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Electricity Transmission

Xinjiang's Electricity Transmission Tops 400 bln kWh

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has transmitted over 400 billion kilowatt-hours of locally generated electricity to other parts of the countr…

Electricity Transmission

$570 million Power Transmission Line to Link Four West African Countries

The governments of Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso and the Niger Republic have put together the final touches to the execution of a planned $570 million transmissio…

Oil Refinery

China On Track To Be World’s Largest Oil Refiner in 2021

In the global refining industry, COVID-19 has exposed a seismic shift. While China’s oil refineries forge ahead with capacity expansion, many western-based ref…

Oil Exploration

Exxon Quits Deepwater Oil Project In Ghana

Exxon is leaving a deepwater prospect in Ghana after seismic work failed to produce good enough results.

Power Construction

Australia Approves Expenditure for Largest Interconnector Project

The expenditure for the project was finalised following an assessment of the proposed costs.

Energy Storage Project

Zenobe Announces Scotland’s First Transmission-Connected Battery Storage Project

Zenobe is developing Scotland’s first transmission-connected battery storage project, it has announced.

Power Construction

69-kV Transmission Rebuild Nearing Completion in Texas

American Electric Power is having one of its Texas transmission lines upgraded for a potential capacity expansion.

United States

Tesla to Build Data Centre in China After Backlash, Spying Fears

Chinese authorities in March restricted the use of Tesla cars by the military and employees of state-owned companies over concerns that images from cameras on t…

Substation

Luxcara Hires Substation Crew for 753MW Onusberget

Finnish firm will VEO will design and deliver two large units for the Swedish onshore wind farm

Electricity Transmission

ECSL Upgrades 69-kV Transmission Lines in Texas

The rebuilt line will help to improve reliability in the region.

Power Construction

Neoen Starts Construction of Kaban Green Power Hub in Australia

The project is expected to start operating in 2023.

Solar Power Plant

China to Add at Least 90 GW Wind and Solar Capacity to the Grid in 2021

China has ordered power transmission firms to connect a minimum of 90 GW of wind and solar capacity to the grid this year, the National Energy Administration sa…

Power Construction

German Energy Regulator Sees Good Progress on Power Grid Expansion

Europe's biggest economy aims to cut carbon emissions by 2030 by 65% from 2019 levels under new targets set last week. It is demanding the energy sector bear mo…

Smart Grid

National Grid Electricity Transmission Applies Smart Wires Technology

NGET is using innovative and transformational technology to unlock 1.5GW of network capacity – enough renewable energy to power 1 million homes and supporting …

Carbon Neutral

93% Support Transmission Network Use of System Reform to Deliver Net Zero

While a wind farm in the north of Scotland pays £5.50 per unit of energy, an equivalent wind farm in Wales will get paid £2.80 per unit.