The Ministry of Power (MoP) has extended the timeline for the Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) advisory for inviting bids for boilers and turbine generators for supercritical units by central/state sector power generating companies. The ministry […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the draft regulations for tariff determination from renewable energy sources and cross-border trade of electricity. The former regulations provide proposed tariff norms for the next control period […]
The National Electricity Transmission Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned power utility Saudi Electricity Company, has signed an MoU with Swiss-based Pfisterer to develop Saudi Arabia’s transmission sector. As per the MoU, Pfisterer will […]
United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has proposed to construct three 132 kV and five 33 kV stations during 2017. The stations will help to meet the growing demand for electricity due […]
State-owned Egyptian Electricity Holding Company EEHC has proposed to borrow EGP 10 billion from the banking sector to finance its expansion plans in the fields of transmission and distribution. The company is likely to approach […]
Elsewedy Electric and the National Contracting Company (NCC) have won a contract worth EGP 4.19 billion to implement three electricity lines in Upper Egypt. Elsewedy Electric will implement two lines, the 180 km Akhmim-Sohag and […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed two loan agreements worth $150 million with Sri Lanka’s state-owned power utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board, for the Green Power Development and Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche […]
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has recently been awarded high voltage substation and transmission line contracts. A contract worth $10.5 million has been awarded to Precise System and Project Company Limited for the construction […]
The Southern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board has commenced operations at the 220/110 kV Vung Tau substation at an estimated cost of VND 171 billion. The project involved the construction of the 220/110 kV outdoor […]
South Korea-based LS Cable & System has won a KRW 124.3 billion cable supply contract for the first land-based HVDC power grid system in Seoul in South Korea. The ±500 kV HVDC link will connect […]
South Korean utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) plans to invest KRW 23.28 trillion in the construction and reinforcement of transmission and transformer facilities in 2017. A total of KRW 1.17 trillion has been allocated […]
Megalim Solar Power Limited is reportedly constructing the world’s tallest solar power tower in the Negev desert, Israel. The 250 metre tower will stand in the middle of the 121 MW Ashalim Solar Thermal Power […]
Four renewable energy projects, being developed in the Marshall Islands, Niger, Seychelles and the Solomon Islands, have been identified by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and […]
The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has awarded a contract to Atkins’s power and renewables unit for providing technical advisory services for the Power 2021 Procurement Cycle Project in the sultanate. The scope […]
General Electric (GE) has been awarded contracts worth $1.4 billion by the Ministry of Electricity, Iraq. The contracts include setting up power plants as well as providing technology upgrades and maintenance services for the existing […]
In a bid to avoid an overcapacity situation and to control emissions, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has ordered the suspension of more than 11 coal-fired power projects having a combined capacity of over 100 […]
Al Houl Power Q.S.C., a special purpose vehicle of the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Foundation and K1 Energy, has awarded a 25-year long-term service agreement to Siemens for the Umm […]
Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Limited has secured a Rs 920 million order from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited for the supply of 40 units of 15 MVA and 20 MVA power transformers each. With this, […]
BHEL has secured a turnkey order worth Rs 960 million from Powergrid for the augmentation of three extra high voltage substations in Karnataka as a part of the Green Energy Corridors project. These are the […]
BGR Energy Systems Limited has received a Rs 2.1 billion order from Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited for the supply and commissioning of a water treatment plant package. The order is for […]
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