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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

TCN to prequalify bidders for substation contracts

Jul 22, 2019
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced their intention to prequalify contractors for the installation of  330/132/33kV & 132/33kV substations. LOT 1 i) Construction of 2x150MVA, 330/132/33kV & 2x60MVA, … read more »
Jul 22, 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

Northern Transformer Company wins $3 million investment

Jul 18, 2019
Northern Transformer Corporation (NTC) has won $3 million in investments from FedDev Ontario, in order to improve its manufacturing process. NTC design, manufacture and test power transformers used by energy … read more »
Jul 18, 2019

TBEA Transformer wins Sri Lanka transformer contracts

Jul 18, 2019
Sri Lanka has awarded $5.1 million of contracts to TBEA Shenyang Transformer Group Company Ltd. The contracts are to supply equipment to the island’s power utility, the state information office … read more »
Jul 18, 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

New 500 MVA substation launched in Buzuluk

Jul 17, 2019
The Preobrazhenskaya substation with a capacity of over 500 MVA has been launched in Buzuluk, Orenburg Region. The project, costing over $40 million, has been implemented by the Federal Grid … read more »
Jul 17, 2019

122-ton transformer repaired at Kola NPP

Jul 16, 2019
The Kola Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has dismantled a 122-ton spare part from the block transformer for repair. At the Kola NPP, the contractor performed a unique technological operation to … read more »
Jul 16, 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

Siemens to supply equipment and services for 840 MW power plant in Iraq

Jul 15, 2019
Siemens has received an order to supply the key components and long-term power generation services for the 840-megawatt (MW) Maisan combined cycle power plant in Iraq. CITIC Construction Co., Ltd., … read more »
Jul 15, 2019

ABB wins traction transformer order for 27 regional trains

Jul 12, 2019
ABB has announced it has won orders worth more than $140 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler, to supply state-of-the-art traction equipment for trains and locomotives in the United States … read more »
Jul 12, 2019

New Black & Veatch regional leader targets expanding Asian grids

Jul 12, 2019
Global engineering firm Black & Veatch’s new Asian regional leader Narsingh Chaudhary has said they aim to bring focus to integrated conventional, renewable, distributed generation and the power grid. Governments … read more »
Jul 12, 2019