December 30, 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh have recently signed an agreement for USD200 million in additional loans, including USD130 million of concessional loans, for augmenting access to efficient and reliable electricity supply in rural areas of Bangladesh, by strengthening the transmission and distribution networks.
December 30, 2020
Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, KEC International, has recently commissioned the 500 kV Pluak Daeng air-insulated switchgear (AIS) substation expansion project for the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).
December 29, 2020
India-based power transmission asset developer Sterlite Power Transmission Limited (SPTL) and Australia-based global investment manager AMP Capital have recently entered into a 50:50 partnership to develop energy transmission projects in India with a total equity investment of USD300 million.
December 28, 2020
A Sydney-headquartered private investment firm, Precinct Capital and renewable energy and storage developer Edify Energy have formed a joint venture (JV) to undertake a 28 MW/56 MWh battery energy storage project.
December 23, 2020
South Korean power utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), is facing a lag in commencement of construction activities for the planned 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) East Coast─Singapyeong transmission line project.
December 23, 2020
Keppel Renewable Energy, the renewables arm of Singapore-based Keppel Corporation, has offered to buy a 45 per cent stake in Harlin Solar, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established in August 2020 to develop a 500 MW solar farm at Harlin, about 100 kilometres northwest of Brisbane, Queensland.
December 22, 2020
Indian state Kerala's state-owned vertically-integrated power utility Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), plans to complete essential 220 kV facilities by January 2021.
December 22, 2020
Pakistan’s state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has invited international competitive bids to provide turnkey services for the 220 kV Jauharabad substation under the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded, Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Programme – Tranche 3.
December 17, 2020
The concessionaire for the Philippine transmission network, National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), recently energised the 230 kV Toril─Bunawan transmission line, which was the last component of the Mindanao 230 kV backbone project.
December 17, 2020
An AUD20.3 million project to demonstrate the capabilities of utility-scale vanadium flow battery storage in combination with solar PV has been announced in South Australia.
December 16, 2020
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved plans regarding an INR67 billion scheme for strengthening the transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure in the North-Eastern Region (NER).
December 16, 2020
The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has recently invited request for proposals (RfPs) for the establishment of new transmission systems for evacuating power from Solar Energy Zones in Rajasthan.
December 16, 2020
The Indian grid developer, Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID), has charged eight gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) bays of a 400 kV substation in Misa, Assam. The substation was constructed by the Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major KEC International, under the larger North Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-II (NERSS-II).
December 16, 2020
Pakistan’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) recently gave an affirmative nod to a proposed project for the Dhabeji Special Economic Zone (DSEZ).
December 15, 2020
Vena Energy—the renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) in the Asia Pacific region—is developing a major battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.
December 14, 2020
Private concessionaire for the Philippine transmission network, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), has recently energised the 230 kV San Jose─Quezon Line 3, which will widen the power corridor into Metro Manila.
December 11, 2020
Pakistan’s state-owned, vertically integrated power utility, K-Electric Limited (KE), has planned to upgrade its existing transmission network from Hub Chowki Grid to Bela Grid, as part of a phase-wise plan to improve its transmission and distribution network.
December 11, 2020
PESTECH Sdn Bhd (PSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian PESTECH International Berhad, has bagged a contract worth MYR104.23 million for a 138 kV transmission line project from the private concessionaire for the Philippine transmission network, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
December 8, 2020
Australia-based engineering company United Group Limited (UGL), a part of CIMIC Group, has bagged contracts worth AUD112 million from transmission system operators (TSOs) TransGrid and Powerlink, and distribution utility, United Energy.
December 3, 2020
India's private transmission company, Adani Transmission Limited (ATL), has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Alipurduar Transmission Limited from the Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL), with an agreement to acquire the balance 51 per cent after obtaining regulatory and other approvals.