November 25, 2020
The Indian grid developer, Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID), has charged a 400 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation in Silchar, Assam.
November 25, 2020
The state-owned power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) of Afghanistan, has initiated the design, routing and land acquisition works of the 500 kV Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri (Uzbekistan─Afghanistan) transmission line.
November 24, 2020
Indian state-owned power transmission network developer, Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO), has received in-principle approval from the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) for the revised transmission scheme to be established for evacuating power from the 960 MW Polavaram hydro electric power plant (HEP) to be commissioned by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited (AP Genco).
November 20, 2020
Work on Pakistan's first direct current (DC) transmission project connecting Matiari and Lahore has been completed, and the line is ready to be energised by the Pak Matiari–Lahore Transmission Company Limited (PMLTCPL)—a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed for the execution and completion of this project in Pakistan.
November 19, 2020
Indian state-owned transmission utility Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) is all set to build three new substations in Greater Noida.
November 19, 2020
AGL Energy Limited, Australia’s largest generation facility, is all set to build a 250 MW battery at South Australia’s Torrens Island to back up the state’s wind and solar supplies.
November 18, 2020
India-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL), has announced full commissioning of the 400 kV Kohima–Mariani electricity transmission project.
November 18, 2020
The state-owned power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) of Afghanistan, has recently signed a multi-phase agreement with the German multinational conglomerate, Siemens Energy, to establish Afghanistan as an energy hub in central Asia.
November 17, 2020
Tibet Electric Power Company, a subsidiary of the Chinese grid company, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), has recently completed the trial of a 220 kV substation in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
November 12, 2020
Pakistan’s state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), recently completed the US-sponsored Patrind Power Transmission Project.
November 12, 2020
Pakistan’s state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for providing consultancy services for the design review of the World Bank-funded National Transmission Modernisation Project Phase-I (NTMP-I).
November 12, 2020
The New South Wales (NSW) government has recently put out a new electricity infrastructure roadmap that foresees adding 12 GW of renewable energy (RE) and 2 GW of energy storage capacity by 2030.
November 11, 2020
Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), recently secured large contracts estimated between INR10-25 billion. Under the transmission segment, the EPC major has secured contracts in Nepal and Saudi Arabia.
November 11, 2020
The state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for consultancy services for drone legislation, under the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project.
November 5, 2020
The Victorian government has awarded a contract to the French-based renewable energy producer Neoen, to build the largest battery in Geelong, Australia.
November 4, 2020
Indian state transmission network utility Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) has recently commissioned a 132/33 kV grid station (GS) at Brajabiharipur and an associated 4-km-long line, as extension of the existing 132 kV Bidanasi–Chandaka transmission line, in Cuttack city, Odisha.
November 3, 2020
The World Bank has signed agreements with the Government of Pakistan to provide concessional financing of USD1.15 billion for two power projects in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
November 3, 2020
The state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has recently sought additional funding and an extended timeline for a revised 400 kV high voltage (HV) grid line project.