Transmission

Australia

Ausgrid Commences Consultations for Hunter-Central Coast REZ

Ausgrid has started its consultation with communities of the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), the first in the country to upgrade existing dist…

Electricity Transmission

Vic Transmission Project Energised

AusNet has successfully energised a new terminal station, which will facilitate the connection of the KESS (Koorangie Energy Storage System) to the Victorian tr…

Electricity Transmission

Vietnamese Section of Monsoon-Thanh My 500 KV Transmission Project Energised

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has announced that the Vietnamese section of the Monsoon-Thanh My 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line project has been energised.In a …

Electricity Transmission

Constellation Signs First US Long-Term Power Supply Contract

US Constellation has been awarded a $840 million ten-year contract to supply an estimated 10 million MWh of electricity to US federal facilities as part of the …

Electricity Transmission

Sumitomo and Van Oord Booked for Second Shetland HVDC Cable Link

SSEN Transmission has entered into a capacity reservation agreement (CRA) with a consortium of Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord for the supply and inst…

Electricity Transmission

Illinois Explores Use of Renewable Energy Credits to Juice Independent Transmission Projects

A pair of high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission lines cross in North Dakota.As long-distance transmission line capacity emerges as a bottleneck for Illinois&rsquo…

Power Construction

Australia Increases Transfer Capacity of Central-West Orana REZ to 7.7 GW

The Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) has increased the amount of renewable generation and storage that can connect to the transmission network in the Centra…

Hydropower Plant

DOE Awards $15 Billion to PG&E for Hydropower and Clean Energy Upgrades

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the approval of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to fund clean energy initiativ…

Oil Shale

China’s Major Shale Gas Field Puts Into Operation 15 New Wells

Technicians check equipment at a gas gathering and transmission station of the Fuling shale gas field in Fuling, southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 21, 2023…

Power Construction

How Integrated System Plan Can Boost Electricity Supply in Australia

ISP enhances electricity transmission and distribution in Australia.The Integrated System Plan (ISP) is the result of two years of consultation, analysis and re…

Natural Gas

Geometric Power-NNPC Gas Supply Deal Improves Electricity Supply to Aba

The Southeastern Zone of the Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN) has lauded Aba Power for the radical improvement in recent times in electricity…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Solar Accounts for 11.9% of Belgium’s 2024 Electricity Mix

Solar accounted for 11.9% of Belgium’s electricity generation mix in 2024, according to data released by Elia, the country’s transmission system ope…

Electricity Transmission

Edison Says It Found No Issues on Lines Near Eaton Fire in LA

Edison International Chief Executive Officer Pedro Pizarro said the utility did not detect any electrical issues on a transmission line near the start of the de…

LNG

CNPC Unit and Petrofac Among Winners of $2.1B Infrastructure Contracts for ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG

Rendering of the Ruwais LNG concept designThe contracts with a combined value of $2.1 billion encompass works on an LNG pre-conditioning plant (LPP), compressio…

Electricity Transmission

Southern Areas in US Hit by Winter Storm Thaw Out as Power Slowly Returns

Earlier this week the storm brought heavy snow as much as 7 inches (about 18 centimetres) in some spots and made roads slick across much of Texas and OklahomaAf…