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Nepal Electricity Authority to set up online-monitoring for 325 transformers

Jul 8, 2019
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has announced plans to launch a ‘smart system’ to monitor all its sub-stations, transformers and transmission lines across the country via online connections. According to Energy … read more »
Jul 8, 2019

BART to build new substations in San Francisco

Jul 4, 2019
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has announced plans to build two new traction power substations in downtown San Francisco.  A combination of the upgraded power system, installation of a new … 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

Sunbelt Transformer merges with service provider Solomon Corporation

Jul 1, 2019
U.S.-based private equity firm Trilantic North America has announced the merger of Solomon Corporation, a provider of refurbishment, repair and salvage services for power transformers and related electrical equipment, with … read more »
Jul 1, 2019

GE: World’s biggest offshore wind turbine heading to the UK for testing

Jun 25, 2019
GE Renewable Energy has announced that the 107-metre long blade will be shipped to the UK as part of an advanced technology testing program that will focus on enhancing the … read more »
Jun 25, 2019

Ukrenergo to replace 18 transformers this year

Jun 20, 2019
Ukranian power company Ukrenergo has planned to reconstruct 18 automatic transformers at 12 substations this year. The company’s press service reported that the transformer program approved in 2016 foresees the … read more »
Jun 20, 2019

Siemens cuts jobs due to excess capacities in markets for transformers

Jun 19, 2019
Siemens has announced plans to reduce approximately 2,700 jobs worldwide over the course of several years in its Power and Gas business. Around 1,400 of these jobs are in Germany. … read more »
Jun 19, 2019

AS Merko to build 110 kV substation

Jun 18, 2019
Estonian construction company AS Merko Infra has won a contract to build a 110 kV substation in the town of Jäneda. AS Merko Infra, part of AS Merko Ehitus group, … read more »
Jun 18, 2019

ABB to build two new converter stations in Korea

Jun 13, 2019
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), the country’s largest electric utility, awarded ABB Power Grid’s business with a large order to build two new converter stations. One station on the mainland … read more »
Jun 13, 2019

Megger acquires German Power Diagnostix

Jun 12, 2019
Global electrical test equipment expert Megger has acquired Power Diagnostix of Aachen, Germany, a leader in the development and manufacture of high voltage diagnostic equipment, and in the provision of … read more »
Jun 12, 2019

ABB wins large converter transformer order from China’s State Grid

Jun 6, 2019
ABB has announced it has won a large order to supply converter transformers and high-voltage equipment for an 800 kilovolt (kV), ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link, owned by the … read more »
Jun 6, 2019

Kuwait Oil Company awards $96 million substation contracts

Jun 4, 2019
The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has reportedly awarded two contracts worth approximately $96 million for the construction of two substation power plants in the Burgan oil field. The first contract, … read more »
Jun 4, 2019