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Three workers hospitalised after gas leak during transformer installation

May 14, 2020
At least three workers have been hospitalised after they inhaled nitrogen gas, which had leaked from a transformer at Hot Strip Mills at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) in Bokaro, India. … read more »
May 14, 2020

Trafo Power Solutions to provide dry-type transformers for Saldanha Bay

May 13, 2020
Trafo Power Solutions has won a contract to provide dry-type transformers as part of Transnet’s Saldanha Bay upgrade. The company is supplying specialised transformers for the Tippler 3 project at … read more »
May 13, 2020

Nynas exits US sanctions

May 13, 2020
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has announced that Swedish oil specialist Nynas is no longer being blocked pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations. As a … read more »
May 13, 2020

KEMA Labs tests HVDC circuit breakers/GiS

May 12, 2020
KEMA Labs has completed the full-scale testing of HVDC circuit breakers and HVDC GIS. Both activities – the live fault current interruption of a hybrid HVDC circuit breaker and the … read more »
May 12, 2020

Hyundai Electric wins transformer order from Saudi utilities

May 12, 2020
Hyundai Electric and Energy Systems Co. has won two orders to supply equipment to Saudi Electricity Co. and Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Saudi Aramco. The orders, worth around $28.6 … read more »
May 12, 2020

NTDC to install large transformer at Rawat station

May 11, 2020
Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has announced plans to install a new transformer at the Rawat substation in Islamabad. “In this regard, NTDC engineers and staff will … read more »
May 11, 2020

U.S. sees 10% decrease in transformer exports for Q1 2020

May 8, 2020
U.S. exports of electrical power transformers (all sizes) decreased by 10.5% for the 1ST quarter of 2020, compared to the same quarter of last year (Q1 2019). USA imports of … read more »
May 8, 2020

TechnipFMC wins award for Subsea Power Distribution Station using WEG transformer

May 8, 2020
TechnipFMC has received an Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Spotlight on New Technology award for its Subsea Power Distribution Station, which includes a transformer designed by Brazilian engineering firm WEG. The … read more »
May 8, 2020

Saudi GE Grid Solutions facility maintains operations throughout COVID-19

May 7, 2020
The GE Grid Solutions Khobar Integration Facility (KIF) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia has helped mitigate logistics delays caused by COVID-19. The KIF plant, which can produce up to 1,400 cabinets … read more »
May 7, 2020

SGB-SMIT VPI transformers certified in record time

May 6, 2020
SGB-SMIT has acquired UL-certification for their VPI (Vacuum Pressure Impregnated) – triangular core transformer technology in record time. The tech is designed for moderate to harsh environments and can be … read more »
May 6, 2020

U.S. to consider fresh tariffs on transformer component imports

May 6, 2020
The U.S. Commerce Department has launched another “Section 232” national security investigation that could lead to new U.S. tariffs on imports of key electrical steel components of power transformers and … read more »
May 6, 2020

ONEE completes work on Kenitra substation

May 5, 2020
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has completed construction of a 60/22 kV substation in Kenitra city. The substation is constructed on the site of the Automotive … read more »
May 5, 2020