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 […]
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power have received approval from the Japan Fair Trade Commission to integrate their coal- and gas-fired power plants under the joint venture (JV), JERA Co. The […]
Finnish company Wärtsilä has secured a contract to provide generating equipment for United Mymensingh Power’s 200 MW power plant project in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Scheduled to be completed in June 2018, the plant will supply electricity […]
Siemens has received a contract from the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the supply of a complete power island for a 1.3 GW combined cycle, gas-fired power plant in Punjab, Pakistan. Valued at Euro […]
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has awarded a contract to Siemens for the supply of shunt reactors in Oman. The contract involves the installation of four shunt reactors for the Oman Electricity Transmission Company’s (OETC) 400 […]
In a bid to develop the electric vehicle (EV) sector and reduce pollution, China will soon start phasing out fossil fuel cars. It has also set a 10 per cent minimum sales quota of new […]
The Brazilian government has sold the hydroelectric power operating licences for four projects to Chinese and European bidders for $3.8 billion, amounting to 10.1 per cent above the minimum asking price. China’s State Power Investment […]
MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a $118 million deal with Indonesia’s state-run electricity supplier Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to deliver 20 of its dual-fuel engines to PLN. Of the total number, 10 will be […]
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corporation is undertaking works to implement the Asian Super Grid (ASG) project, which will connect power grids across the six Asian countries of Mongolia, India, Japan, China, Russia and South Korea. The […]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to transform its electricity sector, which partially relies on government subsidies, into an independent commercial sector. The country is currently working on reforms in the electricity sector, alongside […]
State-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored and energised two 330 kV transmission lines in the country, the second power transmission line from Jebba to Kainji, and the double-circuit transmission line from Ajaokuta […]
State-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is all set to increase the supply of power to investors in Ruvuma, Tanzania. The company is in the process of concluding construction of the 220 kV […]
Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is likely to complete work on the 500 kV electricity transmission scheme that is being implemented to evacuate power from the 969 MW Neelum–Jhelum hydropower plant located near […]
Iran and Iraq are planning to synchronise their power grids. The two countries are currently deliberating on the proposal for the same. Iran’s power grid will be connected to Syria, Lebanon and Jordan via Iraq, […]
Elsewedy Electric for Trade & Distribution (EET&D), a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, has signed an EGP 437.6 million contract with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the construction of transmission lines in the country. […]
The Nepal government has signed a five-year agreement with US’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US to mobilise a grant worth $500 million for the development of the energy and road transport sectors, which […]
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will grant $210 million as debt financing for the construction of 11 solar plants aggregating 490 MW in Egypt. Some of the notable projects to be financed under this […]
State-owned Electricité du Liban (EDL) is planning to establish a 220 kV transmission network in Sidon, Lebanon. The project is part of the Lebanon government’s programme to increase the supply of electricity in the city. […]
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