The power sector has witnessed significant growth in recent years. Generation capacity has increased by almost 50 per cent over the past five years. The transmission and distribution (T&D) network has also expanded considerably during […]
India’s electrical equipment industry has been growing steadily over the past few years with the major growth drivers being the cables and switchgear markets. Switchgear is classified as low voltage (LV), those having ratings of […]
The transmission segment has grown significantly over the past few years driven by a conducive policy framework, active private sector participation, and concerted efforts by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid). As of May […]
There has been a growing focus on the development of the ultra high voltage (UHV) transmission network in the country. A UHV network comprising voltages of 1,000 kV or above in alternating current (AC) and […]
Tower costs typically range from one-fourth to half of total transmission line costs. As such, design optimisation could result in reasonable savings. Consequently, new designs, solutions and construction techniques for transmission towers are garnering significant […]
Siemens has secured a contract from China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Power Engineering Co. Limited to supply key components for the 470 MW Attarat steam power plant in Jordan. Guangdong Power Engineering Co. Limited will […]
General Electric (GE) will merge GE Power with GE Energy Connections to form a single power-focused entity named GE Power. With $41.9 billion in revenue, GE Power would be the largest in the group and […]
Japanese utilities Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power Co. have signed a contract for merging their fossil fuel business under a joint venture (JV) company, JERA Co. Inc. The utilities had […]
TTCL Plc, a JV of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited and Japan’s Toyo Engineering Corporation, is expected to invest over $6 billion for two coal-fired power plants in Myanmar’s Mon and Kayin. The plants, which […]
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has completed the construction of a coal gasification furnace plant at Nagasaki in Japan. The plant will supply core facilities for integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants. Currently, a […]
In line with its effort to improve the country’s energy capacity, Nepal’s Ministry of Energy has signed anMoU with the China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for the development of the 1,200 MW Budhigandaki hydroelectric project. […]
Pakistan’s Private Power and Infrastructure Board has issued a letter of interest to the China Communications Construction Company for building a 300 MW coal-fired power plant in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan. The […]
The Global Luzon Energy Development Corporation (GLEDC), a unit of the Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC), one of the largest independent power producers in the southern region of the Philippines, has awarded a owner’s engineer […]
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a contract to Spain-based DuroFelguera to execute the third phase of the 948 MW K-Station at the Jebel Ali power station, wherein the natural-gas-fired plant’s capacity […]
Vietnam is reportedly planning to grant investment licences for three coal-fired power plants worth $7.5 billion. South Korea’s Taekwang Power Holdings Co. and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power will invest $2.07 billion for a 1,200 MW […]
Coal-miner BlackGold Natural Resources and China Huadian Engineering will reportedly form a JV to develop a 600 MW coal-fired power plant in Riau province, Indonesia. The JV will be established depending on the successful award […]
The Regional Electricity Transmission Company for Cote d’Ivoire-Liberia–Sierra Leone-Guinea has started the construction of the 225 kV Cote d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea (CLSG) Interconnection Project in Monrovia, Liberia. The groundbreaking ceremony for commencement of the installation of […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is set to build three substations in Kaduna State. The project is part of the Federal Government’s plan to improve power supply in Nigeria. At present, the company is […]
State-owned electricity company Kenya Power is implementing a KES 13.2 billion project to modernise and reinforce electricity supply in Nairobi. The project involves the construction of the 400 MVA, 220/66 kV Nairobi Central Business District […]
The Egyptian German Electric Manufacturing Company (EGEMAC) has won the construction contract for the 220/11 kV El-Nergis substation in Egypt. The company quoted the lowest bid of EGP 210 million. Affiliated to the Urban Communities […]
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