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Smart grid investment in India to include new transformers
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., a public sector undertaking that transmits about 50% of generated power, is further updating its capacity to meet the growing needs of industry.
New transformer for The Cooperative of Public and Social Services Claromecó
The Cooperative of Public and Social Services ClaromecĂł presented a new transformer yesterday, requiring a significant investment of 1,300,000 pesos by the company. The new transformer will meet the growing local demand and ensure continuity of electrical service.
10 MW to power TBM for high-speed railway construction
UTE forming Acciona y Cyes Infraestructuras (Acciona and Cyes Infrastructure) has provided a TBM (tunnel boring machine) for the construction of the high-speed railway in the Ourense mountains, Spain.
ANDE puts new transmission lines and transformers into service
As part of the projects listed in the Plan for summer 2013/2014, the National Electricity Administration (ANDE), commissioned new transmission lines and new power transformers in the east, south and metropolitan areas in Paraguay.
Electricaribe upgrades Rio Sinu substation
Electricaribe has completed the upgrade of the RĂo SinĂş substation, Colombia which will be operational from tomorrow. The upgrade consisted of installation of a new 45 MVA transformer, doubling the power and improving service quality. The work was completed with a 6 billion pesos investment.
Broken transformers cause outages across Cavite province
Parts of Cavite, the Philippines are without power supply due to broken transformers.
Didcot power transformer movement postponed
The transport of a large power transformer from Didcot power station in Oxfordshire, UK to Bristol has been postponed.
Didcot transformer move to cause new traffic jams on A34 and M4
New delays are expected on the A34, UK this weekend due to the transport of a large power transformer from Didcot Power Station, Oxfordshire to Avonmouth Docks, Bristol.
Power supply company over prunes tree next to transformer
Residents of Herrera neighbourhood in Asuncion, Paraguay denounced the indiscriminate pruning of a mature leafy tree within the premises of the San Cristobal church in Denis Roa street.
Power supply ensured for Plottier
The Minister of Energy and Public Utilities of Argentina, William Coco, announced the launch of an upgrade work worth 40 million pesos that will guarantee power supply to Plottier, quadrupling its current power.
President Maduro approves a law that enables a purchase of 60 new transformers
The head of Venezuela passed a new law which enabled a funding of over Bs 200 million for the purchase of 60 new transformers.
Electrical interconnection to advance steadily
Provincial officials displayed the scope of the current work and stressed that the planned stages are met both financially and execution wise.
Corpoelec workers labour for 20 hours to restore service
A fault in a power transformer at Maripa substation, left Agua Salada and Sabanita areas with no power supply. It was eventually restored by Corpoelec in Ciudad Bolivar.
Bordeaux boosted with new transformer
A twenty ton transformer has been installed by ERDF in the centre of Bordeaux to cope with the expected increase in electricity consumption in the city centre in the coming years.
Advanced 500 kV national line to stretch 98 km
The EnergĂa de la Provincia CEO, Raul Trungelliti, spoke exclusively to Multimedia regarding the 500 kV power line tendered late last year with the 95% of purchased materials ensuring the future availability.
ABB to supply transformers for data storage centre in China
ABB will supply 54 ultra-efficient 10 kV dry-type transformers for an R&D and data storage centre in Tianjin, China, owned by Tencent, one of China's largest internet service providers.
CORPOELEC to begin installation of new 42 MVA mobile substation
The National Electricity Corporation (Corpoelec) in partnershp with the Anzoátegui government started with the construction of the mobile 42 MVA substation Santa Rosa, located in Madre Vieja de LecherĂa near Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
Woodstock City Hall, Ontario closed down due to transformer fire
Woodstock City Hall on Dundas Street, Ontario, Canada was closed down yesterday due to fire and it will also be closed today.
Pvt firms to cease transformer repairs
The Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) has ceased the repairing of the transformers to the private firms in order to save as much money as possible per month.
PDD announce completion of transformer repairs despite public allegations
The Power Development Department (PDD) announced that the colony transformer in Tengpora area, Kashmir, India has been repaired in 9 days. The announcement came as a reaction to public allegations regarding the repair.
Transnoa transformer explosion causes restricted power supply
The explosion of a power transformer yesterday at de la EstaciĂłn de Rebaje 9 de julio substation, owned by Transnoa, caused power outages in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Transformer changeover to cause 12-hour outage
Duke Energy will start a transformer changeover on Tuesday at 7 a.m. in Fowler Apartments in Lafayette, Indiana, USA, leaving the apartment building without power for 12 hours.
Biggest-ever load transported on Britain’s roads crawls at 4 mph
A giant power station transformer weighing 640 tonnes was being transported to its destination at 4 mph, brining traffic to a standstill.
Transformers and power lines damaged in simulated attack on power grid
Nearly 10,000 electrical engineers, cybersecurity specialists, utility executives and F.B.I. agents were taking part in a simulation of cyberattack affecting consumers from Washington to California.
l’IUT de Tarbes students visit ERDF substation
ERDF invited nine second-year students of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Informatics (GEII) under the established partnership with the l'IUT de Tarbes to visit the electrical substation facilities Aureilhan, Hautes –Pyrenees, France.
