Electricity

Electricity Transmission

Lom Pangar-Bertoua Transmission Line Construction to be Completed in 2021, Cameroon

The construction of the Lom Pangar-Bertoua transmission line in Cameroon, which is being carried out by the French engineering company known as Cegelec, is expe…

Offshore Wind Power

Cuomo Announces Construction of Wind Farm Transmission Line

New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the adoption of a joint proposal to build a 7.6-mile transmission line that would link the proposed South For…

Power Construction

Construction Starts on $180m Empire State Line Transmission Works in US

Construction has started on the Empire State Line, a $180m power transmission line upgrade project in the US.

Market Analysis

Global Nuclear Power Share to Rise 15% by 2030

Nuclear power currently meets 10% of global electricity generation

Market Analysis

EIA: Less Electricity Generated by Coal than Nuclear in US in 2020

US coal-fired electricity generated totalled 774 million MWh in 2020, which is less than both natural gas-fired and nuclear-powered generation.

Offshore Wind Power

Air Liquide First Customer for Offshore Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid

Vattenfall has signed its first power contract for wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. Air Liquide will purchase 100GWh of fossil-free electricity per year from the …

Power Construction

AfDB Offers $530m Funding for Power Transmission Project in Angola

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to provide $530m funding for the construction of a transmission line in Angola.

LNG

Video: Establishing Mozambique As A Global LNG Player

Africa Oil & Power spoke to Carlos Zacarias, CEO, INP about Mozambique’s enormous resource potential, the government’s electricity expansion initiatives, and …

Qatar

Qatar To Build A Luxury Floating Hotel That Generates Electricity

Qatar, one of the richest countries in the Middle East thanks to its massive LNG exports and oil reserves, plans to build a floating eco-hotel that would spin v…

Solar Inverter

Single Phase 10.5KW Inverter for Brazil Market from Deye

Solar energy is needed everywhere in the world. In Brazil, most of electricity is from hydropower.

India

Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric Commission India’s First VSC HVDC

The joint venture of Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric has completed connecting India’s first high-voltage direct current link featuring voltage-sourced con…

Electricity Transmission

Solargis to Measure Renewable Resource for Vietnam Grid Operator

Vietnamese grid operator, NLDC, contracts Solargis to provide forecasting data for over 7GW of solar and wind capacity

Electricity Trade

Pakistan: Govt Set to Raise Power Tariff by Rs3.9 per unit

In another development, the government is all set to increase power tariff by Rs3.4-3.9 per unit under the head of FCA for the consumers utilising 300 units a m…

Solar Power Plant

African Petrol Stations Embracing Solar

Roof-mounted solar, and even storage systems, provide cheaper power than mains electricity or diesel generation, prompting companies such as Total to install mo…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Yallourn Power Station to Retire in 2028

It currently supplies nearly 20% of Victoria’s electricity demand.