Power grid

Electrification

Nigeria Electrification Project All in on Decentralisation

Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund will finance Chapel Hill Denham N1.8billion to construct 22 minigrids under the Nigeria Electrification Project.

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…

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant's First Unit's Power Grid Disconnection Explained

The official said: “A huge number of equipment and system tests are performed in the course of commissioning a nuclear power plant unit.

Market Analysis

Solar & Wind In South Africa Contributed More Than Nuclear For 1st Time Ever In 2020

The rest was met by other sources, including diesel, hydro, and pumped storage plants.

Blockchain

Blockchain in Power Sector Gets a Boost with Hitachi Backing

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is to collaborate with Energy Web in advancing the implementation of blockchain in its solutions.

Power Construction

Hawaiian Electric to Expand Grid Services Contract with OATI

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved Open Access Technology International’s second Grid Services Purchase Agreement with Hawaiian Electric.

French Company Orange Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Total

French telecommunications operator Orange has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with Total.

Power Construction

Wartsila, LUT University Carry out Study to Explore Carbon-Neutral Power System in India by 2050

The joint study is focused on investments in flexible generation technologies for India’s energy transition

Power Construction

TCN to Add 4,000MW to Nigerian National Grid

According to a variety of news reports, the Transmission Company of Nigeria have said that projects currently being executed by the company would boost the nati…

Power Cable

Israel, Cyprus and Greece Agree to Link Power Grids via Subsea Cable

Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world's longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterra…

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Licenses Second Unit of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant

Barakah's Unit 1 was connected to the national power grid in August and in December reached 100% of reactor power capacity during testing

Power Construction

ERCOT Overcharged Power Companies $16 billion for Electricity During Winter Freeze, Firm Says

An independent market monitor for the Public Utility Commission of Texas wrote in a letter that the power grid operator kept market prices too high for nearly t…

Gas turbine engine

Decentralised INNIO Gas Engines Help Stabilise Europe’s Power Grid

In a recent announcement, INNIO Jenbacher revealed their part in preventing a blackout on the European grid on 8 January 2021.

Power Construction

Germany Expands Power Transmission Network to Facilitate Energy Transition

The German government on Thursday amended the law that provides for the expansion of the country's power transmission network to facilitate the energy transitio…

Substation

Dutch Crew Starts HKN/HKW Onshore Substation Job

BAM Infra Nederland says that work on the transformer at Beverwijk will be completed in November 2023