Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• Vietnamese Trung Nam energises 500 kV facilities

  August 17, 2021
  The Trung Nam Group—a Vietnamese investment and construction joint stock company (JSC)—has energised a 500 kV transformer substation and 1.2 km of transmission line for connecting the 400 MW Ea Nam Wind Power Project to the 500 kV Di Linh–Pleiku transmission line; thus facilitating the connection to the grid.

• Philippine NGCP to invest PHP440 billion by 2033

  August 17, 2021
  The concessionaire for the Philippine transmission network, National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), has revealed its plan to invest in 211 vital transmission projects throughout the country, and is allocating PHP440 billion for capital expenditures (capex) between 2021 and 2033.

• China installs world’s largest offshore converter station [free access]

  August 11, 2021
  According to reports, the world’s largest offshore converter station, which weighs 22,000 tonnes and is as tall as a 15-storey residential building, has recently been installed at the Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind project being developed by Chinese state-owned utility China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG).

• Australia to witness a 600 MW/2,400 MWh battery project

  August 11, 2021
  Syncline Energy—the Australian renewables developer, has announced a large 600 MW/2,400 MWh battery project aimed at providing electricity to the Melton Region near Melbourne, Victoria.

• India’s power ministry releases revised standard bidding documents for transmission projects

  August 10, 2021
  As part of its efforts to boost private participation in electricity transmission projects, the Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) has revised their Standard Bid Documents (SBDs) for soliciting tariff-based projects.

• India to call bids for 13 GWh of storage system in Ladakh

  August 9, 2021
  In order to achieve its goal of becoming a green energy nation, India will launch the world's largest bid for a grid-scale 13 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Ladakh.

• Malaysian utilities of Sabah and Sarawak sign power exchange agreement

  August 9, 2021
  Malaysia's vertically-integrated power utilities, Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB), have recently signed a power exchange agreement.

• Australian EGP receives approval for 50 MW/100 MWh BESS in Queensland

  August 5, 2021
  Elliott Green Power Australia (EGP) has recently received local-government approval for a 50 MW/100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) adjacent to its Susan River Solar Farm in southeast Queensland.

• Indian POWERGRID commissions transmission system in Firozabad

  August 3, 2021
  Indian grid developer Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has commissioned the transmission system for Jawaharpur Firozabad Transmission Limited (JFTL).

• Vietnamese EVN to assign more than 1,000 grid projects to subsidiaries between 2021 and 2025

  August 3, 2021
  State-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) intends to assign 1,068 grid projects of 110 kV and 220 kV voltages to its five subsidiaries between 2021 and 2025.

• Victoria unveils grid upgrades to support renewable energy zones [free access]

  August 3, 2021
  A Victorian government announcement has revealed six new grid-upgrade projects, as part of a programme to build Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) in the state’s western zones.

• Melbourne to deploy 5 MW of community battery storage systems by 2024

  July 28, 2021
  The city council of Melbourne, Australia, has dedicated AUD300,000 from its 2021 budget, towards a pilot scheme that could lead to the rollout of 5 MW of community battery storage systems by 2024.

• Vietnamese EVNNPT to undertake 307 transmission projects during 2021-25

  July 27, 2021
  State-owned Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) subsidiary, National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT), plans to undertake 307 transmission projects between 2021 and 2025.

• Hitachi ABB commissions ±800 kV Raigarh–Pugalur transmission link in India

  July 26, 2021
  Hitachi ABB Power Grids has commissioned the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) Raigarh–Pugalur transmission link, for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID).

• India’s SECI to launch tender for 2,000 MWh of standalone EES [free access]

  July 26, 2021
  The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has put forth its intent to launch a tender for 2,000 MWh of standalone energy storage systems (ESS).

• Philippine NGCP seeks regulatory approval for interconnection projects [free access]

  July 22, 2021
  The concessionaire for the Philippine transmission network, National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), has applied for regulatory approval to build two interconnection projects worth over PHP22 billion.

• Indian Godrej Electricals bags INR1 billion order for 400 kV GIS substation

  July 21, 2021
  Godrej Electricals & Electronics, the power infrastructure and renewable energy arm of Godrej & Boyce, has bagged an INR1 billion substation construction order in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• Indian POWERGRID awards multiple contracts to GE

  July 21, 2021
  The Indian grid developer, Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID), has awarded multiple contracts to GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions, for the supply of various 765 kV transformers and reactors in the country.

• India plans to monetise assets of government-owned power utilities

  July 20, 2021
  India’s central government plans to garner INR700 billion through monetising the assets of government-owned power utilities, including Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID), NTPC Limited and REC Limited, in the next five years.

• Pakistan’s NTDC secures PKR6.4 billion for clean energy transmission project

  July 20, 2021
  Pakistan’s state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has secured a PKR6.4 billion financing facility for building a transmission corridor to evacuate 1,224 MW of renewable energy generated by wind power plants located at Gharo–Jhimpir wind corridor.