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Submarine Cable

UGANDA: CCC Electrifies the Island of Bugala Via an Underwater Cable in Lake Victoria

A 7 km long underwater power line will soon be able to transport electricity from the Masaka district in the Buganda region to Bugala Island in Uganda.

Wind Power Project

30 MW to be Added to Iran’s Wind Power Generation Capacity by Mar. 2021

Mohammad Satakin, who heads Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization, has said that 30 MW will be added to the country’s wind power generati…

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Sent from Xinjiang Exceeds 50 TWh

This year, the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region signed power transmission agreements with 14 provinces and the agreed power has reached 22.9 TWh, …

Market Analysis

GWEC: Wind Power Market Set for Record Growth Despite COVID-19

According to the latest market outlook published by GWEC Market Intelligence, 71.3GW of wind power capacity is expected to be installed in 2020 despite the impa…

Energy Technology

Developments in Offshore Wind Technology

By some estimates, offshore wind energy has the potential to deliver 18 times the current global electricity demand.

Smart Energy

Cities and Community Investment in Smart Energy to Hit $64 billion by 2030

Research firm Guidehouse Insights predicts the global market for smart energy technologies to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 10% between 2020 and 20…

Power Construction

Paraguay’s ANDE Invests in Distribution Transformers Upgrade

Paraguay’s national electricity utility, ANDE, has acquired 7,200 new distribution transformers to increase the power availability of Paraguay’s electricity s…

Carbon Neutral

South Korea Vows to Go Carbon Neutral by 2050 to Fight Climate Emergency

South Korea relies on coal for about 40% of its electricity generation, with renewables making up less than 6%.

Electricity Transmission

MALI: Kalpa Taru will Electrify 100 Villages Via a 225 kV High-Voltage Line

In Mali, the government wants to strengthen electricity transmission capacity.

United States

Dominion Energy Proposes 500MW of New Solar Projects for Virginia

Dominion Energy has submitted proposals for nine new solar projects in Virginia with a combined capacity of nearly 500MW as the utility continues to build out i…

Energy Storage Battery

UK’s Largest Battery Ready To Balance The Grid

Edinburgh based Flexitricity is optimising the Gresham House c.50MW / 75MWh battery, located in Thurcroft, South Yorkshire.

Solar Power Panel

Trina Solar Ramps up Residential and C&I Solar Ambitions with 405W Vertex S

And Trina has lofty aims for the Vertex S. Zhang said Trina Solar expects production capacity of the Vertex S series to reach 5GW next year, rising to 10GW.

Market Analysis

US DoE Supports R&D of Net-Zero with Coal FIRST Initiative

The US Department of Energy is supporting the development of 21st-century electricity and hydrogen energy plants that have net-zero carbon emissions.

Energy Storage System

Electricity Storage can Play Crucial Role in Carbon Reduction in Mexico, Study Finds

Large scale electricity storage can accelerate Mexico’s green transition, a study from the Danish Energy Agency and Mexico’s INECC finds.

Energy Storage Battery

Private Funding Puts Switzerland’s Largest Grid-Stabilising ‘Megabattery’ into Action

Switzerland’s largest battery storage system has gone into action stabilising the electricity network for transmission grid operator Swissgrid, asset operator …