Transmission

India Power Gen

India Power Gen will provide a comprehensive end-to-end power focus that encompasses generation, transmission and distribution, new technologies and water. Indi…

Electricity Transmission

Victoria Plans Grid Upgrades to Support Renewable Energy Zones

The Australian state of Victoria has unveiled six grid upgrade projects as part of efforts to unlock new renewables investment.

Power Construction

Clean Energy, Aging Grid to Get Big Boosts Under Infrastructure Deal

Measure includes funding for electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S., thousands of miles of new high-voltage transmission lines.

Substation

DEWA Inaugurates Three New Substations

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has commissioned three new substations with a conversion capacity of 450 megavolt-amperes.

Electricity Transmission

RBC Bearings to Acquire ABB’s Power Transmission Division for $2.9bn

The transaction is intended to create a manufacturer of performance-critical bearings and motion control components.

Power Construction

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Commissions Transmission Link in India

The UHVDC transmission link will help India to reach 450GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Electricity Transmission

China XD Group Develops the World's First 500 kV Economical High Voltage AC Current Limiter

Recently, the world's first 500kV/90kA economical high-voltage AC current limiter developed by China Xidian Group successfully completed the manual short-circui…

Power Construction

Saudi Arabia Seeks To Boost Electric Grid With New Funding

A Japanese bank syndicate $500mn will be used to make the Saudi electricity sector more sustainable and aligned to the national economic goals

Power Construction

World's Largest Offshore Converter Station Successfully Installed

This will be the first time the flexible DC transmission technology is used on an offshore wind project in Asia, according to the developer.

Power Construction

SSEN Starts Onshore Works for Shetland HVDC link

SSEN Transmission has started work to install 10km of underground cable in Shetland and Caithness, marking a major milestone for the 600MW Shetland HVDC project…

Power Construction

Burns & McDonnell, Entergy Start Aerial Work to Build 230-kV Transmission Line Through Louisiana Marshes

Engineering, procurement and construction firm Burns & McDonnell has finally started work to build an oft-delayed, terrain-challenged 16-mile electric transmiss…

Energy Security

IS Militants Bomb 2 Power Transmission Towers in Iraq

Iraq has been witnessing a chronic power shortage since the US-led invasion in 2003, as the country's electricity plants generate a total of 19,000 megawatts, f…

Electricity Transmission

Nigeria: NDPHC Commences Work on 33kV Power Line to Electrify Community

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced work on a new 15-kilometre 33kV line to restore power supply to a community in Nigeria that has been…

Electricity Transmission

India's Power Demand Surges to All-Time High; Crosses 200 GW Mark

According to the latest power ministry data, peak power demand or the highest supply in a day touched an all time high of 200.57 GW on Wednesday

China-Pakistan

New Transmission Line Under CPEC to Help Stabilize Pakistan's Power System: Minister

CPEC is of utmost importance for Pakistan. It will enable the country to enhance industrial production, upgrade energy and communication infrastructure and impr…