National grid

Electricity Transmission

Ofgem Boosts National Grid’s Green Energy Projects with £1.5m

Some 13 energy network projects designed to accelerate Britain’s progress towards net zero have secured £1.5 million in funding from Ofgem.

Smart Grid

Schneider Electric and Cisco Link up to Build Egypt’s Smart Grid

Schneider Electric signed the contract, with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, to build and transform four control centres for Egypt’s national…

Net Zero Emission

UK's National Grid to Get Grid Stability Services from Renewables for First Time

Britain's National Grid said on Monday it will be able to obtain grid stability services from renewable power generators for the first time, in the path to deca…

Wind Farm

UK in a First Awards Offshore Wind Power a Contract to Help Stabilise Grid

Britain’s National Grid ESO has for the first time awarded a contract to an offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the power network stable, it said…

Power Construction

UK Plans More Power Capacity To Avoid Outages Next Winter

The UK looks to prevent power outages next winter season by setting a higher target for the 2022/2023 power capacity auction than the one recommended by grid op…

Electricity Transmission

National Grid Completes Richborough Connection

National Grid has announced the completion of its Richborough Connection project, a new high-voltage electricity line between Richborough and Canterbury.

Solar Power Plant

Sunnica Submits Plans for 500MW PV-Plus-Storage in UK

Planned project would connect to the Burwell National Grid substation in Cambridgeshire

Gas power plant

Ireland: Boost for Grid as Huntstown Power Station Resumes Operations

Eirgrid has confirmed that the Huntstown power station in Dublin is back in operation this weekend feeding electricity into the national grid.

Power Construction

Hitachi ABB Wins Italy Grid Contract

The project will connect seven standby power plants to the national grid, enabling them to provide essential extra power when variable wind and solar generation…

Substation

Large Fire at Key UK Substation Cuts off Power from France

The IFA interconnector is currently out of service and following an initial review, National Grid said 1,000MW of capacity is unavailable until 27th March 2022

Energy Investment

National Grid Acquisition of PPL WPD Investments Approved by CMA

WPD delivers electricity to more than eight million customers and employs more than 6,500 people.

Wind Farm

Wesley-Ciskei Wind Farm in Eastern Cape Now Connected to the Grid

EDF Renewables says their 34.5MW Wesley-Ciskei Wind Farm near Hamburg in the Eastern Cape has reached commercial operations and is now supplying electricity to …

Combined cycle power plant

GE Helping Taiwan Boost Grid with 535-MW CCGT Cogeneration Plant

A new combined cycle gas turbine power plant adding 535 MW to the Taiwanese national grid has started commercial operations.

Wind Power Project

Over 100 Wind Power Plants Register to Supply Electricity to Vietnam

A total of 106 wind power plants nationwide with a combined capacity of more than 5,655 MW have registered to conduct commercial operations and join the nationa…

Wind Power Project

EGYPT: Lekela Connects Part of Its West Bakr Wind Farm to the Grid

Independent Power Producer Lekela Power is connecting the first part of its West Bakr wind farm to Egypt's national grid. The facility will eventually have a ca…