Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• Indian ATL’s subsidiary completes transmission project in Uttar Pradesh

  December 20, 2021
  Ghatampur Transmission Limited (GTL), a subsidiary of Adani Transmission Limited (ATL), has completed 897 circuit-km of transmission lines in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP).

• Linxon wins turnkey substation extension packages from POWERGRID

  December 20, 2021
  Linxon, a joint venture (JV) between SNC-Lavalin and Hitachi Energy, has won two substation orders from India's largest grid network developer Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID).

• Fluence bags first BESS order in Taiwan

  December 20, 2021
  Fluence, the energy storage specialist formed by Siemens AG and AES Corporation, has been chosen by renewable energy independent power producer (IPP), Ina Energy, as the solution provider to deliver a 6 MW/6 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

• Australian Greenspot seeks approval for 500 MW/1,000 MWh BESS

  December 17, 2021
  Greenspot, a New South Wales (NSW) development company, is seeking planning approval for a 500 MW/1,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near Lithgow in the Central Tablelands.

• Ørsted energises substation for Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan

  December 17, 2021
  Danish developer Ørsted has energised one of the two offshore substations at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms off Taiwan’s coast.

• Bangladesh’s PGCB to construct 400 kV line under AIIB-funded project

  December 14, 2021
  The state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has disclosed its plans to construct a 400 kV double-circuit overhead transmission line from Anwara to Anandabazar (New Mooring) under the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)-funded project “Expansion and Strengthening of Power Transmission System in Chattogram Region”.

• Hitachi Energy wins bid for large-scale BESS in Northern Australia

  December 14, 2021
  Hitachi Energy has won a tender to supply a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Northern Territory, Australia.

• Neoen selects Doosan to construct 100 MW/200 MWh Capital Battery in Australia

  December 14, 2021
  France-based renewable energy firm Neoen has selected a consortium of Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction and its subsidiary, Doosan GridTech, to build the 100 MW/200 MWh Capital Battery, the largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

• Indian BHEL bags INR1.01 billion contract under World Bank-funded project

  December 13, 2021
  Indian Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was recently awarded a contract worth INR1.01 billion under the World-Bank funded Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project in India.

• Philippine NGCP starts work on terminal stations of 230 kV Cebu–Bohol interconnection

  December 13, 2021
  Philippine transmission network operator, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), has started construction of the submarine cable terminal stations of the 230 kV Cebu–Bohol Interconnection Project (CBIP).

• Australian AEMO releases draft Integrated System Plan for 2022

  December 13, 2021
  Australian energy market operator (AEMO) released its draft 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP) recently, proposing a 30-year plan for electricity in the National Electricity Market (NEM).

• Cable contract awarded under Taiwan’s Zhong Neng offshore wind farm project

  December 9, 2021
  A submarine cable contract has recently been awarded for Taiwan’s 300 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm (OWF).

• Australia’s 300 MW/450 MWh Victorian Big Battery energised

  December 8, 2021
  The Victorian Big Battery, a 300 MW/450 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia, has recently been energised.

• Indian CERC approves transmission system to evacuate 8 GW power

  December 6, 2021
  The Indian Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the execution of the proposed transmission system for the evacuation of 8 GW of renewable energy (RE) from solar energy zones (SEZ) and wind energy zones (WEZ) in the southern region.

• Nepal’s NEA to ramp up transmission infrastructure in Bara-Parsa Industrial Corridor

  December 6, 2021
  Over the next five years, the state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) plans to build energy infrastructure capable of supplying 2,000 MW of electricity to the Bara-Parsa Industrial Corridor.

• Contract worth AUD5.5 million awarded for Marinus Link

  December 3, 2021
  Tasmania’s TasNetworks has recently awarded an AUD5.5 million contract for works under the Second Bass Strait Interconnector (Marinus Link).

• Nepal’s NEA earmarks NPR25 billion towards upgradation of power system in certain provinces

  December 2, 2021
  The state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has earmarked NPR25 billion towards upgradation of power systems in the Karnali, and Sudur Paschim provinces.

• Australian AEMC announces new rule incentivising battery storage investments

  December 2, 2021
  As a result of a new rule made recently by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), more batteries and hybrid systems will be able to enter the Australian market, ensuring that the energy sector keeps up with new technologies, while supporting innovation.

• Australian developers partner to build country’s largest privately-funded BESS project

  December 2, 2021
  Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG), French energy group ENGIE and French renewable energy specialist Fluence have partnered to develop Australia's largest privately-owned utility-scale battery.

• Indian IndiGrid receives LoI for establishing transmission system in Maharashtra

  December 1, 2021
  India’s leading infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited to establish a transmission system for evacuation of power from renewable energy projects in the Osmanabad area in Maharashtra.