Power grid

Electricity Transmission

EIB Offers €100m Loan to Support Finland’s Elenia Electricity Network

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a loan of €100m to Finnish electricity distribution system operator (DSO) Elenia.

Blockchain

Users in New Blockchain Project can Select their Sustainable Energy Source of Choice

​Power Ledger and ekWateur are working together to boost the transition toward renewable power.

Gas Turbine

MHPS Grid-Connects T-Point 2 Advanced Gas Turbine Validation Facility

This verification facility will eventually become the main base for a much-anticipated autonomous combined cycle power generation project.

Power Construction

AfDB Provides €62M for Rural Electrification in Over 1,300 Localities in Côte d'Ivoire

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently granted a loan of about 41 billion CFA francs (€62.35 million) to Côte d'Ivoire.

Power Construction

Brazil's Eletrobras Plans to Invest US$6.2bn by 2024

According to its Business and Management Master Plan 2020-2024, Brazilian state-owned power utility Eletrobras plans to invest BRL32.4bn (US$6.2bn) over the per…

Electricity Transmission

SIEMENS-TERNA Consortium Secures 370 Mln Euro Contract in Greek Power Link

A consortium of Siemens and Terna has been awarded a 370 million euro ($410 million) contract as part of a 1 billion euro Greek power project to link Athens to …

Power Construction

AfDB Will Lend US$242m for the Cameroon-Chad Power Interconnection

The presidency of Cameroon has authorised the government to sign two loan agreements with the African Development Bank (AfDB) totalling XAF148bn (US$243m) to fi…

Power Construction

Norway Postpones Decision on $2.2 bln Power Cable to Scotland

Norway is postponing a decision on whether to allow companies to construct a new subsea power cable between it and Scotland.

Market Analysis

State Grid Corp. of China Is Finally Getting Out of Real Estate

State Grid Corp. of China, the country’s largest electricity distributor, is planning to exit the real estate business, nearly a decade after its primary overs…

Power Construction

Australian State to Push 17.7 GW Green Energy into Grid

The renewable energy zones in three regions aim to drive $14.11b of investments.

Siemens Announces Major Leadership Reshuffle in Parent AG And Energy Spinoff

Power generation giant Siemens has recently announced some dramatic changes to the top of its corporate structure due to take place within the next year.

Power Construction

US $200m Nigeria Electrification Project launched

The US $200m Nigeria Electrification Project has officially been launched by Rural Electricity Agency (REA). Managing Director of REA, Mr. Ahmad Salihijo spoke …

PowerGrid Technology

ABB Digital Technology Fortifies Grid Health Check Evaluation in China

China Southern Power Grid (CSG), China’s second largest electricity grid company and which serves more than 250 million people, has selected ABB Ability Ellips…

Power Construction

South Sudan Is Building Its Electric Grid Virtually From Scratch

As South Sudan emerges from the wreckage of civil war, its leaders are beginning to build the nation’s electric sector from the ground up. With only a handful …

Off-Grid

Off-Grid Energy Key to Power Growth in Emerging Markets

Approximately $2.1 billion in cumulative disclosed corporate-level investment was deployed into off-grid energy access markets between 2010 and 2019.