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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

Mozambique to receive IDB loan for HV transmission line project

Jul 19, 2019
Mozambique has been awarded $99.7 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to finance construction of the high voltage 400 kv electricity transmission line. The line will stretch from Temane, in the … read more »
Jul 19, 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

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

Transformer explodes at Providence power plant

Jul 4, 2019
A transformer at Providence power plant has caught fire and exploded, burning through oil but causing no known injuries. The explosion happened around 11 a.m. at the Manchester Street Power … read more »
Jul 4, 2019

Pioneer sells power transformer divisions to private equity firm

Jul 3, 2019
Private equity firm Mill Point Capital has announced it will acquire the power transformer divisions of Pioneer Transformers in a corporate carve-out transaction for $65.5 million. Pioneer Transformers is a … read more »
Jul 3, 2019