The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest in a THB 10 billion ($330 million) green bond issuance that supports the 260 MW Hanuman Wind Farm in Thailand. The bank signed a deal to invest […]
The Kansai Electric Power Company has commissioned the 290 MW Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower project built on the Nam Ngiep river. The project is operated by the Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company and consists of […]
Iran’s Esfahan Regional Electric Company has invited international competitive bids for the supply, installation and commissioning of 400 kV (around 39 km long), 230 kV (around 90 km long) and 63 kV (around 105 km […]
Malaysian electricity utility TNB plans to install 9.1 million smart meters equipped with advanced metering infrastructure technology in Peninsular Malaysia by 2026 as mandated by the Energy Commission. Smart meters will assist in tracking power […]
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, intends to increase electricity tariff, and had earlier applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority seeking its approval. If the tariff is […]
Burundi’s state-owned Regie De Production et De Distribution D’eau Et D’electricite (REGIDESO) has invited international competitive bids for the construction of 220 kV lines and substations. The contract is under the Projet d’Interconnexion des Réseaux […]
Mozambique’s Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) has awarded contracts for the first phase of the Caia-Nacala Transmission Project, also known as the Second Chimuara-Nacala Power Transmission Project. The first phase, valued at $200 million, will carry […]
Renewable energy generation company Lekela Power has selected Siemens Gamesa to supply equipment for the 250 MW West Bakr wind project in Egypt. Siemens Gamesa will install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines under a turnkey engineering, […]
Siemens Gamesa has secured its first contract to supply the Siemens Gamesa 4.X platform for a 200 MW wind power project developed by local independent power producer Xinjiang TBEA Group in China. Siemens Gamesa will […]
The State Grid Corporation of China has commissioned the 1,000 kV Su Tong gas-insulated transmission line (GIL) utility tunnel project. The GIL utility tunnel spans 5.8 km and is the world’s first tunnel enabling underground […]
The executive committee of the National Economic Council of Pakistan has approved a project for interlinking the 220 kV Daharki, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur and Chishtian grid stations. This has been approved at a revised […]
Indian hydropower developer SJVN Limited is investing Rs 12.36 billion for the construction of the 217 km long 400 kV line connecting the Arun-3 Power House, Diding (Nepal), and Bathnaha (Nepal border), which will evacuate […]
The Nepalese government has pledged to actively complete the procedural works associated with the US-based bilateral foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) electricity transmission project and road maintenance project. The Nepalese foreign ministry has […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia have signed a cooperation agreement to help governments in Southeast Asia adopt innovative and green finance approaches to identify and develop bankable and sustainable infrastructure projects […]
Thailand-based IPPCK Power Public Company Limited soon plans to commence full operation of the 1,285 MW Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant. This project began supplying power from the first unit to the Electricity Generating Authority of […]
The Vietnamese government has granted approval to US-headquartered AES Corporation for the development of a 2.2 GW combined cycle power plant in the south-central province of Binh Thuan, Vietnam. The project’s financial closure is expected […]
The Philippines’ power utility Meralco and the Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi Limited have installed a 2 MW/2 MWh BESS in Luzon. Two 1 MW lithium BESS units comprising 2,300 cells were recently commissioned in San […]
The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a circular notifying the framework for energy storage systems (ESS) in the country to address the growing adoption of renewable energy systems. Under the circular, ESS technologies […]
The Philippines government has signed 10 business agreements with its Russian counterpart estimated to be worth $12.57 million in a range of areas including cooperation in the construction of nuclear power plants. The Rosatom State […]
Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas has set up a $350 million venture capital arm, Petronas Corporate Venture Capital, for industrial and energy investments. Petronas Corporate Venture Capital will invest in start-ups in advanced materials, speciality […]
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