The private concessionaire of the Philippines’ high-voltage network, the National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP) is set to complete the 230 kV Matanao-Toril-Bunawan transmission line project by 2019 in order to accommodate additional power supply […]
State-run Electricity of Vietnam Group’s affiliate, the Northern Power Corporation (NPC) has completed work on the VND 132 billion 110 kV substation at Yen Phong Industrial Zone 5 in Bac Ninh province. The scope of […]
The NEPAD-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility has approved a $3.88 million grant to the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique and Zambia for completing preparation works for regional interconnection projects. Of the two […]
South Korea-based Korea Electric Power Corporation and GE have signed an MoU to establish infrastructure for HVDC technology in the Bitgaram Energy Valley in Naju city, South Korea. Under the MoU, the companies have agreed […]
South Africa-based Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom) has energised and commissioned the second 500 MVA power transformer at the newly built 400/132 kV step-down Ngwedi substation, increasing its total capacity to 1,000 MVA. The transformer […]
Maintaining proper power quality for customers is a key challenge for utilities today. While massive-scale power outages like the blackout of 2012 that crippled the country for two days are no longer frequent, power quality […]
Liberia’s energy ministry has received a $42.48 million combined loan and grant for facilitating the implementation of the Liberia Energy Efficiency and Access Project, which aims to increase the access to electricity from the current […]
While there are several factors that degrade the quality of power, two of the most critical are reactive power and harmonic distortions. When there is not enough reactive power, the voltage sags and it is […]
Power Line takes a look at the comparative performance of discoms based on two key parameters – the frequency of power cuts and the duration of power cuts during the past six months. Based on […]
While the country is witnessing an increase in power generation, the supply of power reaching end-consumers lags in quality. Poor power quality often results in outages and voltage fluctuations that damage equipment, thereby causing significant […]
Power quality (PQ) is a major concern for most end-users. The most vulnerable to power quality issues are industrial consumers since interruption in power supply results in equipment failure, production loss and negative impact on […]
As per an industry study, the direct costs of downtime in India are in the range of Rs 200 billion per annum. According to independent industry body Asia Power Quality Initiative, about 57 per cent […]
PFC extends a loan of Rs 30 billion to MSEDCL (India) The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has signed a Rs 30 billion loan agreement with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The loan will […]
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