Project Update: Asia Pacific

Current status of key electric power transmission projects in Asia Pacific

• 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.

• Shanxi Jinzhong UHV Substation Expansion Project, China

  May 10, 2021
  The 1,000 kV substation Shanxi Jinzhong is one of the 13 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.

• 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.

• Sulbar─Central Sulawesi interconnection, Indonesia

  November 5, 2020
  The 150 kV West Sulawesi (Sulbar) to Central Sulawesi interconnection entailed the construction of a 370.16-km-long circuit panning across the Mamuju and Central Mamuju districts to the North Mamuju district.

• 500 kV Guzar–Regar Power Transmission Line Rehabilitation Project, Uzbekistan

  October 5, 2020
  The Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded 500 kV Guzar–Regar power line between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan aims to improve power exchange between the two countries as well as strengthen their respective power grids.

• 1,000 kV Zhangbei–Xiong'an UHV AC Transmission Project, China

  September 2, 2020
  The 1,000 kV ultra-high voltage alternating current (UHV AC) project involved the construction of a 320-km line connecting the Zhangbei UHV substation in Zhangjiakou and the Xiong'an UHV substation in Baoding, crossing nine counties in the process.

• Electricity Grid Modernisation Project, Nepal [free access]

  September 2, 2020
  The project aims to strengthen and modernise Nepal’s high-priority grid network.

• New England Transmission Infrastructure (NETI), Australia [free access]

  August 11, 2020
  The transmission system is associated with the upcoming 8,000 MW New England renewable energy zone (REZ) in northern NSW.

• Western Victoria Transmission Network Project, Australia

  July 8, 2020
  The AUD370 million Western Victoria Transmission Network Project involves major transmission network augmentations to address electricity supply interruptions in the Western Victoria region and the inability to keep up with various renewable energy (RE) projects recently completed in the area.

• Transmission System for 400 kV Vikhroli receiving station and associated incoming transmission lines for strengthening of Mumbai Transmission System, India

  July 8, 2020
  The project is critical to the city of Mumbai as the existing capacity of the transmission corridor is not sufficient to carry more power into the city.

• Kaligandaki Transmission Corridor Project, Nepal

  June 10, 2020
  The Kaligandaki Transmission Corridor project is a sub-part of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Power Expansion Project, which aims to evacuate power from the hydroelectric projects (HEPs) at the Kaligandaki river basin.

• 1,000 kV Mengxi–Jinzhong UHV AC Project, China

  June 10, 2020
  The 1,000 kV Mengxi–Jinzhong ultra-high voltage (UHV) alternating current (AC) project is a key project under the country’s ‘Thirteenth Five-Year Plan, 2016-20’ and is currently under construction.

• Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project, Nepal

  May 14, 2020
  The project is expected to improve the reliability and quality of electricity supply in Kathmandu Valley by reducing distribution system overloads, and technical and commercial losses.