February 26, 2021
Linxon, a Hitachi ABB Power Grids & SNC-Lavalin company has been selected to supply a 380 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation for the German transmission system operator (TSO) Transnet BW in southwestern Germany.
February 19, 2021
Switzerland-based Hitachi ABB Power Grids has received a USD20 million order from Turkey's state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Türkiye Elektrik Iletim A.S (TEIAS) to supply power transformers.
February 18, 2021
The Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian Group has signed a new framework agreement with French transmission system operator (TSO) Reseau de Transport d'Electricite (RTE), confirming its role as a major partner in the latter’s plan of upgrading and developing national power girds.
February 10, 2021
Greek industrial group Mytilineos SA won two contracts for 26 MW of energy storage in Italy’s fast reserve auction held in early December 2020.
February 2, 2021
Lithuanian transmission system operator (TSO) Litgrid has awarded a EUR9.7 million contract to consortium consisting of UAB Empower-Fidelitas and Empower AS for design and reconstruction of the 330 kV Klaipėda–Grobinė transmission overhead line (OHL).
February 1, 2021
Swedish electricity distribution company Elevio AB and electricity transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska Kraftnat have signed contracts for a combined value of over EUR14.5 million with Croatian power transmission equipment manufacturer Dalekovod.
January 12, 2021
Spanish energy conversion specialist Ingeteam SA has been awarded a contract to build a 5 MW energy storage system based on supercapacitors, by the UK’s transmission system operator (TSO) National Grid.
December 21, 2020
Italian manufacturer and distributor of electricity, Enel Group, has been awarded 59.2 MW of capacity contracts in the tender for Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna's ultra-rapid frequency regulation service, also known as Fast Reserve.
December 17, 2020
Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering AS has awarded German equipment manufacturer Siemens Energy with a contract to build three synchronous condenser plants in Estonia.
December 14, 2020
The storage and electric mobility subsidiary of French energy group Engie, Engie EPS, and Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have been awarded a contract to provide 7 MW of ultra-fast frequency regulation services for the stabilisation of the grid by Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna.
December 1, 2020
Estonia's electricity and gas transmission system operator (TSO) Elering has signed an agreement with the Finnish implementer of zero-emission energy solutions—Enersense International's local subsidiary Empower—for rebuilding the 133-km, 330 kV Narva–Tartu transmission line in Estonia.
November 26, 2020
Danish cable company NKT has signed a long-term service agreement covering the maintenance and repair of export and interconnector cables supplying power to Belgium, the UK and Germany.
November 20, 2020
British multinational infrastructure company Balfour Beatty has been awarded a GBP47.5 million contract to design and build a new 400 kV substation in Peterhead, by SSE Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission)—the transmission business of the Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) company.
November 4, 2020
Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Electrica De Espana S.A (REE) has awarded GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions with a contract for the supply of ten mobile substations for the Canary and Balearic Islands, including one sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)-free substation that will support Spain in its decarbonisation goals.
November 4, 2020
The Croatian transmission system operator (TSO), Hrvatski Operator Prijenosnog Sustava D.O.O. (HOPS) has signed a HRK49.9 million contract with local Koncar Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering Inc. (Koncar KET) company for the revitalisation of the central remote control of the elektroenergetski sustav (EES) or Electricity Power System.
November 2, 2020
The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has awarded ten framework agreements for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services, which will support the realisation of several offshore grid connections in Germany and the Netherlands.
October 28, 2020
The Macedonian Transmission System Operator (AD MEPSO) has signed an agreement with Croatian engineering company Dalekovod for the reconstruction of the 400/110 kV Bitola 2 substation.
October 21, 2020
Lithuania's transmission system operator (TSO) Litgrid has awarded a EUR17 million contract to Sweden’s NKT HV Cable for emergency repair services for the 450-km-long, NordBalt—a submarine electricity cable between Lithuania and Sweden.
October 15, 2020
Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, Statkraft, has awarded a contract to engineering company Powersystems UK to undertake electrical and civil engineering works for a GBP20 million grid project in Moray, Scotland to support further renewables’ integration.
October 8, 2020
Polish subcontractors Ultra NDT SC and Jaworski Energy Services have been chosen to provide testing and project management services for the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore substation topside located at the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm zone in the Netherlands.