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China’s SGBH wins Brazil transformer and transmission concession

Apr 22, 2021
Brazilian electricity sector regulator Aneel has awarded Chinese firm State Grid Brazil Holdings (SGBH) the concession to construct transformers and transmission lines in Goiás state. SGBH was approved as the … read more »
Apr 22, 2021

Siemens Energy strengthens German grid nodes with two STATCOM systems

Apr 21, 2021
German transmission system operator Amprion has commissioned Siemens Energy with the construction of two SVC PLUS series static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) systems to further stabilize the German transmission power grid. … read more »
Apr 21, 2021

EVNNPT installs first digital transformer in Hai Phong

Apr 20, 2021
Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) has put into operation its first digital transformer station in the Thuy Nguyen district of the northern port city of Hai Phong. The 210kV … read more »
Apr 20, 2021

Hitachi ABB to help IREN strengthen Italy’s grid

Apr 19, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been commissioned to design, supply and commission five bays of 420-kilovolt (kV) GIS for the Turbigo power plant in Italy. IREN, a local multi-utility in … read more »
Apr 19, 2021

Siemens Energy launches cloud-based power transmission solution

Apr 16, 2021
Siemens Energy has launched the world’s first power transmission solution with holistic cloud connectivity and designated web application suite. SensSolution enables the secure transmission of substation data to the cloud, allowing for … read more »
Apr 16, 2021

Trafo installs two dry-type transformers in coal mine

Apr 15, 2021
Trafo Power Solutions has customised two dry-type transformers for a coal mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province, allowing the units to be fitted into existing enclosures while meeting the customer’s … read more »
Apr 15, 2021

Hitachi ABB to build $230 million transformer centre in Chongqing

Apr 14, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has begun plans to create a global transformer design and manufacturing centre in Chongqing, China. Phase I of the project, which has an initial investment of … read more »
Apr 14, 2021

Vining Substation reconstruction bid awarded

Apr 13, 2021
Wyoming’s Powell City Council has approved a $1 million bid to reconstruct the Vining Substation.  Addison Construction of Cheyenne was awarded the contract. The company’s bid was $987,721, which was … read more »
Apr 13, 2021

Jinzhong substation transformers ready for production

Apr 12, 2021
Three 1000 MVA/1000 kV transformers have been designed and developed for the Jinzhong 1000 kV substation expansion project, a national key project undertaken by BPC Electric. In order to ensure … read more »
Apr 12, 2021

ABB and Siemens win service agreements for Norwegian offshore facilities

Apr 9, 2021
ABB AS and Siemens Energy AS have been awarded framework agreements for the provision of service for the electrical equipment on all Equinor’s installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) … read more »
Apr 9, 2021

Chinese takeover of Chilean utility approved

Apr 8, 2021
Chile’s competition regulator has approved a $3 billion takeover by China’s State Grid International Development of Spanish power company Naturgy’s Chilean unit Compania General de Electricidad (CGE). Spain’s Naturgy said … read more »
Apr 8, 2021

CWIEME Berlin 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 rates

Apr 8, 2021
CWIEME Berlin, the annual electrical engineering event, has been cancelled this year due to the climbing COVID-19 rates. Large scale events in Germany are still prohibited by the federal and … read more »
Apr 8, 2021