Tag: substations
Three new substations boost Myanmar grid
Myanmar: With the official launching of three new substations on Saturday, Myanmar’s national electricity grid is now providing 50 percent of the country’s power needs, says Minister of Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing.
BLM approves Arizona-California transmission line
US: The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has issued a Record of Decision approving the 500 kV transmission line by DCR Transmission LLC that will connect existing substations near Tonopah, Arizona, and Blythe, California.
Special Edition on Substations of Transformers Magazine is now available!
Special Edition on Substations of Transformers Magazine is now available!
Substation monitor passes field trials
UK: Western Power Distribution and 42 Technology have announced the completion of six months of field trials for FuseOhm, a device that monitors performance parameters in electricity substations.
Hild Energy gets $27 M solar project
India: Hild Energy has announced that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract from the Energy Efficiency Services Limited for the development of 40 MW of solar projects in Maharashtra.
40 new substations to be built in Dhaka megaproject
Bangladesh: The Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd. (DPDC) will implement a mega project to build 40 substations in the Bangladeshi capital.
The City of Madisonville to purchase substations worth $900,000
Madisonville will purchase six electricity substations from Kentucky Utilities.
Ukraine to reconstruct 18 transformers
Ukraine: National power company Ukrenergo plans to reconstruct 18 automatic transformers at 12 substations in 2019.
Azerbaijan reconstructs power supply system of Baku
Azerenerji OJSC carries out reconstruction and repair work at power plants and substations in order to improve the supply of electricity to Baku.
Eskom’s Randfontein substation on fire
South Africa: Several areas are without power in Randfontein on the West Rand, where Eskom says a transformer caught fire at one of it's substations.
Argentina issues a public tender for 487 km 500 kV transmission line and 5 substations
Argentinian government published a public tender for the construction and operation of a 487 km, HV electricity network, 5 substations, and ancillary 132 kV infrastructure.
Major substation upgrades underway in Chandigarh, India
UT electricity department of Chandigarh, India, has decided to build and upgrade several substations and make adjustments regarding the transmission line.
Nepal Electricity Authority to build and standardize 55 new substations
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) announced it will develop and standardize 55 substations across the country within the year.
Siemens offers eco-friendly emergency mobile substations in China
Siemens Transmission Products has introduced a new eco-friendly mobile substation solution for the Chinese market with an ester-filled transformer.
Siemens completes construction of two substations in Egypt
Siemens has completed the construction of two substations in Egypt which were built to transmit electricity from the Burullus power plant to the national grid.
TCN investing $195M in new transmission substations
Nigeria, Abuja: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has signed a $170 million contract to build four transmission substations in Abuja.
Cyclades Islands Interconnection project now into its second phase
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) is implementing a three-phase interconnection project that will connect Cyclades to the mainland.
Rwanda’s utility inaugurates two substations
Last week The Rwanda Energy Group (REG) completed the upgrades and rehabilitation of two substations with the support of the African Development Fund.
Five new substations planned for Abuja
Nigeria: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced it plans to invest about $170 million on the construction of five new transmission substations
HIMOINSA develops transformer substations in containers
HIMOINSA has built voltage transformer substations in 3-metre (10-feet) and 6-metre (20-feet) containers, making transformation possible by increasing...
Končar puts into operation two substations in Albania
Albania: As part of the construction of the 110 kV Circuit Line South Albania, KONČAR (KET) has energized two new substations...
Rwanda receives $27M grant to expand power distribution network
The government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a grant agreement for the provision of up to $27M
Guyana receives $20M from IsDB for distribution system upgrades
Guyana is about to receive $20 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to help finance sustainable and stable supply of electricity.
Siemens launches digital substations at Cigre 2018
France, Paris: Siemens has launched the concept for substations with the future built-in – an integrated 360° portfolio of products and solutions, at Cigre
