Electricity

Wind Farm

MET Group Acquires 60 MW Suvorovo Wind Farm in Bulgaria

Swiss-based gas and power trader and electricity producer MET Group has bought a 60 MW wind farm in Bulgaria within a plan to boost its operational renewable po…

Solar Power Plant

Thailand: Floating Solar Farm Launch Set for October

The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is preparing to start commercial operation of what it claims is the world's largest hybrid power gene…

Nuclear Power Plant

Equipment Manufacture Starts for Egypt Nuclear Project

Egypt’s Electricity & Renewable Energy Minister Mohammed Shaker has travelled to Russia to attend a ceremony to mark the beginning of the manufacture of equipm…

Net Zero Emission

Can President Biden Get The Clean Energy Standard Across The Goal Line?

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than either coal or nuclear power in 2020.

Electricity Trade

China to Allow Electricity Prices to Rise by 20 per cent During Peak Hours

China will allow electricity prices to further rise by at least 20% during peak demand hours from current peak electricity prices, the state planner said on Thu…

Power Construction

Clean Energy, Aging Grid to Get Big Boosts Under Infrastructure Deal

Measure includes funding for electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S., thousands of miles of new high-voltage transmission lines.

Smart Grid

Iberdrola and EIB Sign Loan Agreement for Spanish Electricity Infrastructure

The loan is intended to help improve the reliability, efficiency and security of Spain's renewable energy supply.

Substation

DEWA Inaugurates Three New Substations

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has commissioned three new substations with a conversion capacity of 450 megavolt-amperes.

Electricity Transmission

RBC Bearings to Acquire ABB’s Power Transmission Division for $2.9bn

The transaction is intended to create a manufacturer of performance-critical bearings and motion control components.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Commits to Further Floating NPPs

The companies said that they would conclude a long-term take-or-pay contract for the electricity by April 2022.

Energy Investment

Iberdrola, EIB Sign €550m Spanish Smart Grid Loan

The European Investment Bank and Iberdrola have signed a €550m green loan agreement to support the development, modernisation and digitalisation of the company…

Nuclear Reactor

Tokyo Powers up for the Olympics

The Japan 2020 Olympic Games kicked off and although the occasion is a joyous one, it’s marked by seasonally hotter temperatures coupled with an unforeseen inc…

Power Construction

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Commissions Transmission Link in India

The UHVDC transmission link will help India to reach 450GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Electricity Transmission

China XD Group Develops the World's First 500 kV Economical High Voltage AC Current Limiter

Recently, the world's first 500kV/90kA economical high-voltage AC current limiter developed by China Xidian Group successfully completed the manual short-circui…

Power Construction

Saudi Arabia Seeks To Boost Electric Grid With New Funding

A Japanese bank syndicate $500mn will be used to make the Saudi electricity sector more sustainable and aligned to the national economic goals