The federal government of Nigeria has approved the PPA between the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Plc and Kingline Power Limited for the construction of the 550 MW Ondo power plant. The project has an […]
Siemens has signed a Euro 700 million EPC contract with the state-owned General Electricity Company of Libya for setting up power generation plants with an aggregate capacity of 1.3 GW in Libya. Under the contract, […]
Saudi-Arabia based ACWA Power has commissioned a 1 GW combined cycle power plant in Turkey. The Kirikkale power plant has been built at a cost of $1 billion under the public-private partnership mode and is […]
Egypt and UAE-based EPC company Complete Energy Solutions has commissioned a 20 MW PV project in Toshka, Egypt. Commissioned in two phases, the installation features ABB’s inverter stations, pad mounted medium voltage solutions, string boxes […]
Finnish manufacturer Wartsila Corporation has signed an agreement to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to a 52 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Jordan. The project is owned by AM Solar, a […]
Italian Prysmian Group has secured a Euro 80 million contract from Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) to develop a new 400 kV cable loop circuit, including a cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) submarine cable section. The […]
US based First Solar will supply 860,000 high-performance thin-film modules for a 100 MW alternating current (AC) solar project being developed by Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS in Pakistan. The project is part of the […]
The State Council of China is set to launch its much delayed carbon emission trading scheme. The government has announced that during the first phase of the scheme, emission quotas will be set for companies […]
Swedish-Swiss company ABB has completed a series of type tests of a ±1,100 kV transformer to be supplied for the world’s first 1,100 kV ultra high voltage direct current (UHVDC) project being developed by the […]
State-owned Nepal Electricity Authority has commissioned the 132 kV Blanch-Attariya transmission line project, which has connected the hilly areas in the far western region of Nepal to the national grid. The 131 km long line […]
Finnish consulting and engineering firm Poyry has secured a contract from Kalehan Murat Enerji Üretim of the Kalehan Energy Group to provide EPC services for the 320 MW Beyhan II dam and hydroelectric power plant […]
Since its incorporation in June 2014, Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSSPDCL) has been working towards strengthening and expanding its distribution network to ensure reliable and uninterrupted power supply to its customers. The […]
After a period of slow growth, the Indian meter market is now witnessing a shift in demand and technology. It is upbeat about the revival of demand backed by various government schemes such as the […]
Metering technology has evolved significantly over the past few years, from manual meter reading to automated meter reading (AMR) and further to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). AMR and AMI are the building blocks of smart […]
With growing technological advancements, consumer meters have become a storehouse of a large quantum of useful information, which allows utilities to enhance their operational efficiency. Meter data acquisition systems (MDAS) and meter data management systems […]
With the growing emphasis on digitalisation and communication technologies, utilities across the country have stepped up efforts to strengthen their ecosystems. Discoms in particular, have been deploying technologies such as smart meters and automated metering […]
In the past, the electromagnetic meters installed on consumer premises were read by the utility staff manually. As the number of consumers grew, the meter reading staff with the utility became inadequate. As a result, […]
Discoms in India are struggling with high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses. In order to reduce these losses and maintain their financial viability, discoms have adopted a number of strategies. These include improving metering […]
One of the biggest challenges for utilities today is high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses. Despite significant efforts, on an average, AT&C losses across various discoms (excluding those of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram) […]
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