Guinea’s EDG and Male’s EDM seeks bids for World Bank-funded Guinea–Mali Interconnection
Guinea’s Electricité de Guinée (EDG) and Mali’s Energie du Mali SA (EDM-SA) have invited international competitive bids […]
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Guinea’s EDG and Male’s EDM seeks bids for World Bank-funded Guinea–Mali Interconnection
Ethiopia–Kenya grid HVDC link to be completed by September 2020
The Ethiopia-Kenya Electricity Highway (high voltage direct current [HVDC] link) Project is set for testing and commissioning […]
TCN signs MoU with Government of Ekiti State
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has signed an MoU with the Government of Ekiti State for […]
SEC awards contracts for installation of 380 kV reactors
The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) awarded two transmission contracts worth SAR 86.71 million to Saudi-based National Contracting […]
Saudi Arabia’s MOH awards SAR130 million 380 kV OHTL contract to AETCON
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing (MOH) has awarded a SAR 129.65 million contract to Saudi-based Arabian Electrical […]
AIIB approves $200 million loan to improve electricity access in Bangladesh
The AIIB has agreed to provide a loan of $200 million to Bangladesh for the expansion of […]
Pakistan’s NTDC energises New Kot Lakhpat–Sarfraz Nagar power line
Pakistan’s state-owned, high voltage network developer National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has successfully completed the […]
Siemens completes its first solar project in Pakistan
German energy engineering firm Siemens has completed the supply of equipment and services for a 132 kV […]
Pakistan’s K-Electric energises grid station under TP-1000 Project
Pakistan’s vertically integrated power utility K-Electric Limited has energised the 220 kV New Port Qasim grid station. […]
BIMSTEC plans 3,000 km long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is working on a reginal […]
Myanmar’s energy ministry signs contracts for NEP phase-II
Myanmar’s Mandalay Electricity Supply Corporation, Electricity Supply Enterprise, Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MoEE) and Hitachi Soe […]
Thailand’s PTT to set up AIoT-based smart grid project
Thailand’s PTT Public Company has signed a contract with the Singapore-based Envision Digital International to develop a […]
Five new solar farms to be connected to Cambodia’s national grid
Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has expedited works on five solar farms aggregating 160 MW, which […]
Indonesia’s PT PLN plans to invest $6.3 billion in power infrastructure in 2020
Indonesia’s state-owned power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN) plans to invest $6.3 billion for the […]
Indonesian government to launch new regulations for geothermal energy
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that the geothermal working area (WKP) auctions […]
Vietnam proposes changes in bidding rules for solar power plants
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has suggested changes in tariffs for solar power projects. The […]
Vietnam revives plan to build new coal plants amid fiscal and environmental concerns
Vietnam’s National Steering Committee for Power Development has recommended scrapping of the planned 15 GW of coal-based […]
China-based Risen Energy wins contract for 50 MW PV project
China’s Risen Energy has signed an agreement with the Shanghai Electric Group to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules […]
Chinese Pinggao completes power line construction for Lao grid
China-based Pinggao Group Company Limited, a subsidiary of China’s largest grid developer SGCC, has recently completed the […]
SGCC acquires 49 per cent equity in Oman’s OETC
China’s SGCC has completed the acquisition of 49 per cent stake worth $1 billion in the Oman […]