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The European Commission has announced its decision to prohibit the proposed combination of the Siemens and Alstom’s mobility businesses.

Central Maine Power is starting negotiations for its 233 km transmission line that would supply hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated six power plants, nine grid substations and one specialized electrification project to ensure total power coverage in 12 administrative regions.

Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that government will start a process of splitting Eskom into three units namely: generation, transmission and distribution.

The project also known as , known as the East-West Tie Line Project, is a new transmission line between Thunder Bay and Wawa in northwestern Ontario.

Trafo Power Solutions is recommending companies to make use of the recent improvements in the design of cast resin transformers to boost safety and energy efficiency.

Germany’s four transmission grid operators have published their proposal for the 2030 electricity grid, including 1,600 kilometres of new power lines and updating another 2,900 km. The cost of this proposal is estimated to be $ 59 billion.

DLPC is seeking regulatory approval for the capital expenditure projects they are planning over the next five years ending in 2022.

The U.S. and its key Pacific allies announced plans to build a $1.7 billion electricity grid in Papua New Guinea, in an effort to counter China’s growing influence in the region, reports T&D World.

The government of Burkina Faso has obtained a grant from the World Bank for the financing of the Power Sector Support Project (PASEL), and is inviting bids for the following contracts:

Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a loan agreement worth $102 million to help finance projects aimed at strengthening Eskom’s power transmission grid along the west coast of South Africa.

Siemens has acquired a non-controlling minority shareholding of 25% in Coelme Group, a European manufacturer of high-voltage disconnecting switches, the company announced in a press release.

Canada, Ontario: Northern Transformer, a manufacturer of liquid-filled transformers based in Maple, Ontario, has sold a minority stake to Southern States Investment Holding (SSIH).

USA, Florida: Duke Energy has selected a site in Auburndale in Polk County, Florida, to construct a new substation and transmission line routes within the Polk County Reliability Enhancement Project.

GERMANY, Stuttgart: GE Power’s Grid Solutions business and German transmission system operator TransnetBW have signed a contract for a turnkey solution to upgrade the 380 kV Eichstetten substation, which is one of the substations in “Badische Rheinschiene” region, a highly loaded link in the transmission grid of southwest Germany.

ABB is divesting its Power Grids business to Japan’s Hitachi, which will expand existing partnership between the two companies and provide Power Grids with enhanced access to markets and financing, the company said in a press release.

USA, Virginia: The Harvest Foundation is planning an $11 million investment in the construction of a new substation and the transmission line at the Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre in Martinsville, Virginia.

KONČAR – Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering (KET) has signed a contract for the refurbishment of the 110 kV substation Prilep 1 in Macedonia operated by the Macedonian electricity transmission system operator, AD MEPSO.

Croatia, Zagreb: KONČAR – Electrical Industry and the Chinese group China XD Electric Co. have signed an agreement for establishing a joint venture for the manufacture of high-voltage equipment.

USA, Oregon: The Columbia River People’s Utility District (CRPUD) Board of Directors has adopted a $40.37 million operating and capital budget for 2019 which highlights the PUD’s commitment to investing in its infrastructure.

Pakistan, Lahore: At least five people were injured with burns when a transformer exploded in Lahore Park near Raiwind on Sunday.

Australia: Australian power infrastructure company UGL has been awarded a power transmission contract by ElectraNet to supply high-voltage substations and transmission lines that will connect the Prominent Hill Mine to the South Australian electricity grid.

USA: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects to enhance rural electric service in 14 states.

USA, California: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is looking to build a new 70 kV transmission line through Paso Robles, California, along with a new substation.