A recent transformer fire in Puerto Bastiani substation cut the electrical supply on several occasions to Gran Resistencia, Corrientes and other towns in the Chaco Province, Argentina.
Transformer failure in distribution of electrical energy rate in 2013 has dropped considerably in Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria, said director of Centre for Distribution of Electricity and Gas.
Yesterday, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)'s CEO, Ali Al-Barrak, signed the agreements to award five contracts worth SR 3.03 billion ($ 808 million) to set up two transformers and three power transmission lines at the ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Lansdale Electric, Pennsylvania, USA is setting up upgrades for its outdated equipment in order to expand the power network and make it faster, stronger and more flexible.
Two people from Burriana and Castellón, Spain, have been arrested yesterday for alleged transformer theft. Apparently, the Sant Mateu Police received a notice informing them that two people were stealing an electrical transformer with the intention to transport it to a ship.
Yesterday morning a power cut occurred in several areas of Corrientes, Argentina, due to a transformer fault at the 500 kV Puerto Bastiani station in the Chaco Province. The power supply was provided from an alternative source at Paso de la Patria.
FBI is investigating an apparent real-world attack on San Jose power station which happened earlier this year, according to Foreign Policy. Apparently, two unidentified gunmen fired "military-style" weapons at transformers at the San Jose PG&E substation in an act some see as sabotage.
Canadian Pacific will soon transport 16 giant electrical transformers, each measuring 10.3 m in length, 4.3 m in width and 5.2 m in height, and weighing 325 tons to Alberta, Canada for a large power transmission line project.
Alstom T&D India has won two contracts with a total value of € 38 million to supply two 400/220/66 kV gas-insulated substations (GIS) at Wangtoo and Gumma in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Following damage caused by yesterday's storms, the ESB said that a large transformer in Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland had been irreparably damaged following a lightning strike.
ABB has entered a frame agreement with Balfour Beatty Rails AB and the Swedish Transport Agency, Trafikverket, to deliver autotransformers between 2013 and 2017.
ABB has won an order worth around $ 37 million from PSE S.A., Poland’s state owned transmission system operator, to deliver 12 power transformers as part of an initiative to strengthen the national grid.
A joint venture of Power Machines OJSC and Toshiba to manufacture electrical equipment in Russia has been renamed to Power Machines Toshiba High-Voltage Transformers, LLC.
A transformer repairing workshop will be set up in the Gumla district, India as the emergency transformer repairs otherwise have to be carried out in the Ranchi district workshop.
The construction of the Adrar wind farm, Algeria which commenced in 2011, is making good progress. Testing of the wind turbines is scheduled for December 2013.
US University of Michigan scientists have designed computer model that could offer a 20 min. warning to switch off satellites and power grids in the event of a blast of plasma from the sun.
Pointe Claire Mayor Morris Trudeau announced last week at city hall that PCBs will be removed from the Reliance Power Equipment Ltd. by Christmas. The facility made news in August for illegally storing electrical transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and ignoring several calls to remove the contaminants. According to Trudeau, all contaminants deemed highly dangerous […]
The Malambo capacity will soon double due to $ 24 million investment from Electricaribe in construction and expansion of two substations. The project will benefit different areas of Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia.
The EPEN completed the installation of a new transformer in Plottier, Argentina after nearly 11 hours of continuous work and a power outage across the city.
Indian electrical equipment industry witnessed 6 % growth in the first six months of 2013-14. Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) attributed the rise to domestic demand.
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