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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 […]

The Nepal-India Joint Steering Committee has agreed to finalise the detailed project report (DPR) for the 400 kV cross-border Butwal–Gorakhpur transmission link between Nepal and India. The two countries will separately build the portion of […]

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) expects to complete work on the 220 kV substation at Dhalkebar in Nepal, associated with the Dhalkebar-Khimti-Lamusangu-Bhaktapur transmission line, by May 2017. Currently, the line is in operation at 132 […]

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has arranged a $140 million financing package for ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade, a subsidiary of ContourGlobal, an international power generation company, to upgrade the 404 MW Vorotan hydroelectric power complex in […]

GE and China-based Harbin Electric International Company have achieved a major milestone with the first fire of an advanced GE 9HA gas turbine, which was installed at the 1.1 GW Bhikki power plant in Punjab, […]

State-owned utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has awarded a $550 million contract to Siemens and its consortium partner, Marubeni Corporation, for the supply of equipment for the 1,200 MW CCPP in South Bangkok. The […]

Indonesia’s state power utility PT PLN (Persero) and state-owned oil and natural gas corporation Pertamina have announced a deal to build a 1,760 MW gas-fired power plant, and a floating storage and regasification unit in […]