Grid

Power Construction

NB Power Contracts PROENERGY for 400MW RIGS Project in Canada

NB Power, New Brunswick’s primary utility provider, has engaged PROENERGY to develop, construct, own, and operate the Renewable Integration and Grid Secur…

Power Construction

GE Vernova Wins Kühmoos Grid Upgrade Contract in Germany

GE Vernova has been awarded a contract by TransnetBW to upgrade the Kühmoos grid node, a key substation in southern Germany vital for cross-border electric…

Tidal Energy

Consortium Secures Major Grant for Tidal Microgrid Project in Faroe Islands

A consortium led by Minesto, an ocean energy company, has secured a 25 million SEK grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to develop a tidal-powered microgrid sys…

HVDC

SEK Provides €800M Loan for Eastern Green Link 2 Project

The Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) has finalized a €800 million loan agreement with National Grid Electricity Transmission to support the Eastern …

Electricity Trade

Hut 8 Secures Five-Year Power Contracts in Ontario, Canada

Hut 8, a power generation company, has secured five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of power g…

Virtual power plants

AGL Energy Buys South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant From Tesla

On July 4, 2025, AGL Energy, an Australian power retailer, announced its acquisition of the South Australia Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla. This move st…

Solar Power Plant

UAE Launches 60 MW Solar Plant to Power Gas Complex, Grid

Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) has officially commissioned the first utility-scale solar power facility in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The 60 MWp SA…

Energy Storage Project

UK Grid Set for £8.9bn Expansion

Ofgem announced a provisional approval for a major investment programme to expand the UK’s electricity grid—the largest such initiative since the 1960s. …

Power Construction

Construction Begins on Chinese Section of China-Laos 500-KV Power Interconnection Project

On June 30, 2025, construction began on the Chinese section of the China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project, marking another significant step in bilatera…

Microgrid

Minesto-Led Consortium Gets $2.6m for Tidal Microgrid in Faroe Islands

Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto, in collaboration with Capture Energy, Faroese utility SEV, and IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, has secured…

Solar Power Plant

Operations Begin at Plenitude Solar Plant in Spain

Plenitude has successfully connected the northern block of its Renopool solar plant to the grid in Solana de los Barros, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. The Renopo…

Transformer

Siemens to Begin Manufacturing Large Power Transformers in US by 2027

Siemens Energy plans to start manufacturing industrial-scale large power transformers (LPTs) in the United States by 2027, addressing growing demand and high im…

Electricity Transmission

SP Energy Networks Awards £1.4bn Contracts for Transmission Upgrades

SP Energy Networks has unveiled £1.4 billion in supply chain contracts to support vital onshore transmission projects across central and southern Scotland…

Smart Meter

Wasion Secures Three Smart Power Meter Contracts

Wasion Holdings, a leading energy savings solutions provider, has strengthened its global presence by securing significant smart meter contracts in Mexico and T…

Power Construction

Syria’s Electricity Recovery Project Receives $146M Grant

The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a $146 million grant from the International Development Association to bolster Syria’s el…