Transformer
New sustainable transformer launched
Globally, there is a shift towards renewable energy. In order to achieve the climate goals, in addition to adding solar and wind capacities to the generation mix, it is imperative to adopt sustainable practices as well. The introduction of an electric transformer...
Itaipu Transformadores partnership with Cargill BioIndustrial for ecological transformer line.
The ecological transformer line launched by Itaipu Transformadores is designed to ensure environmental safety. This partnership with Cargill will help the company to take a step in the right direction as it switches to using FR3® natural ester fluid as the alternative...
SF6 replaced for the first time in existing HV equipment
National Grid has an ambitious target to reduce its SF6 emissions by 50% by 2030 and to eventually eradicate SF6 from its entire fleet by 2050. As a big step in this direction, it partnered with Hitachi Energy to replace SF6 from its 420 kV gas-insulated lines...
SF6 replaced for the first time in existing HV equipment
National Grid has an ambitious target to reduce its SF6 emissions by 50% by 2030 and to eventually eradicate SF6 from its entire fleet by 2050. As a big step in this direction, it partnered with Hitachi Energy to replace SF6 from its 420 kV gas-insulated lines...
Hitachi ABB Power Grids announces EconiQ High-voltage Roadmap at CIGRE 2021
It has been around four months since Hitachi ABB Power Grids launched its HV SF6-free switchgear portfolio called EconiQ. Recently, at CIGRE 2021, Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced its roadmap for its upcoming SF6-free switchgear launches. The roadmap illustrates...
Siemens Energy to build Northern Iraq’s largest 400kV substation
Siemens Energy and the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq signed a contract to construct Iraq’s West Mosul 400 kV super grid station, which will provide reliable and efficient power supply to around 700,000 Iraqi citizens in northern Iraq, particularly...
Tamini Transformatori will supply two 400kV power transformers for the Fingrid
A significant amount of new wind power is planned for the Southern Ostrobothnia region of Finland. To further transfer electricity generated by wind farms, Fingrid is expanding and renewing substation equipment at the Alajärvi substation, to which nearly 2 GW of new...
Nynas tests new insulating liquid in Gothenburg
Nynas has introduced its new innovative insulating liquid NYTRO® BIO 300X. Produced from hydrocarbon by-products, it is said to have a negative carbon footprint. The key advantage of this new fluid is that it offers exceptionally good cooling due to its ultra-low...
US Department of Energy revokes ban on Chinese electrical equipment
The US Department of Energy has reversed former President Trump’s ban on the import of certain electrical equipment from China including power transformers. The announcement comes as part of a push to increase electrical grid security. China is one of the world’s...
Baobian Electric to supply 3×1000 MVA transformers for the Jinzhong 1000 kV expansion project
Three 1000 MVA/1000 kV transformers have been designed and developed for the Jinzhong 1000 kV substation expansion project, a national key project undertaken by Baobian Electric. The Jinzhong 1000kV substation expansion project is one of the key projects in the 14th...
First Philec to produce green transformers
First Philec is the Philippines largest transformer manufacturer. It has announced the launch of green transformers made from 100 percent recyclable and biodegradable materials to help power distributors bring down system losses and reduce carbon footprint. The...
SGB Malaysia delivers over 100 Dry Type Transformers for Mass Rapid Transit Rail System
The existing railway infrastructure in the economic and technological center of Malaysia, the "Klang Valley" that includes Kuala Lumpur, Sungai Buloh and Putrajaya is being expanded with an additional railway line. SGB Malaysia was awarded the contract to supply more...
Hitachi ABB Power Grids wins USD 23.2 million transformer order for electrification of Indian Railways
Hitachi Power Grids which is listed as ABB Power Products and Systems India Limited in India, won orders worth USD 23 million from the Government of Indias electric locomotive manufacturer Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and the Central Organization for Rail...
Siemens Energy to install 22 oil-immersed distribution transformers at offshore wind farm in China
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to install 22 units of distribution transformers at Chinas first commercial 66 kilovolts (kV) offshore wind farm, Yuhuan Offshore Wind Power Project Phase 1, located in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, southeastern China. With an...
Hitachi ABB Power Grid to build $230 million world’s largest transformer manufacturing base in China
On July 26 2019, ABB and the Chongqing Municipal Peoples Government signed an investment and cooperation agreement to move an existing facility (120,000 sq meters) of ABB Chongqing Transformer Co., Ltd to an industrial park in Liangjiang and establish a world-leading...
Hitachi ABB Power Grids secure a $20 million transformer order in Turkey
The Turkish transmission system operator, TE?A?, plans a grid expansion project to bring affordable power to remote regions across the country; for the same it has made a transformer order worth $20 million to the Swiss based company Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd. The...
Hitachi ABB Power Grids expands transformer manufacturing in Vietnam
Hitachi ABB Power Grids power transformers facility in Hanoi, Vietnam recently upgraded its transformer manufacturing and testing facilities from 171 kV to 230 kV to quickly meet orders from solar and wind power plants, create a credible local service ecosystem and...
Okanogan to purchase six new transformers
Okanogan County in Washington has approved funding for six new power transformers as part of their ongoing plans to upgrade infrastructure. The district has been planning for various capital projects throughout their system, working to keep up with aging equipment....
Trafo Power Solutions supplied 18 dry-type transformers to a large LNG project
Trafo Power has provided 18 dry-type transformers for a construction camp at a large liquified natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique. According to Trafo Power Solutions, these 18 dry-type transformers have been custom designed for the high ambient...
Westrafo provide two transformers to a solar plant in Spain
The Italian transformer manufacturer had been selected by a German EPC to provide two power transformers with a nominal power of 23 and 15 MVA for a photovoltaic plant in Spain. Italy based transformer manufacturer, Westrafo is capable to produce both oil type and...
ASTOR to deliver 49 power transformers to Turkish TSO
ASTOR has been commissioned by the government-owned Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TE?A?) to deliver 49 power transformers. As a result of the tender held by the TE?A?, ASTOR has been contracted in December 2020 to deliver 28 154/33.6 kV 50/62.5 MVA...
WEG has been commissioned to supply 241 transformers for the International Airport Felipe Ángeles in the State of Mexico.
WEG was awarded an order for the supply of 241 transformers including 168 pad mounted oil type transformers from 30 to 2500 kVA, 49 dry type transformers from 300 to 3150 kVA and 21 dry type transformers from 30 to 300kVA and 3 power transformers from 60 MVA - 230kV...
Siemens Energy wins contract to equip Vietnam wind farms
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract by Technology Resources Energy (TRE) to equip two onshore wind farms in Vietnam with digitally enhanced transmission equipment, including five power transformers. The scope of supply of connective transmission equipment...
China XD group to supply 1000 kV and 500kV power transformers
On March 8th 2020, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), had approved the 1,000 kV Wuhu transformer substation expansion project in the Wuhu city of East Chinas Anhui province. The substation was put into operation in 2013 and is considered to be an essential...
Winder Power supplied transformers for London Power Tunnels Project.
Leeds-based Winder Power has been commissioned to design, build and install two transformers to supply power to two tunnel boring machines at New Cross, London. The two transformers that were installed comprised a 5 MVA, 13/11 kV transformer along with a 13 kV...
Siemens Energy to deliver 114 transformers to Scotlands largest offshore wind farm
Siemens Energy has been selected by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MHI Vestas) to deliver 114 66kV distribution transformers for the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland. With an installed capacity of 1,075 megawatts (MW), the wind farm will be Scotlands single largest...
JSHP delivered 535 units of 110-525kV Power transformer worldwide.
JSHP (JiangSu HuaPeng Transformer Co., Ltd.), one of the leading supplier of power and distribution transformers in China shipped 535 units of 110kV-525kV transformers world wide, 2100 units of 34.5kV wind/solar GSUs and 5508 units of 10-35kV distribution transformers...
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited manufactured India’s highest rating Auto Transformer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has successfully manufactured and conducted the short-circuit test of Indias highest rating auto transformer at National High Power Test Laboratory (NHPTL) in Madhya Pradesh. Short circuit test is the most stringent, special type...
Data Centers and urbanization to drive dry-type transformers market in South Africa
South Africa, and Africa in general, are late adopters of dry-type transformer technology. However, there is an increase in demand for, and uptake of, the technology among a variety of applications, which points to a growing market across Africa. Although dry-type...