Grid

Power Construction

Linemen Rebuild Line to Ramp Up Reliability

A transmission rebuild job is underway in central New York to reduce outages in National Grid’s service territory.

Electricity Transmission

Siemens Energy Starts Viking Link UK Converter Job

Station at Bicker Fen will use HVDC Plus technology to switch between AC and DC currents.

Solar Power Plant

Germany's Largest Solar Park Feeds First Kilowatt Hour of Electricity into the Grid

EnBW is gradually placing the solar park near Berlin with an output of 187 megawatts into operation / 465,000 solar modules are being installed in total.

Power Construction

Electricity Grid Collapses in Nigeria, Africa's Largest Economy

Power outages in Nigeria, the most-populous nation in Africa, are common, but a system collapse is unusual.

Microgrid

Horizon Power to Build Australia’s First Green Hydrogen Microgrid

Western Australia state utility Horizon Power is to demonstrate the country’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid.

Hualong One

World's First Hualong One Unit Connects to Grid

Unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province was today connected to the grid for the first time, at 00:41 local time, China National Nucl…

Microgrid

Nokia Provides Wireless Network for Microgrid at Siemens Headquarters

Nokia and A1 have provided a private wireless network for a microgrid deployed by Siemens at its Austrian headquarters in Vienna.

Energy Security

ABB Helps Beirut to Rebuild Power Infrastructure

Following the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, which saw loss of life and many vital services impacted, rebuild efforts hav…

Energy Infrastructure

Australia’s Government Invests AU$125m Towards Grid Infrastructure for Snowy 2.0 Pumped Hydro

The Australian government-backed Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed AU$125 million to help build grid infrastructure for a 2GW pumped hydro project …

Microgrid

ACOB Set to Commission Hhybrid Solar Mini-Grid in Olooji, Nigeria

The ceremony is set to take place on November0 26 and is open to the general public.

Wind Power Project

Siemens Gamesa Adds 250MW of Wind Energy to South Africa’s Grid

Siemens Gamesa has officially started production of Mainstream Renewable Power’s 110MW Perdekraal East and 140MW Kangnas wind farms in South Africa, supporting…

Power Construction

Siemens Energy Awarded Major Kuwait Grid Contract

Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to provide maintenance of 116 high-voltage substations.

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5 Successfully Connected to the Grid for the First Time!

The World's First Reactor of Hualong One: Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 5 Successfully Connected to the Grid for the First Time!

Substation

Efacec Installs Three New Substations in Rwanda

Portuguese energy solutions provider Efacec has successfully installed three high voltage substations in Rwanda.

Power Construction

Britain's National Grid Expects Tight Power Margins Over Next Few Days

Britain's National Grid expects tighter power margins for the next few days owing to variable renewables generation, colder temperatures and higher demand, it s…