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.
May 8, 2019
Panama’s transmission network is owned by state-owned monopoly Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A. (ETESA) and comprises 230 kV lines and some 115 kV lines.
May 8, 2019
During 2019-27, electricity demand in Panama is likely to grow at a CAGR of 5.7 per cent from 12 TWh in 2019 to 18.6 TWh in 2027, under the reference case scenario of ETESA’s Plan de Indicativo de Generación 2017-31 or Indicative Generation plan 2017-31.
April 18, 2019
As per Global Transmission Research, the leading 215 transmission network developers and operators across the globe together owned 4,141,230 km of transmission lines.
April 18, 2019
In order to assess the operational performance of the power transmission network respective to the key TSOs/developers, different parameters including transmission losses and network availability were studied.
April 18, 2019
As of the end of 2017, the 215 TSOs and developers incurred estimated investments of USD236 billion across electricity transmission as well as other business segments such as generation, distribution, water, gas, etc. (in the case of integrated utilities).
March 12, 2019
As of September 2018, Colombia’s transmission network stood at 25,979 km operational at the 110-138 kV, 220 kV, 230 kV and 500 kV voltage levels.
March 12, 2019
As of June 2018, Colombia had an effective installed generation capacity of 17,721 MW. Despite being South America's largest coal producer, coal-based power plants account for only 10 per cent of the country’s capacity.
March 12, 2019
During 2019-27, Colombia’s electricity demand is likely to grow at a CAGR of 2.4 per cent from 75.3 TWh in 2019 to 91.2 TWh in 2027, under a medium growth rate scenario.
February 11, 2019
As of June 2018, Bangladesh’s transmission network comprised 11,035 km of line length at the 132 kV, 230 kV and 400 kV voltage levels. Of the total line length, the majority, or about 63 per cent, was at 132 kV.
January 10, 2019
At the end of 2017, Indonesia had around 56 GW of installed capacity, which has increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.31 per cent since 2016. During 2013–17, power generation capacity grew at a CAGR of 4.9 per cent.
January 10, 2019
By the end of 2017, Indonesia’s transmission network comprised 43,765 circuit km of lines at the 150 kV to 500 kV voltage levels. During 2013–17, transmission line length increased at a CAGR of 5.54 per cent.
January 10, 2019
As per PLN’s Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik (RUPTL) 2018–27 or the Electricity Business Supply Plan, Indonesia’s electricity demand is expected to increase from 2,647 GWh in 2018 to 5,968 GWh in 2027, growing at a CAGR of around 9.5 per cent due to the expected economic growth, increased electrification and transfer of captive power to the grid.
December 10, 2018
At the end of 2017, the Middle Eastern countries had a total installed capacity of 248 GW. Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) together accounted for about 66 per cent of the total capacity.
December 10, 2018
At the end of 2017, the Middle Eastern countries (excluding Palestine) had a total line length and transformer capacity of 218,065 circuit km and 991,592 MVA respectively.