Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• Indian POWERGRID bags three transmission projects in Rajasthan

  February 2, 2021
  India’s largest grid network developer, Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID), has recently secured three transmission projects in Rajasthan through the competitive bidding process, initiated by the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) in December 2020.

• Nepal to receive 100 MW of additional electricity from India

  February 1, 2021
  In a recently held India-Nepal Joint Standing Technical Committee meeting, India has expressed its intent to sell an additional 100 MW of electricity to Nepal, through Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) 400 kV Dhalkebar–Muzaffarpur line, the country’s first-ever high-voltage, cross-border transmission line.

• Indian POWERGRID to monetise INR70 billion worth of transmission assets

  January 28, 2021
  India’s largest grid network developer, Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID), has recently filled a draft with the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to monetise INR70 billion worth of transmission assets, through PGlnvlT, the infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) recently formed by the company.

• Vietnamese CPMB energises 220 kV substation

  January 27, 2021
  Central Project Management Board (CPMB), a unit of state-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), has recently energised both the 220/110/22 kV─125 MVA transformers of the 220 kV Muong La substation, bringing the project to completion.

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans to establish separate T&D firm in Pakistan

  January 26, 2021
  The provincial energy department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in Pakistan has accelerated efforts to establish a provincial power transmission and despatch (T&D) firm on the lines of state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC).

• Pakistan’s NTDC commences work on Nowshera–Torkham portion of CASA-1000 project

  January 25, 2021
  Pakistan’s state-owned high voltage network developer, National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has commenced construction work on the 113-km-long, ±500 kV Nowshera–Torkham portion of the USD1.17 billion Central Asia-South Asia Regional Trade and Transmission Project (CASA-1000).

• Sri Lankan government awards contract for renewable power system

  January 25, 2021
  The Sri Lankan government has awarded a contract to a China-based joint venture (JV)—Sinosoar–Ethechwin—to install a hybrid renewable energy system in three islands of the coast of Jaffna, at a cost of USD12 million.

• Pakistan’s government releases PKR35.35 billion for power projects

  January 21, 2021
  According to recent reports, the government of Pakistan has released PKR35.35 billion of the allocated PKR74.49 billion under its annual Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-21, for the implementation of various ongoing and new power sector projects.

• Indian L&T wins turnkey contracts in Bangladesh

  January 20, 2021
  Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has recently won contracts worth up to INR50 billion for transmission projects in Bangladesh.

• Vietnamese CPMB plans to complete 500 kV line by March 2021

  January 20, 2021
  Central Project Management Board (CPMB), a unit of state-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), has recently announced its target to complete construction of the 500 kV, 209-km-long Doc Soi‒Pleiku 2 transmission line by March 31, 2021.

• Sydney-based developer proposes 100 MW/200 MWh BESS in Australia

  January 19, 2021
  Sydney-based developer Genex Power Limited has proposed a new battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland. Plans for a 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage facility with up to two hours depth have been submitted to Queensland’s Rockhampton Regional Council in a development application.

• Vietnam’s EVNNPT to invest VND17.55 trillion in transmission projects in 2021

  January 18, 2021
  State-owned Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) subsidiary, National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT), plans to invest VND17.55 trillion in 107 transmission projects in 2021.

• Cambodia’s EDC commissions 230 kV facilities

  January 18, 2021
  Cambodia’s Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) has recently commissioned a new 230 kV substation and transmission line in the Tbong Khmum province.

• Indian L&T bags EPCC contract for 500 kV line in Malaysia

  January 14, 2021
  Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has recently bagged various contracts in India and overseas ranging in the area of INR10-25 billion.

• Indian Rinfra sells entire stake in PKTCL for INR9 billion

  January 14, 2021
  Reliance Infrastructure Limited (Rinfra), part of the India-based conglomerate Reliance Group, and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) have recently signed a termination agreement for Parbati Koldam Transmission Company Limited (PKTCL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) that was formed for executing an INR9.57 billion project in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

• Turkmenistan and Afghanistan commission 500 kV power line

  January 14, 2021
  Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have recently commissioned the 500 kV Kerki (Turkmenistan)–Sheberghan (Afghanistan) transmission line.

• French Neoen to install 500 MW/1,000 MWh BESS in Australia

  January 13, 2021
  France-based Neoen SA, a renewable energy producer, has put forth a proposal to install a 500 MW/1,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)— Great Western Battery—in the Wallerawang area of New South Wales.

• Australian Origin Energy seeks bidders for 700/2800 MWh battery

  January 13, 2021
  Australian integrated energy company, Origin Energy Limited, is seeking bidders to build a 700 MW/2,800 MWh battery storage system on the grounds of the Eraring power plant—the company's only coal power plant which is scheduled to close in 2032.

• Chinese CSG operationalises CNY3.71 billion project [free access]

  January 12, 2021
  Chinese grid developer, China Southern Power Grid (CSG), has recently operationalised a ±800 kV multi-terminal ultra-high voltage (UHV) flexible direct current (DC) project, transmitting power from the Wudongde hydropower station in Yunnan Province to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province in Southwest China.

• New Zealand’s Transpower moves forward with NZD197 million transmission upgrade project

  January 12, 2021
  New Zealand’s national grid operator, Transpower, is moving forward with the construction works of the Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project (CUWLP).