#electricity

Amprion plans to invest $40.5 B in grid expansion by 2029, focusing on flexible planning to save costs and support Germany’s energy transition.

Cuba is facing a severe power crisis, with millions of people left without electricity for days.

The Power Transformers Market, valued at $34.6 B in 2022, is about to undergo substantial growth according to a recent market research report.

The US Department of Energy has opened the first round of applications for $13 B in competitive funding for power grid projects.

New Zealand: Multiple power outages have struck across Auckland and lower Northland, leaving thousands without electricity.

Electricity has returned to about three-quarters of Caracas, but much of the country remains without power and municipal water supply for a 4 consecutive day.

Thousands of residents were left without electricity after the Brakfontein substation in Centurion south of Pretoria caught fire after being struck by lightning.

UK, Lincolnshire: A new electricity substation planned to be built near Hatton, Lincolnshire has been approved by the local district council’s planning committee.

Liberia: Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has started construction of the Virginia substation outside Monrovia, under the Liberia Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LAEEP).

Thailand, Bangkok: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has signed two contracts with GE for the delivery of 220 kV power transformers and 500 kV shunt reactors.

South Africa, Johannesburg: South Africa’s electricity company Eskom has announced it held a workshop to discuss the modalities of adopting natural esters as the preferred insulating fluid for transformers.

The Philippines, Santo Tomas: The Pampanga III Electric Cooperative (PELCO-3) broke ground for their new power substation which will cater to the growing demand for electricity of industrial companies in San Simon town.

UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the installation of the main 400 kV power transformer, in addition to a number of other projects worth $53.6 million at the Hassyan Clean Coal Power Plant.

India, Noida: The power department is in the process of installing distribution transformer meters on the transformers across the city in an attempt to monitor electricity theft in the city.

USA, Massachusetts: With Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts shutting down permanently in mid-2019, the site is being considered by another energy producer for the construction of a new power substation to be built as part of the $1.5 billion sub-Atlantic transmission project.

Kosovo, Pristina: Kosovo Electricity Distribution and Supply Company (KEDS) has announced a €300 million investment in the national electricity distribution network by 2025.

Kenya: Kenya’s state-owned power utility, Kenya Power, will install 20 new transformers in the North Coast by the end of June in an effort to stabilise electricity supply in the area and address frequent outages.

Germany, Erlangen: Siemens has been awarded an order by the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) in Bahrain for the upgrade of energy infrastructure in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

USA, Washington: The Port of Quincy in Washington State will be building two electrical power substations in 2017.

Egypt, Cairo: Egypt will add 14,400 MW to its national electricity grid by May 2018, after completion of three combined-cycle natural gas projects to be implemented in Borolos, the New Administrative Capital, and Beni Suef, which will be modelled on the Fortuna power plant in the German city of Dusseldorf.

Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) needs around 3,000 transformers in order to provide power to thousands of homes throughout the country.

United Kingdom, Kent: A huge electricity transformer will be transported through Kent on its way to Germany for repairs.

USA, Queensland: Queensland’s electricity operator Powerlink is investing $15.5 million (AUD20 million) in an overhaul of a substation in the Gladstone region in Central Queensland which feeds most of Central Queensland and major industrial sites such as the Boyne Smelter and Yarwun.

UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is building three 132/11 kV substations with 45 km of high-voltage (132 kV) cables in support of the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.