UAE nuclear power plant Unit 3 reaches key construction milestone

Jul 13, 2018
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has successfully completed the major construction work at Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi. … read more »
Jul 13, 2018

GE partners with Ethiopian Electric Power to deliver 11 new substations

Jul 12, 2018
GE has announced a $40 million project to build 11 new high-voltage substations in southern Ethiopia. The project will help increase access to electricity in southern and south-western Ethiopia, in … read more »
Jul 12, 2018

Hartek Power wins substation order from HSIIDC

Jul 11, 2018
Hartek Power has won an order from Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) to develop a 132 kV substation project at Kundli and Rai in Haryana. The Rs … read more »
Jul 11, 2018

World Bank loan to fund Rajasthan electricity distribution reform

Jul 10, 2018
The government of Rajasthan has secured a $250 million development policy loan from the World Bank to support its 24/7 Power for All program. This will be the second of … read more »
Jul 10, 2018

ABB partners with IIT Roorkee to help build smart grid

Jul 10, 2018
ABB (India Limited) has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) to provide technical support in developing a Smart-electricity Distribution Network and Management System (SDNMS) at the … read more »
Jul 10, 2018

SMA teams with Wilson Transformer Company on Australian inverter solution

Jul 9, 2018
German inverter company SMA has teamed up with Melbourne-based Wilson Transformer Company (WTC) to develop an inverter solution for Australian utility projects. SMA claims their new central inverter and transformer … read more »
Jul 9, 2018

Transformer factory manager attacked in Waghodiya, India

Jul 9, 2018
Kaushik Panchal, Assistant General Manager of Voltamp Transformers, was attacked in his in Vadodara on Tuesday evening. Panchal said he was attacked because he did not recruit an electrician from … read more »
Jul 9, 2018

Thyssenkrupp CEO resigns amid shareholder backlash

Jul 6, 2018
Thyssenkrupp CEO Heinrich Hiesinger has resigned after leading the company for seven years, giving in to shareholder pressure over falling revenue and share price. News of Hiesinger’s resignation came days … read more »
Jul 6, 2018

ABB to upgrade New Zealand HVDC link

Jul 5, 2018
ABB has received an order from Transpower New Zealand Ltd to upgrade its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link. The 600 km link, which connects the North and South islands, is … read more »
Jul 5, 2018

Big River Steel to expand Arkansas Flex Mill

Jul 5, 2018
Big River Steel has announced that it is to invest $1.2 billion in an expansion of its steel production and scrap recycling facility in Arkansas. The investment will help the … read more »
Jul 5, 2018

It’s time to rethink your transformer screening tests

Winding resistance testing is a very revealing electrical diagnostic test for the routine screening of power transformers to determine their “state of health”. In fact, it’s an essential test when … read more »
Jul 4, 2018

Sebenza substation to receive R1 billion investment

Jul 4, 2018
Nico de Jager, MMC for Environment and Infrastructure, has briefed the public about recent power outages in Johannesburg and the city’s planned response. The Sebenza Substation is intended to increase … read more »
Jul 4, 2018