Odessa TPP to acquire large power transformer
Jan 6, 2020
Odessa TPP has opened a tender to acquire a power transformer for around $1.3 million. According to the tender documentation, the transformer must be three-phase and operate at temperatures from … read more »
Jan 6, 2020
CEZ Group to increase transformer capacity of grid
Jan 3, 2020
Czech energy utility CEZ Group has announced it will add 861 MVA of transformer capacity to the grid, using funds from the EIB. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed … read more »
Jan 3, 2020
ABB wins $100 million contract to strengthen Italy’s grid
Dec 30, 2019
ABB has signed a four-year framework contract worth more than $100 million with Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO), Terna. The TSO is responsible for securing and dispatching electricity throughout the … read more »
Dec 30, 2019
NYPA gets approval for transmission project
Dec 23, 2019
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved a New York Power Authority (NYPA) project to rebuild and operate its existing 230-kV Moses-Adirondack 1 and 2 transmission lines. The … read more »
Dec 23, 2019
Hyosung to open first U.S transformer factory in Memphis
Dec 20, 2019
Hyosung Heavy Industries (HICO) officials have announced that the company will locate its first U.S. production operations in Memphis, Tennessee. HICO will invest $86.9 million and create 410 jobs in … read more »
Dec 20, 2019
Saudi transformer market to decline
Dec 19, 2019
A new report by global consultancy firm 6Wresearch has indicated a decline in Saudi Arabia’s transformer market. Saudi Arabia’s power and distribution transformer market revenues are projected to decline at … read more »
Dec 19, 2019
Hyosung to acquire Mitsubishi transformer plant
Dec 18, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. has sold its Tennessee high voltage transformer manufacturing plant to South Korea-based Hyosung Heavy Industries for $46.5 million. Hyosung plans to convert the Memphis facility … read more »
Dec 18, 2019
Mitsubishi to cease US large power transformer production
Dec 17, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has said that it will stop producing large power transformers in the United States in February 2020. The move reflects a shift in demand to midsize power … read more »
Dec 17, 2019
SGB-SMIT opens transformer webstore
Dec 16, 2019
German transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT has opened an online transformer shop. Considered to be the first of its kind, the SGB-SMIT webstore allows users to order cast resin transformers from anywhere … read more »
Dec 16, 2019
Amtrak worker dies repairing transformer
Dec 10, 2019
An Amtrak worker was killed in an electrical incident Thursday while working on a transformer at a power substation in New York City. Amtrak said the man was fatally injured … read more »
Dec 10, 2019
Northern Powergrid trials new transformers
Dec 10, 2019
Northern Powergrid has launched a trial of new electrical transformers it claims could save annual energy losses by as much as 2GWh. The distribution network operator (DNO) claims it will … read more »
Dec 10, 2019