Nidec Motors & Actuators will increase production capacity at its Niepołomice plant in Krakow's special economic zone, declaring costs of at least PLN 165.21 million. The project adds production of brushless ABS motors and in-house components.

Panasonic Life Solutions Vietnam began construction of its second factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam, with over $45 million investment, to make ceiling and ventilation fans and start operations in January 2021.

Nigerian firm PE Energy broke ground on a $30 million plant in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for domesticated valve assembly and metering integration, expected to be completed within months.

Siemens was awarded a turnkey contract by TRANSCO to supply, install and hand over a 400/220/33-kV high-voltage grid substation at Mirfa, Abu Dhabi, connecting the new Mirfa Power Plant to the grid.

Webasto opened a new production facility in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, costing about EUR50 million. The plant makes sunroofs, panorama roofs, high-voltage heaters and charging solutions, with capacity for around 2 million roof systems per year.

MHI Vestas signed a conditional agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Europe, with Shihlin Electric producing 66kV high voltage switchgear at its Hsinchu factory for delivery from 2022. The contract meets Taiwan's local production requirements.

Scanfil has signed a global frame agreement with the Danfoss Group, becoming a worldwide supplier to Danfoss under a long-term co-operation. The article gives no value or plant location.

ABB was selected by data centre start-up DODID to deliver electrification and automation solutions for its flagship Singapore data centre. The six-month project covered transformers, switchgear and the ABB Ability Data Centre Automation suite.

Danfoss has closed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of UQM Technologies, a Longmont, Colorado developer of motors and inverters up to 250 kW. The deal adds North American electrification capacity to Danfoss's on-highway offering.

Danfoss Power Solutions completed its merger with UQM Technologies, a Longmont, Colorado developer of electric motors, generators and power electronic controllers. Shareholders were paid $1.71 per share, and the deal adds North American manufacturing capacity to Danfoss.

Coromatic signed a contract with the SUS2023 hospital project in Stavanger, Norway, to deliver three 2MW generator sets and a 22kV high-voltage switchboard for emergency power, valued at about NOK 22 million.

HellermannTyton Manufacturas announced a US$30 million expansion of its plant in Nuevo León, Mexico, to raise installed capacity and create 300 new jobs. The company plans a further US$10 million investment later, bringing total staff to 500 by 2022.

Nexans is expanding its Charleston plant to make underwater cables, adding 125,000 sq ft and an $80 million expansion, and has filed a permit for a shipping terminal on the Cooper River.

MacLean Power Systems announced a $5.3 million initial investment to upgrade equipment and the 67,000 sq. ft. foundry in Alabaster, Alabama, adding aluminum mold making and handling. Development begins mid-2019 with production expected in Q1 2020.

Vineyard Wind has awarded Prysmian Group a contract valued at over $220 million to install the submarine power cable system for its offshore wind project delivering power to the New England grid, with provisions for hiring up to 100 local workers. Delivery is scheduled for 2021.

Alstom won a contract worth EUR 15 million from Maha Metro to supply traction electrification and sectioning posts for the 28 km Pune Metro Line 1 and 2 corridor. Commissioning of the full stretch is due by 2023.

US pump service and repair company PumpMan completed its tenth acquisition with the purchase of ABC Electric Corp, an Astoria, New York provider of electric motor repair, variable frequency drive and electro-mechanical control services.

Alstom was awarded two contracts worth over €90 million combined to equip Mumbai Metro lines 2A, 2B and 7 and Pune Metro lines 1 and 2 with its Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling. The Mumbai contract was awarded by DMRC and the Pune contract by MMRCL.

Jabil opened its expanded facility in Uzhgorod, Ukraine, a 20,722 m2 extension that effectively doubles the site's production capacity, bringing the site to 46,564 m2. The opening ceremony was attended by Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko.

Harbour Group acquired LOFA Industries, which makes engine controls, control panels, sensors and wiring harnesses for mobile industrial equipment, in Roswell, Georgia. Terms were not disclosed.

SIT, through subsidiary MeterSit, was awarded a smart gas meter contract by Italgas worth over EUR 14 million with a further EUR 5 million option, totaling EUR 19 million. The order is part of Italgas's 2019 meter roll-out.

GE T&D India has won an order from Power Grid Corporation of India to build a high-voltage substation in Bhuj, Gujarat.

Sensata Technologies held a groundbreaking for a new 4,000 sq.m production building and warehouse in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, with a $27 million investment and 300 new jobs planned.

Danfoss Industries plans to invest Rs 70-100 crore in a new plant at Oragadam near Chennai to produce 120,000 low-voltage frequency drives, expected to start around September 2019.

Honeywell opened its third plant in Russia, a greenfield facility in the Lipetsk special economic zone, on January 31, 2019. The investment exceeded 900 million rubles and the plant will eventually employ about 200 people.

Danfoss Industries will invest between ₹70 and 100 crore to set up a new plant at Oragadam near Chennai producing 120,000 low-voltage frequency drives, expected to start around September. The amount shown is the lower bound of the stated range.

Danfoss has entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of UQM Technologies, a maker of motors and inverters up to 250 kW headquartered in Longmont, Colorado. UQM will become part of the Danfoss Power Solutions segment. No deal value was given.

DMC Power, a maker of connection systems for transmission, distribution and substation projects, will locate in the former Nissan North America facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, with an $8 million investment creating 125 jobs over five years.

GE Power Conversion signed an agreement making Sulzer an authorized provider of parts, new equipment and services. The deal covers service center repairs and field services including installation and maintenance.

DMC Power, a maker of connection systems for transmission and substation projects, is converting a 168,000 sq ft former Nissan distribution facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi into a connector manufacturing center, investing $8 million and creating 125 jobs over five years.

ABB received a US$79 million order from CPECC for an integrated automation, electrification and telecommunication upgrade of the Bab Onshore Field in Abu Dhabi. The report is dated 13 November 2018.

ABB was awarded a $79 million contract by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation to provide integrated automation, electrification and telecommunications for the upgrade of Abu Dhabi's Bab Onshore Field.

Maxon Motor has invested 30 million Swiss francs in an additional building in Sachseln, Switzerland, to expand its medical technology business, with more jobs planned.

Sunda Electric agreed to supply FAB building switchboards and 590 other items for Samsung C&T's X2 Project, under a contract worth KRW 15.27 billion running until March 31 of next year.

Novus began full operations at its new plant in the Parque Canoas de Inovação, moving 100% of its Porto Alegre operation there. The first-stage investment is R$20 million, and the factory is about three times larger than the previous one.

NOVUS began operations at a new 5,000+ square meter headquarters and factory in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, on October 1, 2018. The R$20 million investment added machinery and is expected to raise factory capacity by 30%.

Northumberland-based Avid Technology won six new contracts worth a total of £50 million a year with international automotive firms, including a supercar maker, a tier one supplier and OEMs, for electric and hybrid powertrain systems.

ABB inaugurated an extension of its Sorocaba factory in São Paulo state, with an investment of R$20 million, to produce electrical distribution, smart grid and digital industrial energy solutions for Brazil and South America.

Novosibirsk electric motor maker Sibelektroprivod plans a new 4,000 square metre workshop costing about 100 million rubles, with phased launch in 2019 and full transfer by 2020. Output is expected to rise from about 120 to 150-200 units per month.

TBEA won China Southern Power Grid orders worth about 1.75 billion yuan for DC main equipment for the Kunliulong UHV multi-terminal HVDC project, including 1.065 billion yuan to its Shenyang transformer unit and 689 million yuan to its Xinjiang unit.

Wolseley Canada acquired Calgary-based James Electric Motor Services, a market leader in pump and motor sales and repair in Western Canada, with all 64 employees joining Wolseley. The deal was announced in September 2018.

Landis+Gyr committed to supply about 20% of the planned rollout of the next 13 million Linky smart meters in France by 2023 under new contracts with Enedis. The contracts also cover supply for SEI, the EDF subsidiary for Corsica and the French overseas departments.

VCES was awarded a Design&Build contract to construct a new production plant for German sensor maker Pepperl+Fuchs in Trutnov's Krkonošská industrial zone. The facility is scheduled to start construction in April 2019 and be production-ready around May 2020.

Measurement technology maker Siko GmbH is investing 12 million euros in a second plant in Bad Krozingen, with 60 jobs planned and completion expected in early 2020.

Argentina's government granted Tubos Trans Electric industrial promotion benefits for an investment of ARS 8,419,109 in machinery at its Córdoba plant, which makes motors, generators and transformers.

Alstom, as consortium leader with CTCI, won a contract from Taipei's SEMPO to supply the integrated metro system for phase one of Taipei Metro Line 7, worth a total of EUR 378 million, of which Alstom's share is about EUR 220 million. Alstom will supply 19 Metropolis trains, Urbalis CBTC signalling, SCADA and platform screen doors.

Rosh Engineering bought a 1,100 square metre factory on the banks of the River Tyne at Blaydon for a half-million-pound investment. The site will extend its repair, refurbishment, testing and installation services.

Rosh Engineering won a five-year framework contract with Northern Powergrid to repair and refurbish power transformers. It is the company's third such framework contract in 18 months. The announcement was dated 3 July 2018.

Nidec completed a tender offer for 48.0% of the outstanding shares of Taiwan-based Chaun-Choung Technology Corp. The tender offer began on 3 October 2018 and was announced on 30 November 2018.

Nidec Corporation acquired 100% of CIMA S.p.A., a Vicenza-based maker of commercial motors for ventilation and fans, on July 2, 2018. The deal strengthens Nidec's European commercial motor business.