December 10, 2019
During 2018, peak demand in the Central American region reached 8,509 MW. Since 2013, peak demand has grown at a CAGR of about 2.4 per cent.
December 10, 2019
The SIEPAC countries, excluding Honduras, have witnessed a significant expansion in the transmission line network, which stood at about 15,703 km in 2018 at voltage levels of 69 kV and above.
November 11, 2019
The combined installed generation capacity of the seven South Asian countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – in 2018, stood at over 402 GW.
November 11, 2019
The South Asian countries have witnessed a significant expansion in their transmission line length network, which stood at about 534,810 km in 2018 at a voltage level of 100 kV and above.
November 11, 2019
During the next five years, about 197 GW of addition to the installed generation base has been estimated to meet the growing electricity demand in South Asia.
October 9, 2019
The Western Balkan countries have faced significant energy challenges in the past and some of the member countries are still struggling to meet their electricity demand.
October 9, 2019
The WB6 member countries have proposed several interconnections to strengthen regional links as well as connect their grids with the rest of Europe.
September 9, 2019
As of 2018, the United States of America (USA) had an installed capacity of 1,243 GW, of which 43.7 per cent was based on natural gas, 23.4 per cent was coal-based, 12.35 per cent was renewable energy-based, 8.64 per cent was nuclear-based, 8 per cent was hydro-based, and the rest was based on other sources of energy.
September 9, 2019
In order to strengthen its transmission network, the US has outlined various high voltage transmission projects, which foresee an addition of around 10,595 km of transmission lines post 2020.
August 21, 2019
Global Transmission Research recently analysed past trends and future investment plans in the power transmission sectors of 75 countries.
August 21, 2019
Of the 75 countries tracked, during the 10-year span of 2009–18, China, US, India, Canada and Indonesia were the key top spenders and accounted for around 71 per cent of the total transmission investments made across the globe.
August 21, 2019
In the developing economies of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a key driver for investment in power transmission has been to increase electricity access and achieve 100 per cent electrification.
July 15, 2019
Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie is expanding its transmission assets portfolio with various domestic and cross-border interconnection projects to strengthen both domestic and regional grids.
June 5, 2019
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was created in 1995 and was the first formal international power pool in Africa. Under it, the national electricity companies in southern Africa cooperate with the support of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
June 5, 2019
By the end of 2017-18, the total transmission line length of six member countries (for which line length details were available), namely, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, was over 72,000 km.
June 5, 2019
As per the latest data available from SAPP, the electricity demand for the 12 member countries is likely to increase from 53,514 MW in 2019 to 67,838 MW in 2025, representing a CAGR of 4 per cent.