Egypt signs power link deal with Cyprus
May 27, 2019
Egypt has signed a deal with a Cypriot firm to lay a 310-kilometre (195-mile) cable under the Mediterranean to export electricity to Europe. Nicosia-based EuroAfrica described the deal, worth an … read more »
May 27, 2019
Transformer manufacturer employee charged for fraudulent use of government documents
May 24, 2019
An employee at a transformer manufacturer in Malaysia was charged at the Ampang Magistrate’s Court here Friday (May 17) with three counts of using fake sick leave certificates in February … read more »
May 24, 2019
Technicial injured after transformer fire set to be released from hospital
May 23, 2019
A Northpower technician who received electrical burns after a transformer caught fire has been given the all clear to leave hospital. The incident occurred at a commercial address, on Orb … read more »
May 23, 2019
Blackout in Estonia after fire shuts down transformers
May 22, 2019
An investigation has been opened into a power blackout that took place in and around the north-eastern border city of Narva in Estonia. Transformers in an Elering network substation near … read more »
May 22, 2019
GE and Sumitomo to work together on UAE power project
May 21, 2019
GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) and Sumitomo Corporation have secured project financing of $1 billion from a consortium of banks and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for an … read more »
May 21, 2019
EU, China launch energy cooperation platform
May 17, 2019
China and the EU have launched the EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform (ECECP) in Beijing on Wednesday to foster exchanges and pass on experience in energy policy and cooperation. The official … read more »
May 17, 2019
Final turbines installed at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm
May 16, 2019
The final wind turbines have been installed at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. Beatrice wind farm, located about eight miles (13km) off the east of Caithness in the Moray Firth. … read more »
May 16, 2019
E.ON to commission 2500 digital transformers
May 15, 2019
German electric utility E.ON plans to commission 2500 digital transformer stations by the end of 2019. The transformers will be used in the service areas of its four German distribution … read more »
May 15, 2019
Kazakh president visits transformer factory
May 15, 2019
Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has visited the Uralsk Transformer Plant, which was launched as part of the National Program of Industrial and Innovative Development. The plant, which produces 10,000 transformers … read more »
May 15, 2019
ADMIE signs $200 million EIB loan for undersea cables
May 14, 2019
Greek grid operator ADMIE has signed a $200 million (€178 million) European Investment Bank loan to help fund the construction of undersea cables from the island of Crete to the … read more »
May 14, 2019
Collett & Sons deliver 170 tonne transformer
May 13, 2019
British logistics firm Collett & Sons has successfully delivered a 170-tonne transformer to Eaton Socon Substation. The 170 tonne Hyundai transformer initially arrived at Port Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire before being … read more »
May 13, 2019
Cometto moves 85t transformer
May 10, 2019
Group Cayon has used Cometto MSPE modules to transport a transformer to a substation in Gennevilliers for the French electricity generator Groupe EDF (Électricité de France). The transformer was 6.4m … read more »
May 10, 2019
Eskom invites tenders for Watershed substation upgrade
May 7, 2019
Eskom Holdings has invited tenders for the supply, installation, and commissioning of permanent transformer oil, online moisture removal systems at Watershed substation. The South African utility is looking to upgrade … read more »
May 7, 2019