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The State Grid Corporation of China has put into operation the ±800 kV ultra high voltage direct current (UHVDC) Jiuquan-Hunan transmission line project. The project entailed the construction of a 2,370 km long, ±800 kV […]

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide $100 million for the 720 MW Karot run-of-the-river hydropower plant on the Jhelum river in Pakistan. It is one of the country’s largest renewable energy projects in the […]

Pakistan’s Ministry of Water and Power has commenced operations at the 220 kV Chishtian grid station near Bahawalnagar. Work on the substation and the 88 km long transmission line has been carried out by National […]

Pakistan’s Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved the conversion of the existing 220 kV substations to gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)-based substations at a cost of PKR 32 billion in Pakistan. Approval has been […]

The Toshiba Plant Systems and Services Corporation (TPSC) in cooperation with its subsidiaries, TPSC Engineering of Malaysia and TPSC from Thailand, has won a contract for the construction of a 150 MW coal-fired power plant […]

The Israel Electric Corporation has selected Schneider Electric’s predictive asset analytics software, AvantisPRiSM, to monitor 4,100 MW of combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) at 11 units across seven sites. The software will be the centre of […]

A consortium consisting of Japan-based Marubeni Corporation and China-based Jinko Solar has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement to sell power generated from the 1,177 MW (DC) photovoltaic plant to the Abu Dhabi Water and […]

The UAE-based Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has proposed to construct 97 new 132/11 kV substations by 2020, at a projected cost of AED 10 billion. The new substations will be located at Hassyan, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Philippines’ government-owned National Transmission Corporation is likely to review the government’s concession agreement with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), in a bid to create a stronger and smarter power grid and generate […]

South Korean power utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) will spend about KRW 100 billion to develop research-related internet-of-things (IoT) solutions based on its own proprietary technology that can predict potential failures and reduce downtime […]

The Nigerian government has approved a contractor financing model for TCN. The new financing model will allow the transmission system operator to reinforce and renovate the transmission grid by using private funds, which would be […]

The Egypt Electricity Transmission Company has signed an EGP 350 million contract with the Egyptian German Electrical Manufacturing Company (EGEMAC) for the establishment of two substations. Under the contract, a 66 kV substation will be […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has completed work on the 132 kV Osogbo-Ede line and is awaiting completion of the connected Ede substation for energisation. Work on the associated substation is expected to be […]

Pakistan’s Private Power and Infrastructure Board has approved the issuance of a letter of interest (LoI) for the 660 kV Matiari-Lahore transmission line project, which is being developed by China Electric Power Equipment and Technology […]