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North America

Ørsted and PSEG sign EPC for 1.1 GW offshore project 

April 26, 2022
Denmark’s Ørsted and US-based Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) have signed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the 1,100 MW Ocean Wind 1 project off New Jersey with Jingoli Power LLC and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company Inc.

Broad Reach procures six BESS projects in Texas [free access]

April 20, 2022
Houston-based developer Broad Reach Power LLC announced the procurement of 900 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for six new standalone projects in Texas from Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a Chinese battery manufacturer.

PowerFlex inks agreements with Hydro One to develop DER solutions in Ontario 

April 4, 2022
PowerFlex, a subsidiary of EDF Renewables, and Hydro One Limited have announced a collaboration to develop Distributed Energy Resources (DER) solutions for the Ontario market.

GE Grid Solutions consortium bags EPC contract for Empire Wind project 

March 28, 2022
A consortium of GE's Grid Solutions and BOND Civil & Utility Construction were awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for onshore and offshore high-voltage equipment,including an onshore substation that will connect the 816-MW Empire Wind project to the New York power grid.

Latin America

Panama’s ETESA awards EIS contract for Fourth Transmission Line 

March 7, 2022
Panama’s state transmission company, Empresa de Transmision Electrica (ETESA), has awarded the contract for drafting the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) of the Fourth Transmission Line to Consultores Ambientales y Multiservicios, S.A. (CAMSA).

China CET to build USD1.1 billion grid project in Argentina 

January 13, 2022
The Government of Argentina has awarded a contract to China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET), a subsidiary of state-owned State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), to engineer, design, supply and construct a USD1.1 billion project aimed at improving the 500 kV grid network in Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (AMBA) or the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires.

Paraguayan ANDE signs contracts for Valenzuela substation works 

December 6, 2021
Paraguay’s electric utility Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) has signed contracts for the construction and interconnection works of the 500 kV Valenzuela substation, aimed at strengthening the Paraguayan electricity system .

Paraguay awards contract for 500 kV Valenzuela transmission project 

September 13, 2021
The state-run electricity company of Paraguay Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) has awarded contracts for building the 500 kV Valenzuela transmission project.

Asia Pacific

Siemens receives contract for two transmission projects in Pakistan 

May 18, 2022
Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Limited has been awarded contracts for two transmission lines in Pakistan.

Afghanistan’s DABS signs two contracts with Hamkar Line and Powerpanel 

April 25, 2022
The state-owned power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) of Afghanistan, has signed two contracts for reconstruction of the 110 kV Kandahar–Kajaki transmission line.

Taipower awards 60 MW battery storage project to Fluence Energy and TECO Group 

April 25, 2022
State-owned utility Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) has awarded the 60 MW/96 MWh Taoyuan Longtan battery storage project to Fluence Energy, a global energy storage products and services provider, and Taiwan-based TECO Group.

Hitachi Energy receives INR1.6 billion order from MPPTPL in India 

April 21, 2022
Hitachi Energy India Limited has won an order worth about INR1.60 billion from MP Power Transmission Package-II Limited (MPPTPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) owned by Adani Transmission Limited (a part of Adani Group), to strengthen the transmission system in the rural area of Madhya Pradesh to increase capacity and improve reliability of the power infrastructure in the region.

Europe

Proserv to deliver CMS for Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating OSW project 

May 18, 2022
The UK-based controls technology specialist Proserv would provide its cable monitoring system (CMS) – ECG, to Equinor's 30 MW Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind (OSW) farm located off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in north-east Scotland.

Finland’s Fingrid awards EUR16 million transmission contract to Enersense 

May 17, 2022
Finnish electricity transmission system operator (TSO), Fingrid, has awarded Enersense PN, a subsidiary of Finnish zero-emission energy solutions provider Enersense International, a contract for the Pyhänselkä–Herva section of the Aurora Line.

Rambøll to modernise 100 transformers for Danish Energinet 

May 16, 2022
Danish engineering consultancy company Rambøll has signed a framework agreement with the Danish transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, for the modernisation of the latter’s 100 transformers in Denmark.

Germany’s Südkabel bags contract for Greenlink 

May 13, 2022
German cable manufacturer Südkabel GmbH has secured a contract from Japanese technology provider, Sumitomo Electric, to supply, install and commission approximately 63 km of 320 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) onshore cabling for the Greenlink project, the interconnector between Ireland and the UK.

Middle East & Africa

Contract awarded for autotransformers in Al-Basrah, Iraq 

May 20, 2022
General Company for Electrical Energy Transmission/Southern Region (SETCO) signed a USD5.64 million contract on April 27, 2022 with Turkey’s Astor Enerji A.Ş, to supply two 250 MVA, 400/132/11 kV autotransformers in Al-Basrah Governorate, Iraq.

Senegal’s Senelec awards contract for 225 kV Ferlo loop to Dorsalys 

May 20, 2022
Senegal’s electricity utility La Société Nationale d'Electricité du Sénégal (Senelec) has awarded a contract to French company Dorsalys for the construction of the Ferlo loop, new substations, and extension of an existing substation.

Indian JV wins contract for Niger’s 132 kV transmission project 

May 20, 2022
The joint venture (JV) of Indian firms, TETRA Consultants and Feedback Infra Private Limited, has won a contract worth USD0.37 million for a 132 kV transmission project in Niger.

Cameroon’s SONATREL awards contract for 400 kV transmission line 

May 2, 2022
Cameroon’s Société nationale de transport de l'électricité (SONATREL) has awarded a contract to India’s Larsen & Toubro Limited for 400 kV transmission line between Edéa-Nkolnkoumou and Nyom II.