Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• Indian L&T bags several orders in domestic and international market

  July 19, 2021
  Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has secured multiple orders in the domestic and overseas market.

• India plans to set up 4,000 MWh grid-scale battery storage system [free access]

  July 16, 2021
  The Indian government is moving towards a greener grid, and plans on setting up around 4,000 MWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) at regional load dispatch centres (RLDCs).

• South Korea’s EPRI develops HVDC partial discharge diagnosis technology

  July 15, 2021
  The Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)—a corporate research and development (R&D) subsidiary of South Korean power utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has recently succeeded in developing partial discharge diagnostic technology for the diagnosis and stable system operation of high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable.

• Indian OPTCL commissions EHV transformers and lines

  July 14, 2021
  Indian state transmission network utility, Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL), has recently commissioned various transmission facilities, adding about 100 MVA of transformer capacity to the grid—with five 20 MVA extra-high voltage (EHV) transformers spread across three substations, and energise associated EHV transmission line spanning about 64 circuit-km (ckm).

• Australian Synergy obtains approval for 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage system

  July 13, 2021
  Synergy, the government-owned utility of Western Australia, has secured development approval for a 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage system, which is set to become the country’s first utility-scale facility of its kind.

• Vietnam’s EVN signs PPA for transfer of wind power from Laos

  July 12, 2021
  State-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Impact Energy Asia Development (IEAD), a subsidiary of Asia’s leading renewable energy firm BCPG Public Company Limited (BCPG), which is a part of Thailand-based Bangchak Corporation Plc group of companies.

• Pakistan’s NTDC begins work on 500 kV Sukki Kinari transmission line

  July 8, 2021
  Pakistan’s state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has commenced construction work for the 75-km-long, 500 kV double-circuit transmission line for the evacuation of power from the 870 MW Sukki Kinari Hydropower Project.

• Construction work halfway through for Victorian Big Battery Project, Australia

  July 8, 2021
  French-based renewable energy producer Neoen is halfway through the construction activities for its 300 MW/450 MWh Victorian Big Battery Project.

• Japan’s Chubu University signs MoU with Italian ASG to develop DC superconducting cables

  July 7, 2021
  Japan’s Chubu University and Italy’s ASG Superconductors SpA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of superconducting cable technology for direct current (DC) power transmission over long distances.

• Nepal’s NEA completes construction of 132 kV transmission project [free access]

  July 6, 2021
  The state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has completed the construction of the 132 kV Samundratar–Trishuli transmission project.

• Australian Lumea launches EOI for 300 MW battery project

  July 6, 2021
  Lumea, the commercial arm of the New South Wales (NSW) transmission system operator (TSO) TransGrid, has recently launched a bid for a 300 MW grid-connected battery project near Melbourne, Australia. Lumea plans to build the project without government funding.

• Australia-based Maoneng Group proposes 225 MW/450 MWh BESS project

  July 5, 2021
  Australian renewable energy developer Maoneng Group has filed a development application for an AUD112.5 million battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.

• Indian NTPC invites bids for setting up 1000 MWh grid-scale BESS

  July 1, 2021
  Government-owned electric utility company, NTPC Limited, has recently floated a global tender inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for setting up a 1,000 MWh grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS).

• Australian AusNet discloses route for proposed transmission project

  July 1, 2021
  Australian energy company, AusNet Services, has revealed the preferred route for the proposed Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP).

• Turkmenistan moves forward with first stage of ring power transmission system

  June 30, 2021
  The state-owned grid developer, Turkmenenergo of Turkmenistan, has laid the foundation for the first section (450-km-long) of the ring power system in the country.

• Uzbekistan obtains World Bank support for green energy project [free access]

  June 30, 2021
  The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has recently approved Uzbekistan’s “Electricity Sector Transformation and Resilient Transmission Project”.

• Vietnamese CPMB completes construction of 500 kV Doc Soi–Pleiku 2 line

  June 30, 2021
  Central Project Management Board (CPMB), a unit of state-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), has completed the construction of the of the 500 kV, 209-km-long Doc Soi‒Pleiku 2 transmission line.

• China to deploy 30 GW of energy storage by 2025

  June 29, 2021
  China has recently come forward with a draft policy to significantly increase its current energy storage capacity in the next five years.

• Taiwan’s Changhua offshore wind farm nears completion

  June 23, 2021
  The Belgian offshore service provider Jan De Nul Group has recently completed the installation of 21 offshore wind turbines and subsea cables for Taiwan Power Company’s (Taipower) Changhua offshore wind farm off the coast of Fangyuan, in the Changhua county of central Taiwan.

• India's Power Ministry extends waiver on transmission charges for renewable energy

  June 22, 2021
  The Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) has recently announced an extension for the waiver on inter-state transmission charges for electricity generated from renewable resources.