Power grid

Market Analysis

South Africa Sees Worst Power Cuts on Record in 2020, Research Shows

The power cuts by ailing state utility Eskom are one of the biggest challenges facing President Cyril Ramaphosa as he tries to revive investor confidence in Afr…

China

China Sees Record-Breaking Electricity Consumption In August

China’s electricity consumption hit a record this month after rising steadily since the start of summer, noting that the trend suggested a robust recovery in e…

Smart Grid

Hungary’s First City-Owned Smart Grid Project to Feature 1.2MW / 2.4MWh of Battery Storage

Hungary’s first "city-owned smart grid project" will be powered by a 1.3MWp PV facility and supported by a 1.2MW lithium-ion battery energy storage system with…

Power Construction

Belgian Startup Ampacimon Raises €4 Million for its Power Grid Monitoring tech

Belgian startup Ampacimon, whose sensor technology is making power grids more flexible and efficient, has closed a €4 million investment round, with Korys acti…

Power Construction

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Unveils New Substation Monitoring Technology

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has launched a new reliability-based service solution, RelCare.

Power Construction

Enel Romania Investing EUR 100 Million in Electricity Network Modernization in 2020

Enel Romania’s power distribution companies will invest about EUR 100 million during 2020 in electricity network modernization in the capital Bucharest and the…

Power Construction

South Africa Seeks to Boost Grid System with Dispatchable Power

South Africa has been experiencing power supply issues and is now looking into available options including dispatchable power to boost the grid.

Power Construction

Another 500MVA Transformer Unit to Aid in Supporting Eskom Grid

In South Africa, a local Pretoria-based transformer manufacturer’s high voltage unit effectively passed all factory acceptance tests at the end of July.

Power Construction

California’s Renewable Energy Conundrum

Amid a heatwave in the West, the largest U.S. solar state, California, is grappling with power issues and with keeping its electricity grid stable as demand exc…

Power Construction

GE Secures $1.2bn of Power Contracts from Iraq Power Ministry

The Government of Iraq has awarded two power generation and transmission contracts, valued at more than $1.2bn, to General Electric.

New-Build Energy Storage System with Solar, Lithium & Victron

With solar on the roof and lithium batteries, they want ket house circuits to remain on even if the power grid goes off.

Power Construction

German Power Grids Spend 750 mln Euros as Frankfurt Adds Data Centres

More power is also required to digitalise the German energy industry's transition to reliance on volatile green power, and to support the mass arrival of electr…

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE's Nuclear Power Plant Connects to the National Grid in a Major Regional Milestone

Unit 1 of the UAE's Barakah plant — the Arab world's first nuclear energy plant — has connected to the national power grid.

Electricity Transmission

Rapid Renewable Growth Boosts India's Transmission Infrastructure

The country’s green energy sector could add 90GW capacity by end-2025.

Jordan

Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sign MoU to Connect Power Grids

Jordan and Saudi Arabia have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding by laying out the framework for connecting their electric power grids.