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Siemens wins $1.2 billion UK-Denmark power link contracts

Jul 24, 2019
Siemens has won contracts to supply and install equipment for two converter stations as part of the Viking Link project. Britain’s National Grid and Energinet of Denmark announced the news on … read more »
Jul 24, 2019

WEG provides transformers for DRDGOLD gold tailings site

Jul 24, 2019
WEG Automation Africa and WEG Transformers Africa, part of the Zest WEG Group, has assisted with the commissioning of a containerised substation and control room solution at DRDGOLD’s new Far … read more »
Jul 24, 2019

Siemens to help triple Nigerian power supply

Jul 23, 2019
Nigeria and Siemens have agreed a roadmap to nearly triple the country’s “reliable” power supply by 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. Nigeria’s ailing power infrastructure, which forces businesses … read more »
Jul 23, 2019

Transformer fault results in unit shutdown at Kalinin NPP

Jul 19, 2019
Three of the four units at Russia’s Kalinin nuclear power plant in Tver Region northwest of Moscow have been disconnected from the grid on Thursday due to a transformer short … read more »
Jul 19, 2019

TBEA Transformer wins Sri Lanka transformer contracts

Jul 18, 2019
Sri Lanka has awarded $5.1 million of contracts to TBEA Shenyang Transformer Group Company Ltd. The contracts are to supply equipment to the island’s power utility, the state information office … read more »
Jul 18, 2019

175 tonne transformer being transported to Gerus substation

Jul 17, 2019
One of NamPower’s four transformers is currently making its way to Gerus substation near Otjiwarongo, Namibia. The transformers were commissioned with the Zambezi Link Interconnector in 2010, and the 315 … read more »
Jul 17, 2019

Power restored in NYC after transformer fire causes blackout

Jul 15, 2019
Electricity was restored to thousands of people in New York City on Saturday evening after an outage that knocked out traffic lights, stalled elevators and limited subway service. Just before midnight, Con Edison CEO … read more »
Jul 15, 2019

OETC expand premises in Dhofar

Jul 11, 2019
The Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has opened its new premises in Dhofar on Sunday under the patronage of H E Sheikh Salem bin Ufait al Shanfari, Chairman of Dhofar … read more »
Jul 11, 2019

Tender open for new 150 MVA transformer in Sälen, Sweden

Jul 10, 2019
Ellevio AB has opened tender on a 150 MVA power transformer for the Sälen substation in Sweden. The Swedish electricity distribution company has ordered a single transformer, which will be … read more »
Jul 10, 2019

Emerald Transformer to expand service territory

Jul 9, 2019
Emerald Transformer has announced its intention to increase its footprint in the Mississippi region by expanding its primary service territory from four to eight states. The American company, who deal … read more »
Jul 9, 2019

NGET to invest £7 billion in grid modernization

Jul 8, 2019
Britain’s National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has unveiled plans to spend £7.4 billion to establish the “future electricity transmission system”. Yesterday (2 July) NGET unveiled the first draft of its … read more »
Jul 8, 2019

China launches its longest UHV transmission line

Jul 5, 2019
China has launched its longest ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission line, connecting the far western region of Xinjiang and the eastern province of Anhui, state-backed Xinhua News reported on Tuesday. … read more »
Jul 5, 2019