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Substation contracts in Colombia Alstom Grid has secured two contracts worth around €10m for the delivery

Alstom Grid has secured the second contract from Ecopetrol for the delivery and engineering of the Araguaney 115kV gas-insulated substation, with the project completion expected in March 2013. Alstom Colombia country president Juan Celis said the two contracts consolidate the company’s presence in the Latin American market, where it has operated for more than 50 years and, in particular, in Colombia, a country with great possibility of growth in the power area.

of two turnkey substations in Colombia. The company has received the first contract from power generator and distributor Electrificadora del Huila to supply a new turnkey gas-insulated substation in the city of Neiva and to extend two existing ones to close the 115kV ring of Neiva. The new 115kV power substation will be commissioned in November of this year.

Wind energy project approved in Mexico

Esteves Group heads to Düsseldorf on Stand 10C72 In 2012 Esteves Group celebrates 15 years of successful partnership with MRC-Enterprises. the same goal – customer satisfaction. With more than 100 years

The boards of directors of the North American Development Bank (NADB) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) have approved certification and financing for a 54MW wind farm in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The wind farm will be located on communal farmland known as Ejido El Porvenir, just southeast of Reynosa, and will be equipped with 30 wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 1.8MW. The power project also includes a substation to step up the electricity generated before

transferring it to the national grid, as well as a SCADA system for remote monitoring and control. Energy Business Review reports that NADB has authorized a peso loan equivalent to $51m for the project developer Compania Eolica de Tamaulipas, which will also operate the facility. The electricity generated by the wind farm will be purchased by Mexican retailer Soriana under a long-term agreement.

of experience, Esteves continues to develop services to the wire drawing industry, with a complete range of products from diamond and carbide dies for drawing wire (round and shaped), stranding, compacting, shaving and tube calibrating, to machinery, special tooling including extrusion tools and custom designed tools.

MRC-Enterprises, based in New Jersey, was founded in 1997 by Mike and Marisol Rodino. It is responsible for the distribution of a select range of Esteves products on the American East Coast. Esteves is very proud of the successful cooperation that combines the two companies to achieve

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wiredInUSA - March 2012

wiredInUSA - March 2012

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