The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced USD13 billion support to expand and modernise the nation’s power grid, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The funding is divided across two programmes — the Grid...
Developer: State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) Project details and status: The project entails the construction of 658 km of 1,000 kV double-circuit lines between Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality (southwestern...
Country: Thailand Organisation: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Description/Scope of work: Competitive bids are invited for the supply of 55 MVAr 500 kV shunt reactors under the Transmission System...
Indiana-based NiSource Inc. plans to sell up to 19.9 per cent of its regulated subsidiary, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), to fund its long-term growth plans. The latter includes a 2040 net-zero emissions goal...
South Korean company Taihan Cable & Solution has announced that its US subsidiary Taihan Electric USA has won a USD24 million deal to construct a power grid in California. The contract entails Taihan Electric supplying 230...
Investments in transmission and distribution (T&D) networks is increasing across the globe as utilities take steps to expand their grids as well as refurbish ageing power systems to ensure efficient evacuation of renewables....
The European Union (EU) has set an ambitious target of generating 300 GW of offshore wind (OSW) by 2050, a significant jump from the currently installed 16 GW capacity. OSW energy has become a key element for countries bordering...
The Europe Union (EU) has been taking proactive steps to ensure regional energy security and achieving its Green Deal objective of net zero carbon emissions across the EU by 2050 smoothly. This has become more pronounced in...
Leading Malaysian electric utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is on its way to creating an advanced transmission and distribution (T&D) grid that can support the country’s energy transition goals by reliably supplying...
The US’ historic climate bill, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), was signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022. It is the final version of the budget reconciliation bill (formerly known as the Build Back Better Act)...
As per the Emirates Water and Electricity Commission, the UAE plans to increase installed capacity by almost 12 GW during the 2022–26 period. Of this, 42 per cent will be solar-based generation capacity, with a combined...
It is challenging to understand what the longer-term energy future holds when looking past the high energy prices of today. The focus on energy security has risen multi-fold making its way to the governments’ top priorities...
