As South Africa advances its transition to cleaner energy, the reliability and performance of grid‑connection equipment have become central to the success of large‑scale renewable projects.
Working in a substation, you know that problems rarely announce themselves. One day everything looks fine – the switchgear’s sealed, the cables are solid, the load is steady – and then suddenly, you’re dealing with an unplanned outage.
As utilities modernise their networks to meet growing demand and increasing complexity, the digital substation has become a cornerstone of next-generation grid infrastructure.
South Africa-based Trafo Power Solutions is supplying 13 dry-type transformers for e-houses to strengthen the power infrastructure at a copper-gold project in Pakistan. Commissioned by one of the EPC contractors working on the project, the transformers are designed to meet the site’s harsh, arid conditions.
ABB South Africa will present its advanced electrification technologies designed to strengthen grid resilience across the continent at Enlit Africa 2026. The event is set to take place at the CTICC in Cape Town from 19 to 21 May.
Hitachi Energy has announced a significant expansion of its global manufacturing, R&D and engineering capacity to meet soaring demand for transformers, advanced grid technologies and digital solutions as the world prepares for exponential growth in AI data centres. The company’s multi-year investment programme of over USD 6 billion is among the largest in the power-grid sector and underscores its mission to inspire the next era of sustainable energy.
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