Siemens and HOPS sign $15 million Sincro.Grid deal
Dec 2, 2019
Croatian transmission system operator (TSO) HOPS and technology company Siemens have signed a $15.5 million contract for the construction of an SVC (static VAR compensator) facility at transformer station Konjsko. … read more »
Dec 2, 2019
Nigeria to expand transmission network
Nov 29, 2019
The Federal Government of Nigeria has, on behalf of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), applied for a Nigeria Transmission Expansion Project (NTEP-1) to provide electricity in the North-western, South-eastern and … read more »
Nov 29, 2019
NGCP to invest $9 billion in grid expansion
Nov 28, 2019
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has planned to invest over $9 billion in grid expansion over the next 10 years. NGCP’s Transmission Development Plan (TDP) details priority … read more »
Nov 28, 2019
WAPDA signs contract on Chinese joint venture for Dasu hydro works
Nov 27, 2019
The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has signed a contract for a joint venture with Chinese companies for the electro-mechanical works of Dasu Hydropower Project (Stage-I). The joint … read more »
Nov 27, 2019
Senegal to host IDB Transformer Summit
Nov 22, 2019
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), one of the world’s largest multilateral development banks, is to host its annual Transformers Summit in Dakar, Senegal this December. It will be organized in … read more »
Nov 22, 2019
ABB wins order to supply transformers to Amprion
Nov 22, 2019
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Amprion GmbH to supply phase-shifting transformers (PSTs) that will optimize power flow in the German electricity network and help in … read more »
Nov 22, 2019
Ampcontrol to use MIDEL ester oil for transformers
Nov 21, 2019
Ampcontrol and MIDEL have signed a partnership agreement to convert their existing transformers to using environmentally friendly ester oils. According to a press release, the companies will “retrofill transformers containing … read more »
Nov 21, 2019
Hitachi SEM to provide Myanmar with 5,600 transformers
Nov 20, 2019
Hitachi Soe Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Hitachi SEM) has received orders for the delivery of approximately 5,600 distribution transformers from the Myanmar Ministry of Electricity and Energy. Hitachi SEM … read more »
Nov 20, 2019
GE commissions Pole 3 of UHV line in India
Nov 15, 2019
GE’s Grid Solutions has announced a new milestone in its Champa-Kurukshetra ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) project in India with the 1,305-km link now capable of transmitting 4,500 MW of electricity. … read more »
Nov 15, 2019
Siemens break ground on Guangzhou transformer factory
Nov 14, 2019
Siemens has completed the groundbreaking ceremony for their advanced Guangzhou distribution transformer factory. The new factory will apply “Industrie 4.0” standard and become a Siemens model factory in the global … read more »
Nov 14, 2019
Mitsubishi hopes to preserve jobs in transformer factory sale
Nov 14, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products is negotiating a sale of the Memphis transformer plant in which officials hope to preserve a majority of jobs. The Pennsylvania-based unit of Japanese industrial giant … read more »
Nov 14, 2019
