Electricity

Energy Transition

Poland Sees Energy Transformation Costing $120 billion by 2045

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but plans to reduce its share in power production amid rising carbon emission costs.

Smart Meter

Asia to Deploy more than 570 million Smart Electricity Meters

A new report released by research firm Berg Insight explores the deployment of smart electricity meters in China, India, Japan and South Korea between 2021 and …

Electricity Transmission

World's 1st 660 KV Transmission System Sends Around 300-billion kilovolt Electricity in Decade

The world's first 660 kilovolt high-voltage direct current transmission line has transmitted around 300-billion kilovolt electricity from northwest China to eas…

Electricity Reform

South Sudan Renews Push to Reduce Power Deficit

South Sudan is directing massive effort to develop the power sector to reduce a deficit of 170 megawatts by building several generation plants, implementing Sou…

Nuclear Power Plant

Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5 Runs at Full Power to Generate Electricity

The world’s first reactor of Hualong One-Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5, "firepowered", ran at full power and generated more than 27 million kWh on the sam…

Power Construction

SP Energy Networks Completes £30m Grid Upgrade

Work took two years to refurbish overhead transmission lines in southern Scotland.

Hydrogen Project

INEOS Launches Hydrogen Pilot Project in Belgium

For the first time in Belgium, hydrogen will be used in a commercial scale cogeneration plant designed to generate electricity and heat from natural gas.

Video: The Country with the Highest Electricity Production

The Country with the Highest Electricity Production

Rooftop PV System

Victoria’s Minimum Solar Feed-in Tariffs to Drop by 34%

The delicate balancing act between incentivising rooftop solar uptake, versus moderating its effects on the grid and electricity markets continues, with the Vic…

Electricity Transmission

New York Begins Construction on $854m Transmission Project

The New York State government has started construction of the $854m Marcy to New Scotland Transmission Upgrade Project in the US.

Smart Meter

1 Million Smart Meter Milestone in Australia and New Zealand

Surging solar and behind the meter services are driving smart meters across electricity markets.

Energy Storage Battery

Grid Connected Battery Storage being Installed in Uruguay

One of the first grid-connected battery storage systems is to be integrated in Uruguay’s electricity system.

Ukraine

Ukraine Needs New Nuclear Capacity, Says Deputy Energy Minister

Ukraine's electricity grid needs the construction of new nuclear power units, Yuriy Boyko, the country's deputy energy minister said last week.

Electrification

World Bank to Finance Electrification Investments in Angola

The World Bank has approved $250 million to improve the operational performance of the electricity sector utilities and increase electricity access in selected …

Electricity Reform

Mexican Electricity Reform Approved for Final Vote

Mexico's lower house approved an electricity reform bill that seeks to strengthen state power company CFE's market position, clearing the way for a final vote i…