Power grid

Power Construction

Covid-19 Impact: India's Power Demand Falls Over 20% in May

India's power demand has dropped by over 20 per cent in the first five days of May as compared to the corresponding period last year.

Market Analysis

Uzbekistan Publishes Radical New Ten-Year Strategy for Power Sector

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has published a 'Concept Note', outlining its strategy for the provision of electricity in the Republic of Uzbekistan betwe…

Smart Grid

UK’s Smart DCC Installs Cellular Network to Support Smart Meter Innovation

​UK smart grid management firm Smart DCC’s new Manchester office, Brabazon House, is now host to its own in-building advanced cellular network to enable testi…

Power Construction

India Bags ADB $346m Loan to Electrify Rural Maharashtra

In India, the government of Maharashtra has secured a $346 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to electrify rural agriculture customers.

ABB Expects Sharp Drop in Demand from Coronavirus Lockdowns

Over the next three months, the coronavirus outbreak will trigger a "significant drop" in demand.

State Grid

State Grid Corp of China to Spend $383m for Setting up 78,000 Charging Piles

State Grid Corp of China said on Tuesday that it would invest 2.7 billion yuan to set up 78,000 charging piles across the country, as China seeks to further pro…

Power Construction

The U.S. Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Grid Management Systems and Risk Assessment Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy today (4/23) announced $25 million in funding for 10 projects as part of the Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimizat…

Market Analysis

Making electric Energy Systems Future-Ready Through Multiple Forms of Power Generation

Since the earliest days of streetcars and public utilities, electric power systems have had a fairly standard structure: for a given area, a few large generatio…

Power Construction

Peak Power Demand Dips to 70% in Chandigarh

During the curfew, the city's electricity demand fell to an all-time low.

State Grid

China's Grid Giants up Investments in Charging Piles for NEVs

China's two grid giants have made ambitious investment plans to build charging piles for new energy vehicles (NEVs) as the country speeds up infrastructure cons…

Smart Grid

ASEAN Smart Grid Market Expected to Reach $2.94 Billion by 2024

The ASEAN smart grid market is projected to grow from $1,248.8 million in 2019 to $2,949.6 million by 2024, at a CAGR 18.76% from 2019 to 2024.

Distributed Grid

Australia’s ESB Begins Push to Re-Shape Markets for a Renewables-Dominated Grid

Australia’s principal energy institutions have outlined some of their preferred features of a new energy market that they say is needed to accommodate the mass…

Market Analysis

Power Shortages will Remain a Big Challenge in a Post-COVID-19 South Africa

The decline in economic activity precipitated by the spread of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdown in South Africa is also affecting the country's electricity supply …

Electricity Trade

ABB Power Grids Wins Rs 165 Crore Order from Indian Oil Corporation

Indian oil company has awarded the project worth rs 165 crore to ABB.

Offshore Wind Power

Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection

The Dutch wind farm will deliver fossil-free power to 3 million Dutch homes.