Power outages and damage across Indiana
Strong overnight storms blew across central Indiana, USA and knocked out power supply. Perry Township on the south of Indianapolis was hit the hardest and left with more...
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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School evacuated after transformer catches on fire
Students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Union County, New Jersey were evacuated because a transformer caught on fire shortly before 7 a.m. this morning, police said.
Ganjam district awaits Diwali in darkness
The flooded Ganjam district in India, affected by cyclone Phailin will await Diwali in darkness as the power supply has not been restored to many households.
Asia and Middle East to drive transformer market to $19bn by 2020
A new research conducted by GlobalData has shown that the global power transformer market is expected to rise from the present $10.3 bn to $19.7 bn in 2020...
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd spends RM 12.6 mln on power upgrade in Tenom
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) spent RM12.6 million to upgrade the system in order to stabilise long-term electricity supply in Tenom.
Power transformers market expected to grow considerably by 2020
The global power transformer market is expected to increase from 10.3 billion in 2013 to 19.7 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 9.6% due to emerging countries'...
Load shedding to take place in parts of Mokokchung town
Executive Engineer (EE) with the electrical division Mokokchung announced the compulsory load shedding due to fire in one of the main transformers feeding Mokokchung town.
Illegal power lines threaten lives
It has been reported in The Daily Star Bangladesh that a syndicate of corrupt contractors and employees of Power Development Board (PDB) in the Tangail district are engaged...
ECG network expansion to include power plant transformer installation
ECG was reinforcing the existing sub-transmission network to cope with the growing demand of new communities, according to the Regional Engineer, Ashanti West Region of ECG, Dr Kwabena...
Arizona Public Service Co. appoints new vice president of human resources
APS today appointed Cindy Redding a Vice President of Human Resources, effective immediately.
Almost 700 lose power in Fairhaven, Massachusetts
The incident occured after two poles carrying important transformers came down on Union Street, near the intersection with Walnut, Firefighter Frank.
Endesa expands high voltage substation Fargue in Granada
Endesa has completed work on implementation and adaptation of facilities and technological tools necessary for the commissioning of two new high voltage transformers for the Fargue substation in...
Predictive maintenance of transformers to be undertaken by Bescom
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is looking to rectify transformer failure - the oft-cited reason for interruptions in power supply. A project called 'predictive maintenance' undertaken by...
Smoking transformer causes power shutdown for 22 customers in Pottstown
A smoking transformer was shut down by PECO on the 27th October, Sunday afternoon in Pottstown, Philadelphia. The power was temporarily cut to some customers in the area...
Trasfor obtains new OHSAS18001 Certification
Trasfor has obtained the new OHSAS18001 Certification as announced in their press release.
Bihar distributes 2000MW in modernisation success
Bihar state is drawing more than 2,000 MW consistently, due to modernisation of the power sector. Until couple of years ago, these kind of results were unimaginable in...
National Electrical Grid of Kyrgyzstan upgrades their high-power transformers
National Electrical Grid of Kyrgyzstan OJSC is in the process of installing more high-power transformers in their substations much to their load relief, as stated by the company's...
New transformers for Clorinda and Las Lomitas in Argentina
The Ministry of Economy in Argentina has completed the signing of the contract for the supply, transportation, installation supervision and assistance to the commissioning of new power transformers...
APDCL fences off transformers
The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has started fencing off 261 transformers and taking other safety measures on 23rd October 2013. in Guwahati to prevent any electrical...
Alstom to supply transformers for Nabinagar Power Generating Company Ltd
As a part of (NPGCL[1]) coal-fueled Super Thermal Power Project located in Bihar, India, Alstom T&D India will supply a power transformer package for Nabinagar Power Generating Company...
Global Power Transformers Market is expected to reach USD 28.69 billion by 2019
Transparency Market Research published new market report Γ’β¬ΕPower Transformers Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," in which the market was...
High Dam transformer fire contained in Cairo
On Tuesday, a limited fire broke out in one of the High Dam power transformers in Cairo, Egypt, said press spokesman of the Ministry of Electricity Aktham Abul...
ABB wins offshore wind connection project from TenneT
According to their press release, ABB, has won a significant project from the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT to supply an AC power transmission link connecting Sandbank, an...
El Paso Electric specialist to present at the annual Esri conference
Ben Nadler, senior engineering and support specialist at El Paso Electric, has been invited to present at the annual Esri Electric and Gas GIS Conference in San Antonio...