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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

HVDC

China Power Giant Wants to Get Ahead on Xi’s Emissions Goals

China’s utility giant is planning to upgrade its massive electricity grid over the next few years to allow it to move away from coal generation and reach peak …

Electricity Transmission

New York Transco Begins Construction on 345kV Transmission Project

New York Transco has started construction work on the New York Energy Solution transmission line upgrade works in the US.

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…

Power Construction

China’s State Grid Sets Peak Emissions Plan

China's state-controlled power network operator the State Grid has released a plan to achieve peak emissions and carbon neutrality, in line with the government'…