Power grid

Power Construction

Sumitomo Electric, Siemens Energy Hand Over 500 MW Ireland-Great Britain Interconnector

The consortium of Sumitomo Electric Industries and Siemens Energy has successfully completed trial operations and handed over the Greenlink interconnector to Gr…

Power Construction

AEP Texas Transmission Line to Support Permian Basin’s Electricity Demand

AEP Texas is set to build a 765-kV transmission line called the Howard-Solstice project to address the growing electricity demand in the Permian Basin, an essen…

Electricity Transmission

Loss of Power, Franco-Spanish Interconnection Failure Led to Grid Collapse

On Monday, a widespread blackout affected large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily due to a significant and sudden reduction in electricity supply, accor…

HVDC

SAP Build Apps Revolutionizes 50Hertz High-Voltage Grid Maintenance in Germany

50Hertz, a transmission system operator under Elia Group, manages the high-voltage grid across northern and eastern Germany, covering nearly one-third of the co…

HVDC

Planning Inspectorate Accepts National Grid’s 2GW Sea Link Application

The UK’s National Grid has achieved a key milestone with its 2GW Sea Link offshore cable project, as the Planning Inspectorate accepted its development co…

Smart Grid

G&W Electric Invests in Safegrid to Enhance Grid Reliability and Resiliency

G&W Electric, a leader in power distribution solutions, has announced a strategic investment in Safegrid, a Finnish company specializing in smart grid monitorin…

Power Construction

Germany’s Regulator Targets $1.71bn in Grid Cost Reductions

Germany’s energy grid regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, has introduced a plan to reduce electricity costs for consumers by approximately €1.5 billion bet…

Power Construction

China’s Power System Achieves Record Clean Energy Output in Q1 2025

China achieved a record-breaking 951 terawatt hours (TWh) of clean electricity generation in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 19% increase from the same per…

Power Construction

SPEN, Hitachi Sign Scottish Grid MoU

Hitachi Energy and SP Energy Networks (SPEN) have formalized their collaboration through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in April 2025, aimed at adva…

Power Construction

Spain Hits First Weekday of 100% Renewable Power on National Grid

Spain’s grid operator, Red Eléctrica, announced that renewable energy sources met the entire electricity demand of the country’s peninsular s…

Power Construction

New England Grid Demand Hits Record Low as Rooftop Solar Kicks In

On April 20, 2025, power demand in the far northeast United States reached a historic low of 5,318 megawatts, according to ISO New England, the regional grid op…

Wind Power Project

ACWA Power’s 1 GW Wind Portfolio in Uzbekistan Reaches Full Commercial Operations

ACWA Power, a leading energy company, has launched full commercial operations for its 1-gigawatt wind power portfolio in Uzbekistan. The initiative includes the…

Wind Power Project

POWERCHINA Connects Vietnamese Wind Projects to Power Grid

POWERCHINA has announced that the Huong Linh 3 and Huong Linh 4 wind power projects in Vietnam have been fully connected to the grid.In a statement, the company…

Virtual power plants

Virtual Power Plant for Renewables Trading Under Development in Greece

Optimus Energy, an Athens-based energy supplier, has partnered with Germany’s emsys VPP to implement a virtual power plant (VPP) for trading renewable ene…

Electricity Transmission

TAQA Acquires Transmission Investment, Expands Presence in UK Offshore Electricity Transmission Sector

The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has acquired Transmission Investment, a UK-based company specializing in electricity transmission development and s…