Grid

Power Construction

National Grid Seeks Consent for Sea Link

A new electricity connection between Kent and Suffolk, known as Sea Link, has applied for development consent. The project, part of the "Great Grid Upgrade" ini…

Power Construction

JERA and EDF Trading Merge Japanese Power Trades Into JERA Global Markets

JERA and EDF Trading are expanding their joint venture, JERA Global Markets, to include Japanese power trading.The integrated Japanese power trading activities …

Solar project

Avangrid’s 238MWac Solar Facility in Texas Begins Operations

Iberdrola Group subsidiary Avangrid has commenced commercial operations of its True North solar project in the US state of Texas.The facility is equipped with m…

Electricity Transmission

Hundreds of Thousands of Eastern Canadians Face Power Outages Due to Ice Storm

Over 300,000 Canadians faced power outages in parts of Ontario on Sunday as an ice storm pummeled the region over the weekend, according to electricity provider…

Power Construction

NESO to Begin Environmental Reviews of Offshore Grid Links

NESO will undertake additional delivery works to support an implementation plan for latest network designs for Great Britain’s transmission grid including…

Smart Meter

Siemens and CPFL Energia Partner to Deploy Smart Meters in Brazil

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has collaborated with CPFL Energia, one of Brazil’s largest energy distributors, to modernise the country’s electricity…

Power Construction

Brazil’s Eletrobras, Government Sign Agreement to End Lawsuit Over Voting Power

Brazilian power company Eletrobras has signed an agreement with the nation's government to end a legal dispute over government voting power in the company, …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Uprated Chinese Reactor Returns to Grid

Unit 2 of Phase II of the Qinshan nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has been reconnected to the grid following a refuelling and maintenance o…

Power Construction

Laos Signs $1.45bn Deal for 1.8GW Project With China Western Power

Laos has entered a $1.45bn clean energy agreement with China Western Power Industrial, advancing the country’s clean power generation and transmission eff…

Electricity Trade

RPower Inks First Long-Term PPA in Romania

RPower has signed its first long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Romania for the supply of 357GWh of green energy.The Polish company said the 2026-2036 c…

Electricity Transmission

Zambia’s CEC to Invest $500 Million in Power Projects to Increase Transmission

Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corp. (CECZ.LZ),will invest $500 million over the next two years to increase its solar power output and double the capacity of a …

Green Hydrogen

The Hydrogen Stream: Hyiron Starts Green Hydrogen Production in Namibia

HyIron said it has produced the first green hydrogen molecules at its facility in Namibia, where construction began in April 2024. It said the 12 MW electrolyze…

Power Construction

Southwest US Grid Operator Expanding Into the West

Energy regulators on Thursday approved the Southwest Power Pool to expand its territory and become the first regional U.S. grid to operate in both the western a…

Virtual power plants

How Virtual Power Plants Enhance Grid Operations and Resilience

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of decentralized, small- to medium-scale power generating units, flexible power consumers, and storage systems that are…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Bangladesh Power Agency Tenders 120 MW of Solar

State-owned Desco has launched a tender for the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of about 120 MW of on-grid solar capacity.The tender…