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2018/8/16 11:13:24

Vivek Sharma joins Anchor Electricals managing director

Anchor Electricals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan's Panasonic Corporation, has announced the appointment of Vivek Sharma as the new managing director to spearhead the electricals business.

2018/8/10 14:47:04

Tridonic Launch ‘Out of the Box’ Solution For Emergency Lighting

Tridonic has developed an all in one, ‘out of the box’ solution for emergency lighting. The EM ready2apply recessed downlight includes all components for emergency lighting in one single box that includes light source, driver, battery and optic.

2018/8/3 13:10:22

Easy & Safe Range ABB wins Red Dot Award for product design 2017

A new series of industrial plugs and connectors Easy & Safe received the Red Dot Award for product design in 2017. The entire range has acquired a new attractive and functional design and some technical improvements in 2016.

2018/7/20 11:03:19

Global Surge Arrester Market 2018 Forecast to 2023 - A $2 Billion Market Opportunity

The global surge arrester market is estimated to be USD 1.56 Billion in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.11%, during the forecast period, to reach USD 2.01 Billion by 2023.

2018/7/6 11:07:15

T&B Liquidtight systems expands product line

Thomas & Betts recently expanded its line of T&B Liquidtight Systems flexible metal conduit systems to offer a complete range of solutions that are compliant with international standards.

2018/6/21 10:37:07

Safely Handle Lightning Currents Up To 50 kA With The Phoenix Contact FLT-SEC-PLUS 264

Now with new FLT-SEC-PLUS 264 type 1 lightning current arresters the system can be protected well and you don't need to worry any more.

2018/6/15 11:28:12

West Penn Power Adds New Line and Substation Employees from Power Systems Institute Training Program

36 new line and substation employees have been hired by the subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp West Penn Power from the Power System Institute(PSI) training programs.

2018/6/7 12:46:51

Megger Delivers Fast, Effective Fault Location For LV Cables

Megger’s new EZ-THUMP 3 cable is designed specifically for use on underground LV cable networks, due to its fault location system it is possible for even inexperienced users to accurately locate faults fast and easily.

2018/5/31 11:02:13

New Type Circuit Breaker: Easily Lock Out Circuit Breakers For Safer Machine Interventions

To avoid these accidents, and to enable safer machine interventions, Brady Corporation offers a circuit breaker lockout solution that is easy to apply.

2018/3/5 16:13:01

STX France hands over Arkona offshore substation

STX France held an official handover ceremony at its Saint-Nazaire yard for the offshore substation

2018/3/1 16:02:46

ABB Will Enable First Digital Substation in Latin America

ABB will install Latin America’s first digitally enabled substation in the city of Juazeiro, northeastern

2018/2/27 14:43:23

Sacramento to receive a new $76M substation

USA, California: The Sacramento Municipal Utility District will construct a new local substation, a $76

2018/2/23 16:34:17

UK Power Networks to relocate Manchester Airport substation

UK, Manchester: Power Networks Services has signed a contract to provide power infrastructure services for

2018/2/23 16:26:59

Contract awarded for new substation at Esquimalt Graving Dock

Canada, British Columbia: The Government of Canada has awarded a contract for the replacement of

2018/2/14 9:10:43

Harju Elekter to build 2,000 substations in Sweden

Estonian subsidiary of electricity distribution equipment maker Harju Elekter has won a major substation tender

2018/2/13 16:31:31

NDPHC inaugurates $18M substation project in Lafia

Nigeria, Nasarawa: The Niger Delta Power Holdings Company (NDPHC) has launched an $18 million substation

2018/2/6 15:43:53

Kenya building new substations to prevent countrywide outages

Kenya, Nairobi: After many parts of the country suffered a six-hour blackout at the start of

2018/2/1 16:40:59

Japanese company to build new substations in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s Barki Tojik OSHC and Japan’s Nishizawa Ltd. have signed a $17.5 million contract to

2018/2/1 16:32:26

ESB investing in a new substation in south Longford

Ireland: ESB is to invest up to €6 million upgrading its electricity supply network in

2018/1/29 15:45:43

750 substations to be upgraded with new transformer monitoring units

United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne: Northern Powergrid has announced an £83 million ($118 million) programme

2018/1/23 16:04:27

Albania’s OSHEE invites bids for substation upgrade

Albania, Tirana: Albanian power distributor OSHEE is inviting bids for the design, supply and installation

2018/1/22 15:51:10

Ukrainian bank to build a 110 kV substation in Kiev

Ukraine, Kiev: Bank Arcada is set to build a 110 kV substation in the Osokorky

2018/1/18 16:32:03

Met-Ed Completes Substation Project in Reading

Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has completed equipment upgrades at

2018/1/18 16:26:12

Backup Power Solution Receives Seismic Compliance for Use at Substations

The GenCell G5rx utility backup power solution has been tested and found compliant with the

2018/1/18 16:18:12

Fairfield Electric Cooperative Completes Elgin Substation Project

Fairfield Electric Cooperative (Blythewood, SC) has completed construction of the 20 MVA Woodcreek Substation in

2018/1/8 16:19:26

Kosovo completes Lipjani substation revamp

Kosovo’s power transmission system operator KOSTT completed the modernization of the Lipjani electrical substation

2018/1/8 16:02:10

Qatar opened 32 substations in 2017

As many as 32 electricity substations were opened last year across Qatar, according to a

2018/1/2 16:15:02

Austin to get third substation downtown

USA, Texas: City of Austin’s municipal utility provider Austin Energy is set to build a

2018/1/2 16:01:53

Abengoa to build a substation 4,000 meters above sea level

Argentina: Abengoa has been selected to develop a new electrical transmission project in Argentina’s remote

2018/1/2 15:58:38

NEA to select bidder to complete Dhalkebar substation

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has found contractors willing to complete the unfinished portion of

2017/12/25 16:31:02

Pestech to build two substations in Cambodia

Cambodia, Kuala Lumpur: The wholly-owned Cambodian unit of Pestech International Bhd is soon to start

2017/12/25 16:24:31

ABB and SNC-Lavalin to jointly deliver substation projects globally

ABB and SNC-Lavalin have signed an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) for the execution

2017/12/19 16:36:56

Substations That Will Pass the Test of Time

Whether greenfield, upgrading or hardening, we must attend to the details in building out our

2017/12/13 16:54:06

Fairfield Electric Cooperative Completes Elgin Substation Project

Fairfield Electric Cooperative (Blythewood, South Carolina) has completed the construction of 20 MVA Woodcreek Substation

2017/12/11 14:48:54

New substation in Oregon ready to go live

USA, Oregon: The new Hermiston East Substation at the Umatilla Cooperative (UEC) in Hermiston, Ore.

2017/12/7 15:40:15

ComEd Expands, Digitizes Itasca Substation to Meet Anticipated Regional Growth

ComEd has broken ground on an expansion project at its Itasca Substation as part of a

2017/12/7 15:20:35

SEL Donates ‘Field Ready’ Training to Substation Students

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has donated over $11,000 in training to the Electric Utility Substation and

2017/11/28 15:39:12

Trinidad and Tobago commissions USD 30 million mobile substations

Robert Le Hunte, Public Utilities Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, spent 30 million U.S. dollars commissioning

2017/11/28 15:26:52

GE wins $400M contract to build 14 substations in Iraq

Iraq, Baghdad: Iraq's Ministry of Electric Power has signed a $ 400 million agreement with General

2017/11/21 16:12:51

Backup Power Solution Receives Seismic Compliance for Use at Substations

GenCell G5rx utility backup power solutions have been tested to meet the IEEE 693 seismic

2017/11/21 15:43:50

Automation, Integration Investments for New and Retrofit Substations Poised for Continued Growth

Newton-Evans Research Company unveiled its newly published North American version of the research: a four-volume

2017/11/20 13:12:45

Find Best Safeguard For Your Electrical Equipment

Buy high quality circuit breaker on Equipmentimes.com, find safeguard for your electrical equipment.

2017/11/13 16:09:46

Nepal to improve distribution network with six new substations

The Nepalese Electricity Authority (NEA) will build six new substations at different locations in the

2017/11/13 16:01:56

BHEL wins order for two 765 kV substations

India: BHEL won an order for PowerGRID Medinipur-Jeerat Transmission Limited (PMJTL), a wholly owned

2017/11/8 16:38:23

Substation Upgrade to Benefit Penelec Customers

FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries are upgrading a substation near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to an advanced design

2017/11/8 15:58:29

GE completes Badr substation for $1.6B interconnection project

Egypt, Cairo: GE has completed the construction of the substation in Badr, Egypt and connected

2017/11/2 16:00:26

Chilquinta to upgrade three substations in Valparaíso

Chile: Abengoa has been authorized by ChilquintaEnergíaS.A. (Chilquinta), one of the Chilean distribution companies,

2017/10/31 16:51:10

6 Ways Smartgrid Technology Can Solve Medium Voltage Substation Challenges

Utilities are working to manage distributed energy resources (DER), increase grid-connected power and face growing

2017/10/23 16:46:50

EETC secures $116M loan for new transformer stations

The Egyptian Electric Company (EETC) received € 98.5 million ($ 116 million) in loans from BNP Paribas

2017/10/23 16:38:04

New transformer to increase capacity at Voronezh substation

Russia, Voronezh: FGC UES, The Russian power transmission company is completing the reconstruction work of

2017/10/18 16:33:53

Iran-China consortium to revamp 312 substations

Iran: The alliance of Iran and Chinese companies will implement the first phase of a

2017/10/18 16:23:34

ABB wins $45M substation order from Dubai Hills Estate

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB won an order worth about $ 45 million from Dubai Villa L.L.C. The

2017/9/27 16:24:36

ABB to Install Substation in Iraq

ABB has received an order to supply and install substations at a 3,000 MW Rumail

2017/9/27 15:41:32

Line and Substation Equipment Work Underway at West Penn Power

West Penn Power is completing approximately $ 21 million for power lines and substation projects as

2017/9/22 11:26:00

New $32M Sao Paulo substation inaugurated

Brazil, Sao Paulo: CPFL Energias Renováveis SA has opened a new 800 MVA Morro Agudo

2017/9/22 11:19:35

USD 6.3M contract awarded for new substation in Oman

Galfar Engineering & Contracting has received a $ 6.3 million contract to design, supply and build a substation

2017/9/14 15:27:07

Ghana’s biggest substation nears completion

A large 396 MVA distribution substation is nearing completion of the Dawa in Ada, Ghana.

2017/9/11 16:27:44

Downtown Kochi to receive new 220 kV substation

India, Kerala: In order to provide uninterrupted power supply in Kochi City, the Kerala State

2017/9/7 16:12:23

Johnson City to get a new substation

USA, Tennessee: The Johnson City Energy Board will begin construction at a new substation between

2017/8/28 15:37:04

NV Energy building two new substations in Lyon County

USA, Nevada: Two new energy substations in South Lyon are under construction to reduce the

2017/8/16 15:03:25

Siemens to construct two new substations in Egypt

Egyptian Electric Power Company (EETC) in order to improve the flexibility of the Egyptian grid

2017/8/9 15:13:10

First substation for Qatar’s Q-Rail completed

Qatar General Electric Water Company (KAHRAMAA) has completed the first power plant for the Qatar

2017/8/8 16:27:11

High-tech substation goes online in Belarus

Belarus, Postavy District –One of the largest substations in Belarus was carried out on July 31

2017/8/3 16:33:43

Five Means to Preventing Substation Outages

What are the primary objectives of utilities, power cooperatives, municipalities and other substation operators? reliability.

2017/8/3 15:49:59

NGCP loans substation equipment to NCebu electric coop

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGC), the power operator has provided Cebeco II

2017/7/20 15:06:39

Selection & Application of Surge Arrester

Electrical equipment such as transformers, generators, CTs, PTs and motors need to be protected against

2017/7/19 16:35:09

Why should we assemble a surge arrester in your home?

Domestic surge arrester is not mandatory, so why are so many people now assembling it?

2017/7/19 16:11:58

What’s Medium Voltage Surge Arresters?

Surge arresters, also known as arrester, are often ordered in medium voltage transformers and reactors.

2017/7/13 16:45:30

Chinese regulator suspends circuit breakers

China on Thursday suspended the implementation of the latest power system, because the price plummeted

2017/7/13 15:59:09

Thermal Imaging Cameras Help Prevent Circuit Breaker Outages

Building maintenance is not always the most interesting task. In an economy that is cutting

2017/7/12 15:46:48

How to Reset A Circuit Breaker

Considering that the only time you may interact with your interaction is when you trip

2017/7/11 16:39:31

Why Server Power Supplies Are Similar as Your Circuit Breaker Panel

Have you ever seen your home circuit breaker panel and count all the branches there?

2017/7/10 16:48:18

How Predictive Maintenance of Circuit Breakers Boosts Reliability While Cutting Costs

In this series, I will discuss some new technologies and techniques to make your circuit breaker

2017/7/10 16:25:01

Several Situations about Circuit Breakers

Circuit breakers are an important part of home safety. If installed correctly, the circuit breaker

2017/7/7 15:47:31

Huge explosion at electricity substation in Siberia

Huge explosion in Siberia, 150,000 people in the city of Tomsk in Siberia were left without electricity for several hours

2017/7/6 15:17:36

Snake causes power outage at Greenville substation

A snake caused a power outage that knocked out electricity to thousands of Duke Energy customers early Wednesday morning.

2017/7/5 16:21:29

What’s a good surge arrester like?

Choosing the right surge arrester and protective circuit breakers involves a considering a wide range

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