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AREVA to Deliver a Second Converter Station to Uruguay
AREVA has been awarded an approx US$150 million contract by ISUR (Interconexiones del Sur), for the delivery of a back-to-back High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station in Melo, northeast of Uruguay. ...
New York City Receives Ultra-Low-Noise Transformers
ABB has developed the technology for ultra-low-noise power transformers to help electric utility Consolidated Edison (ConEd) meet the newly enforced noise regulations of New York City, considered by many to be the toughest in the world....
ITC Midwest Reaffirms Commitment to Invest, Improve Performance of Transmission Grid in Response to IPL Complaint
ITC Midwest LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., reaffirmed its commitment to continuing its efforts to make the necessary investments and improvements to safely and reliably operate the transmission system...
AREVA Wins the Largest Industrial Upgrading Project in Bahrain
AREVA’s Transmission & Distribution division has been awarded a contract worth approximately 70 million euros by Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA), the largest aluminum producer in the Middle East, for the design, manufacturing and commissioning of 10 transformer-rectifier groups each 37 kA, 1200 V. ...
Tonbridge Power Receives Final DOE Permit to Construct MATL Transmission Line
The Department of Energy and the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability published its Record of Decision to issue MATL a Presidential Permit that will allow MATL to construct, operate, maintain and connect a new single-circuit 230,000-volt (230-kV) electric transmission line along the preferred alternative route. construct...
Hydro One in Canada Awards AREVA a 19 Million Euros SVC Contract
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution division has been awarded a 19 million euros contract by Hydro One Networks Inc., to supply and install a Static VAr Compensator (SVC) that will be the largest SVC installed in Ontario. ...
ABB Wins $34-Million Power Order in Azerbaijan
ABB has won a $34-million order from Azerbaijan’s state power utility, AzerEnerji, to supply turnkey substations and power systems that will ensure reliable power for the metal industry in Gyandja City in the northwest of the country....
NC Regulators Approve Progress Energy Transmission Line Route
The North Carolina Utilities Commission has approved Progress Energy Carolinas' selected route for a 64-mile, 230-kV electric transmission line between Richmond and Cumberland counties in the North Carolina Sandhills. ...
Virginia Commission Approves Construction of HV Lines in Southeast
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved the construction of two new overhead transmission lines by Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) in southeastern Virginia. ...
Hubbell Power Systems Distribution Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Centralia, Missouri, Hubbell employees will celebrate the 10th anniversary operation of the company’s 381,562 sq ft Distribution Center (DC)...
AREVA Awarded a Contract for the Bhilai Steel Plant in India
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution Division (T&D) India Ltd. has been awarded a contract worth approximately 30 million euros with Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), a flagship unit of the “Steel Authority of India Ltd” (SAIL), the largest steel manufacturer in India. ...
PJM Board Authorizes $1.8 Billion in Transmission Additions, Upgrades
The PJM Interconnection Board has approved $1.8 billion in electric transmission system additions and upgrades for the grid necessary to keep the lights on in years ahead. The improvements will enhance the reliability of the power supply system serving 51 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. ...
Siemens to Connect Thanet Offshore Wind Farm to the British Power Grid
Siemens Energy and consortium partner Prysmian Cables & Systems have been awarded an order worth approximately EUR 87 million by Thanet Offshore Wind Ltd. to connect the Thanet offshore wind farm to the British power grid. ...
Prysmian Awarded Contract for Submarine Cables for Thanet Offshore Wind Park
Prysmian Cables & Systems, a worldwide group in the sector of cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, has been awarded, in consortium with Siemens Transmission & Distribution Ltd, a contract worth a total value of 87 million Euro to supply the electrical package for the new 300-MW Thanet offshore wind park, to be constructed in the North Sea...
Oncor to Install Advanced ABB Technology to Maintain Grid Reliability and Improve Environment
ABB and Oncor Electric Delivery have announced that Oncor will be using leading-edge power system technology from ABB, starting in 2009, to maintain the reliability of the grid while enabling the improvement of the environment in the North Texas area by installing the world’s largest cluster of Static Var Compensators (SVC’s). ...
Siemens Successfully Completes Testing of the World’s First 800-kV Converter Transformer
Following successful final acceptance testing at the Siemens transformer factory in Nuremberg, the world’s first 800-kV transformer for extra-high-voltage DC transmission systems HVDC is ready for delivery. ...
S&C Provides Collector System for Canada Wind Farm
S&C Electric Co. provided the two collector substations, the transmission line, and the interconnect substation...
ATCO Electric Enters International Alliance to Complete Capital Work in Alberta
ATCO Electric, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has reached an alliance agreement with UK-based Balfour Beatty and Australia-based United Group Limited to assist ATCO Electric in completing its transmission capital program....
Siemens to Deliver Power Supply System for Theme Park in Dubai
As part of the expansion of the power supply network in the United Arab Emirates, Siemens Energy is delivering four turnkey high voltage substations (132 kV/11 kV) for the planned “Dubailand” theme park. ...
New Transmission Lines Key to Controlling Electricity Bills in Alberta
Alberta's Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA), Martin Merritt, argued in a public address that Albertans would face higher electricity bills if the province does not find fair and timely ways to develop new transmission infrastructure....
NPPD Board Approves T&D Infrastructure Projects
The Nebraska Public Power District approved a number of capital projects at its regular September meeting to refurbish and upgrade transmission and distribution infrastructure, some of which had been damaged in spring storms....
AREVA Reinforces its Partnership with Shanghai Electric
AREVA and Shanghai Electric (SEC), one of the largest mechanical and electrical equipment manufacturers in China, have signed a new partnership agreement complementing the existing joint-venture between the two companies, which already comprises a 50/50 owned power transformer factory located in Shanghai...
Buried EHV Gas-Insulated Line to Serve Frankfurt Airport
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order by RWE Transportnetz Strom GmbH in Dortmund, Germany, to install an approximately one kilometer-long section of an existing extra-high voltage overhead line at Frankfurt Airport as a buried, gas-insulated extra-high voltage line (GIL). ...
ABB Wins $32 Million GIS Substation Order with Hydro One
ABB has been awarded orders worth $32 million from Hydro One Networks, Inc., in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to provide high-voltage power products for the expansion of two existing 550-kV-80-kA substations in Ontario....
Siemens to Connect World’s Largest Wind Farm to the UK Grid
Siemens Energy has won a major contract from Fluor Ltd. to connect Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm to the British power grid. ...
