Energy with the construction of two SVC PLUS series static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) systems to further stabilize the German transmission power grid. … read more »
Apr 21, 2021
Hitachi ABB to help IREN strengthen Italy’s grid
Apr 19, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been commissioned to design, supply and commission five bays of 420-kilovolt (kV) GIS for the Turbigo power plant in Italy. IREN, a local multi-utility in … read more »
Apr 19, 2021

