December 10, 2018
Electricity demand in the Middle East is expected to continue to increase in the coming years. The demand is estimated to increase from 216,898 MW by the end of 2018 to over 281,186 MW in 2023 and further increase to 340,146 MW in 2028, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 4.6 per cent between 2018 and 2028.
November 14, 2018
North America’s installed generation capacity was estimated to be around 1,339 GW as of end-2017. Country-wise, the United States (US) had an installed capacity of 1,200 GW and Canada 139 GW.
November 14, 2018
By the end of 2017, North America’s transmission network (115 kV to 765 kV) comprised over 775,543 circuit km of transmission lines. Around 83 per cent of the total line length is accounted for by the US and the remaining by Canada.
November 14, 2018
Electricity consumption in North America is expected to increase from 4,357 TWh in 2018 to 4,544 TWh in 2027, representing a CAGR of 0.46 per cent during the 2018–27 period.
October 11, 2018
Over the past few years, integration of renewable energy facilities has been the primary driver of transmission investment, especially in developed economies.
October 11, 2018
As of the end of 2017, the global installed generation capacity was estimated to be around 6,455 GW, with Asia alone accounting for 45 per cent of this capacity.
October 11, 2018
As per Global Transmission Research, it is estimated that around 1,993 GW of new generation capacity is planned to be added across the globe over the next 10 years. Asia alone is expected to account for 67 per cent of this capacity addition.
September 13, 2018
By the end of 2017, Argentina had an installed generation capacity of 36,150 MW, representing a growth rate of 6.4 per cent over 2016.
September 13, 2018
As of end-2017, Argentina’s high voltage (HV) transmission network spanned over 34,048 km, of which 50 per cent was operational at the 132/138 kV voltage level.
September 13, 2018
Argentina’s electricity demand is likely to increase from 142 TWh in 2018 to 188 TWh in 2027, representing an annual growth rate of 3.2 per cent during 2018-27.
August 13, 2018
The top 10 countries (with highest gross domestic product, GDP, in 2017), together had an installed generation capacity of 4,503 GW at the end of 2017.
August 13, 2018
As of 2017, the transmission network of the 10 countries was estimated to comprise a line length of around 2,996,924 km and a transformer capacity of 11,061 GVA at 110 kV and above voltage levels.
July 10, 2018
At the end of 2017, Tunisia’s installed capacity stood at 5,202 MW, registering a decline in growth rate of 5.6 per cent from the capacity in 2016.
July 10, 2018
At the end of 2017, Tunisia’s transmission network comprised 5,175 km of lines at the 150 kV and above voltage levels. Tunisia’s high voltage line network has increased at a CAGR of 1.8 per cent since 2013.
July 10, 2018
As per Arab Union of Electricity’s 2017 statistical bulletin, Tunisia’s electricity demand is expected to increase from 4,200 MW in 2018 to 5,960 MW in 2027, representing a CAGR of 4 per cent.
June 8, 2018
During 2017, Japan’s high voltage transmission network (110 kV to 500 kV) comprised 39,576 km of transmission lines and 607,873 MVA of transformer capacity.
June 8, 2018
Japan’s demand for electricity is expected to increase from 156,972 MW in 2018 to 160,306 MW in 2026, representing a CAGR of 0.26 per cent.
May 11, 2018
The total power generation capacity of the Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) stood at 16,481 MW as of 2016.