Power grid

Power Construction

Hitachi Absorbs ABB Power Grids in New $10B Joint Venture

Hitachi on July 1 commandeered a majority share of ABB’s lucrative Power Grids business and officially launched a joint venture company—Hitachi ABB Power Grid…

Power Construction

Linxon Wins $80mn Order For Substation Project In Iraq

The delivery includes all needed equipment as well as design, civil construction works, installation and commissioning.

Power Construction

Prysmian to Supply Cable System for SuedLink Corridor in Germany

Prysmian Group has secured contracts worth more than €800m from German transmission grid operators TransnetBW and TenneT to supply underground cable systems fo…

Power Construction

Nigeria: Electricity Tariff Increase to Take Effect on 1 July

Electricity distribution companies in Nigeria have announced that a new electricity tariff increase will be rolled-out with effect from 1 July 2020.

Power Construction

China's Power Demand to Remain Flat in 2020

Power consumption fell 6.5% in Q1, but growth has recovered recently.

Electricity Transmission

Turkish Company Prepping Offer to Supply Libya Power

Turkish power-ship operator Karadeniz Holding is preparing a bid to supply up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity to conflict-hit Libya and will submit it soon.

Power Construction

Sudan Looks to Reduce Load Shedding with 1,100 MW of New Power Plants

Sudan is facing a wave of load shedding due to the lack of maintenance of its power plants, induced by the mobility restrictions currently in force.

Power Construction

UK Grid Balancing Costs Deferred

The UK energy regulator Ofgem has agreed to the deferral of extra grid balancing costs arising from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Energy Transition

Renewables Transition in Philippines Urged for Cheaper Electricity

Its reliance on imported thermal coal has caused price surges for consumers.

Electricity Transmission

Dalekovod, ELES Sign Contracts for Power Lines Worth EUR 59.5 Million

Croatia’s Dalekovod Group has signed contracts for three projects with Slovenia's transmission system operator ELES. The investment is estimated at EUR 59.5 mi…

Power Construction

Bulgaria's 300,000 Firms to Leave Regulated Power Market Amid Liberalization

As of October 1, about 300,000 companies in Bulgaria will have an obligation to choose an electricity supplier.

Smart Grid

NIT Warangal to Design MTech in Smart Electric Grid

The National Institute of Technology, Warangal signed a memorandum of understanding with ABB Power Grids India to drive smart electric grid education on Thursd…

Smart Grid

Smart Energy Grids Become More Compelling

Utilities are investing in a range of smart components– smart meters, fuses switches– in grids.

Market Analysis

How EV Charging Can Clean Up China's Electricity Grid

This is the first project in China to use electric vehicles as a flexible energy source for the power grid system.

Power Construction

LS Cable & System Sends First Offshore Wind Cables to Taiwan

South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has shipped off the first batch of submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.