Project Update: Asia Pacific

Current status of key electric power transmission projects in Asia Pacific

• Cebu–Bohol Interconnection Project (CBIP), Philippines

  January 7, 2022
  The project aims to increase the capability of the Visayas grid to accommodate additional power being generated in the country and provide additional transmission towards Bohol, avoiding power interruption during the outage of 138 kV Leyte–Bohol interconnection.

• Marinus Link, Australia [free access]

  January 6, 2022
  Second Bass Strait interconnector, widely known as the Marinus Link, is a proposed 1,500 MW undersea power link connecting Tasmania and Victoria, with supporting transmission infrastructure.

• Shanxi Jinzhong UHV Substation Expansion Project, China

  December 7, 2021
  The recently completed CNY435 billion, 1,000 kV Shanxi Jinzhong substation is one of the key projects in the 14th Five-Year Plan of China’s power development and is an important part of the ultra-high voltage (UHV) alternating current (AC) grid planned by SGCC.

• 500 kV Nokkhar–Lahore transmission line, Pakistan

  December 7, 2021
  The project entails the construction of a 113-km-long, 500 kV double-circuit quad bundle transmission line from the Nokkhar substation to the Lahore North substation.

• Project EnergyConnect, Australia

  November 9, 2021
  The project comprises a proposed 900-km-long, 330 kV interconnection between South Australia (Robertstown) and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales (NSW).

• Electricity Grid Modernisation Project, Nepal

  October 4, 2021
  The project aims to strengthen and modernise Nepal's high-priority grid network.

• Koshi Corridor 220 kV Transmission Line Project, Nepal

  September 7, 2021
  The project aims to evacuate power from hydropower projects proposed to be developed in Koshi and Mechi zones over the next 15 years.

• New WR– NR 765 kV Inter-regional Corridor, India

  September 7, 2021
  The 765 kV project, which was recently completed, aims to enhance the power transfer capability between the western and northern regions.

• ±800 kV Raigarh–Pugalur HVDC Transmission Line, India

  August 13, 2021
  The project, recently put into operation, entailed constructing a ±800 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) corridor to evacuate power from the thermal power-rich western states and transmit it to the power-starved southern states of India.

• Ring Power Transmission System, Turkmenistan [free access]

  July 6, 2021
  The project will create a transmission infrastructure ring comprising 1,000 km of line length and two 500 kV and two 220 kV substations in the country.

• Electricity Sector Transformation and Resilient Transmission Project, Uzbekistan

  July 6, 2021
  The project will directly support the integration of 1,500 MW of renewable energy into the power grid.

• Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (TAP) Interconnection Project

  June 3, 2021
  The 500 kV TAP power interconnection project is one of the most important regional energy projects and will enable power trade among the three countries.

• Kaban Green Power Hub, Australia

  June 3, 2021
  Kaban Green Power Hub is an AUD373 million renewable energy project located in the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland.

• 720 MW New England Solar Farm, Australia [free access]

  April 5, 2021
  The hybrid project will entail the combination of both solar power and energy storage, to benefit the grid as a whole.

• 300 MW/450 MWh Victorian Big Battery Project, Australia

  March 12, 2021
  Aimed at providing stability to Victoria’s transmission network, a 300 MW/450 MWh battery is being developed by France-based renewable energy producer Neoen.

• ±800 kV Wudongde Transmission Project, China

  February 9, 2021
  The recently operationalised ±800 kV Wudongde transmission project aims to improve the power supply in the Guangdong─Hong Kong─Macao Greater Bay Area.

• Clutha─Upper Waitaki Lines Project, New Zealand [free access]

  February 9, 2021
  The NZD197 million project involves the upgrade of 330 km of transmission lines between Clutha and the Upper Waitaki Valley to improve electricity supply to Southland during dry periods, and to allow additional generation to be exported from Southland.

• 230 kV Mindanao Backbone Transmission Project, Philippines

  January 4, 2021
  The project, commissioned in November 2020, will help cater to the increasing power supply and demand on the island.

• 500 kV East Coast─Singapyeong Transmission Line Project, South Korea

  January 4, 2021
  The planned 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) East Coast─Singapyeong transmission line will facilitate the evacuation of 6.8 GW of power from the Samcheok thermal power plant.

• North Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme (NERSS)-VI Project, India

  December 17, 2020
  The project, commissioned in November 2020, entailed the establishment of the 400/220 kV, 2x500 MVA New Kohima substation, the 400 kV Imphal–New Kohima and New Kohima–New Mariani lines in the states of Nagaland and Manipur, at an estimated cost of INR6.53 billion.