Chinese transformer siezed by US government under possible security concerns
May 29, 2020
The US Federal Government seized a 226-tonne Chinese-built transformer last summer. The transformer, manufactured by Chinese company Jiangsu Huapeng Transformer Company, was destined for Western Area Power Administration for use … read more »
May 29, 2020
ZESA cancels power plant projects
May 26, 2020
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a unit of state power utility ZESA Holdings, has cancelled two multi-million dollar contracts signed with Indian electrical engineering firm, Jaguar Overseas Limited, for the re-powering … read more »
May 26, 2020
Dubai Hassyan plant connects Unit 1 to grid
May 25, 2020
The Unit 1 of Dubai Hassyan 4×600MW clean coal power plant project has been connected to the grid for power generation after the main transformer was completed, marking a significant … read more »
May 25, 2020
SGB-SMIT change over to LED lights in assembly hall
May 22, 2020
SGB-SMIT have switched their assembly hall lighting from gas discharge lamps to more cost-effective LED lights STS, the service department of Royal SMIT in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has taken care … read more »
May 22, 2020
Cargill to provide natural ester fluid for S.Africa grid
May 22, 2020
Cargill Bioindustrial South Africa has announced that its natural ester fluid production line in Isando, Gauteng is complete, following the recent approval of the Eskom tender. Cargill will be the … read more »
May 22, 2020
ABB to provide transformers, motors for Finnish mill
May 21, 2020
ABB and Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, have signed a preliminary, binding agreement according to which ABB Finland will deliver electrification and drive technology solutions for Metsä Fibre’s planned … read more »
May 21, 2020
CGGC to build 160 MW hydro facility in Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 20, 2020
China Gezhouba Group (CGGC) has signed a construction contract for the Dabar Hydro Power Plant located in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 160MW facility is the first large-scale … read more »
May 20, 2020
Brazil to consider $2 billion loan to power utilities
May 18, 2020
Brazil’s government has begun considering $2.06 billion in emergency loans to help power utilities weather a financial crunch brought on by the new coronavirus pandemic. Power distribution firms have been … read more »
May 18, 2020
ABB provides digital transformers for Chile renewables project
May 15, 2020
ABB has provided digital transformers for the Andes Renovable wind and solar platform. Mainstream Renewable Power’s 1.3 gigawatt (GW) wind and solar platform Andes Renovables represents a large step towards … read more »
May 15, 2020
Three workers hospitalised after gas leak during transformer installation
May 14, 2020
At least three workers have been hospitalised after they inhaled nitrogen gas, which had leaked from a transformer at Hot Strip Mills at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) in Bokaro, India. … read more »
May 14, 2020
Trafo Power Solutions to provide dry-type transformers for Saldanha Bay
May 13, 2020
Trafo Power Solutions has won a contract to provide dry-type transformers as part of Transnet’s Saldanha Bay upgrade. The company is supplying specialised transformers for the Tippler 3 project at … read more »
May 13, 2020
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