Middle East & Africa News

Latest news and developments from Middle East and Africa regions

• GE commissions Africa’s first fully digital substation in Senegal

  September 9, 2021
  GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has commissioned the first ever fully digital high voltage substation on the African continent. The 225 kV substation is located in Thiès, 70 km from Dakar in Senegal.

• El-Sewedy Electric's subsidiary signs two contracts with Egyptian EETC [free access]

  September 9, 2021
  El-Sewedy Electric for Trading & Distributing, a subsidiary of Egyptian El-Sewedy Electric, has been awarded two turnkey contracts by Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) worth EGP1.15 billion.

• Tanzania's TANESCO to construct 132 kV line in Mtwara region

  September 6, 2021
  Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO) is currently undertaking a feasibility study for constructing a 132 kV power transmission line in the Mtwara region. The TZS132.7 billion project will span 395 km, and run from Songea to Masasi via Namtumbo and further to Tunduru and Nanyumbu.

• Elsewedy Electric and Toyota Tsusho complete HV substations’ contract in Iraq

  September 2, 2021
  Recently, Egyptian Elsewedy Electric, together with Japanese Toyota Tsusho Corporation, completed a turnkey project comprising four 400 kV and twelve 132 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations in Sothern Iraq.

• Saudi’s SEC receives lowest bid from AETCON and PACOST for HV projects

  September 1, 2021
  The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has received the lowest bids from Arabian Electrical Transmission Line Contracting (AETCON) and PACOST International for 380 kV and 132 kV projects, respectively.

• NamPower begins construction of 400 kV Auas–Gerus line

  August 31, 2021
  Namibia’s power utility NamPower has started the construction of the 287-km-long, 400 kV Auas–Gerus transmission line, which will run from the Auas substation near Dordabis, to the Gerus substation near Otjiwarongo.

• Nigeria commissions 132 kV substation in Anambra State

  August 25, 2021
  Recently, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) commissioned the 132/33 kV Awka substation in Anambra State in Nigeria.

• Iran to export 70 MW to Pakistan for meeting Gwadar demand

  August 24, 2021
  Iran plans to export an additional 70 MW of electricity to Pakistan to meet the latter’s energy demand of Gwadar, in case the commissioning of the 300 MW coal-fired power plant being set up at Gwadar is delayed.

• Nigerian TCN restores power after nationwide grid system collapses again

  August 24, 2021
  The Nigerian grid network witnessed a collapse on August 23, 2021amid the lack of spinning reserve; the second time with a one-month period, which led to power outage in various parts of the country.

• Egyptian EETC signs EGP4 billion syndicate loan contract

  August 23, 2021
  The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has signed an EGP4 billion loan deal with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Commercial International Bank-Egypt (CIB), Banque du Caire, and the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK).

• GRIDCo issues consultancy tender for 161 kV line upgrade project

  August 20, 2021
  Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is seeking expressions of interests (EoIs) for providing project management and supervision services for the 161 kV Ahodwo [K1 bulk supply point (BSP)]−Anwomaso (K2BSP) Transmission Line Upgrade Project, which is being financially supported by the European Union (EU) via the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

• EAPP seeks consultants for updating ESIA for Ethiopia–Sudan link

  August 20, 2021
  The Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) is seeking expressions of interests (EoIs) for providing consultancy services for updating the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Ethiopia–Sudan Electricity Interconnector Project, which is being funded by the World Bank.

• Saudi’s SEC receives lowest bid from Hyundai, CEPCO for 380 kV contracts

  August 19, 2021
  Recently, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) received the lowest bids for turnkey transmission contracts from South Korean Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai) and local CEPCO.

• Qatar to construct 11/132 kV substations in Al Luqta and Gharafa Al Rayyan

  August 19, 2021
  As per news reports, Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) is constructing two 11/132 kV substations—one each in Al Luqta and Gharafa Al Rayyan regions—valued at QAR155 million. The contract has been awarded to Al Noor Engineering Group WLL.

• Oman’s OETC awards contract for 500 MVA transformer

  August 19, 2021
  Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has awarded a contract for the manufacture and supply of a 500 MVA, 400 kV transformer to a joint venture (JV) comprising Omani subsidiary of Indian Voltamp Transformers Company and Oman’s Bahwan Engineering Company (BEC).

• Indian L&T bags 380 kV substation contract from Saudi’s SEC

  August 17, 2021
  Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded a SAR262 million worth turnkey contract to Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the establishment of the 380/132/13.8 kV Buhairah substation.

• Kenyan KETRACO to complete 132 kV Olkaria–Narok line by November 2021

  August 17, 2021
  Recently, the state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) announced that the construction of the 132 kV Olkaria–Narok transmission line is expected to be completed by November 2021 with 20 per cent construction works remaining.

• Construction of Zagazig substation in Egypt to be completed by August 2021

  August 11, 2021
  The technical and construction works for the 11/66/500/220/kV Zagazig substation, which is being carried out by the Giza Misr for Transmission & Distribution, Egyptian-Chinese alliance under the supervision of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority and will be completed by the end of August 2021.

• SEC invite bids for 390 km of 380 kV OHTL at Tabouk

  August 10, 2021
  Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) invites bids for the design and construction of 390-km-long, 380 kV double-circuit overhead transmission line (OHTL) between the Tabarjal and Buhirah bulk supply points (BSPs).

• Saudi’s SEC awards 380 kV transmission contracts to TDP and Hitachi ABB

  August 9, 2021
  Recently, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded two 380 kV transmission contracts to Saudi-based Trading Development Partnership (TDP) and Japanese Hitachi ABB Power Grids.