Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• Philippine NGCP completes major portion of Mindanao–Visayas Interconnection Project

  June 30, 2022
  The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed the major portion of the PHP52 billion Mindanao–Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP).

• Australian AEMO releases ISP 2022 highlighting need for grid expansion [free access]

  June 30, 2022
  The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published the 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), outlining a 30-year roadmap of investments for the National Electricity Market (NEM).

• Transpower seeks inputs on NZD350 million grid upgrades projects in New Zealand

  June 30, 2022
  New Zealand’s national grid operator Transpower has released the ‘Net Zero Grid Pathways 1 (NZGP1) Stage 1 Shortlist Consultation’ document, seeking inputs on the grid investment plans that will support new renewables projects and electrification plans.

• NEA energises section of 220 kV Bharatpur–Bardaghat line in Nepal

  June 28, 2022
  The state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has energised the 56-km section of the 220 kV Bharatpur–Bardaghat transmission line project in the western region of Nepal.

• CDWP approves 132 kV Jiwani–Gwadar project in Pakistan

  June 28, 2022
  Pakistan’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the PKR2,323 million Jiwani–Gwadar transmission line project.

• Pakistan’s NTDC awards EPC contract for 20 MWh energy storage project to ZTT and JSPDI

  June 27, 2022
  The Pakistan's high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contact for a 20 MW energy storage project to the partnership of China-based ZTT Group and Jiangsu Power Design Institute Company Limited (JSPDI).

• Singapore begins importing power from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia

  June 27, 2022
  Singapore has started importing power from Laos through the existing Lao Public Democratic Republic (Laos PDR)–Thailand–Malaysia–Singapore Power Integration Project.

• 500 kV GIS substation becomes operational in Hunan, China

  June 23, 2022
  The State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company, a part of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), has put a 500 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation into operation in Hunan.

• Indian KPTL receives transmission orders worth INR14.16 billion

  June 22, 2022
  Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) and its subsidiaries have secured new orders worth INR22.90 billion in domestic and international markets.

• Construction on 132 kV Kohalpur–Surkhet transmission project proceed in Nepal

  June 22, 2022
  The Department of Forests, Nepal has allowed state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to cut trees in the Bardiya and Banke national parks for the construction of the 132 kV Kohalpur–Surkhet transmission project.

• 220 kV Liu Kuang–Hongyang Port reconstruction project completes in China

  June 21, 2022
  The State Grid Nantong Power Supply Company, a part of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), has completed the 220 kV Liu Kuang–Hongyang Port reconstruction project in China, which will help strengthen the wind power connection capacity in the coastal areas of Qidong.

• Two-way power exchange begins between Laos and China [free access]

  June 20, 2022
  The 115 kV Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station in northern Laos has become operational for two-way power transmission between Loas and China.

• India’s CERC grants transmission licence to Khavda–Bhuj Transmission Limited

  June 20, 2022
  Indian Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted a transmission licence to Khavda–Bhuj Transmission Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Transmission Limited (ATL), an Indian Adani Group company.

• KEC receives orders worth INR10.92 billion in Indian and foreign markets

  June 20, 2022
  The Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, KEC International, has secured new orders worth INR10.92 billion across its various businesses.

• Construction of 220 kV Marsyangdi–Kathmandu line completes in Nepal

  June 20, 2022
  Construction of the 220 kV Marsyangdi–Kathmandu double-circuit line has been completed in Nepal by state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

• Nepal’s NEA to complete 220/132 kV New Bharatpur substation by August 2022

  June 20, 2022
  Reportedly, about 80 per cent of construction works of the 220/132 kV Bharatpur substation has been completed by state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), with plans to bring it into operation by August 2022.

• Nepal bans two Chinese companies due to poor performance

  June 20, 2022
  Reportedly, the Public Procurement Monitoring Office, Nepal, has blacklisted two Chinese companies—Shenzhen Forddok Electronics Company Limited and HuiZhou ZhongCheng Electronics Company Limited, due to their poor performance, on the recommendation of state-owned power utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

• Philippine NGCP seeks ERC’s approval for Camarines Sur¬–Catanduanes submarine project

  June 20, 2022
  The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval for the PHP9.5 billion Camarines Sur¬–Catanduanes Interconnection Project.

• Bangladesh’s PGCB invites bids for 230 kV project

  June 17, 2022
  Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has invited international bids to design, supply, install, test and commission a 230/33 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation at Char Fasson and 230 kV GIS bay extension at the Nutan Bidyut power plant on a turnkey basis.

• South Australian CEPU halts construction of Eyre Peninsula Link project

  June 17, 2022
  The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) in South Australia has halted the construction of the AUD300 million Eyre Peninsula Link project, being constructed by South Australian transmission company, ElectraNet Pty. Limited.