Kenya Power has planned to relocate a 6-km section of its high voltage transmission lines that have been affected by flooding caused by the rising levels of Lake Nakuru, which is also likely to affect the Kenya Wildlife Services...
Read MoreZMS Cable Company has supplied high voltage (HV) aluminium conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) cables for a 132 kV transmission line project linking Dibes to east Kirkuk in Iraq. In addition to the cables, ZMS has also supplied...
Read MoreThe National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA), formed as part of the unbundling of Eskom's generation, distribution, and transmission businesses, is anticipated to begin trading by the start of July, slightly later...
Read MoreKenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) is working on completing the 132 kV Narok–Bomet transmission project soon. Recently, it has announced that Jyoti Structures Limited (JSL), an Indian engineering,...
Read MoreThe Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) is set to invest approximately EURP266 million in the completion of the Tunisian-Italian ELMED Interconnector Project, as announced by the Director General of Electricity and...
Read MoreNigeria is experiencing frequent grid collapses; so far in 2024, the country has reported three such incidences – on February 4, March 28, and April 15. The recent one in Gombe State, according to Jos Electricity Distribution...
Read MoreAccording to a recent update by Iran’s energy ministry, the power interconnection project between Iran, Russia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan is at the final stage, and will enter the implementation stage soon. An agreement to...
Read MoreGE Vernova's Grid Solutions business, a global leader in advanced grid technologies, and Sonelgaz, Algeria's national electricity and gas company, have amended their 2014 shareholders’ agreement to manufacture high voltage (HV)...
Read MoreThe state-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has implemented the Generation Dip/Loss Detection System (GLDS) to strengthen grid management. This system detects and responds to sudden drops or dips in power generation,...
Read MoreNigeria encountered its fifth power grid collapse of the year on April 15, 2024, underscoring the ongoing challenge of providing reliable electricity in the country. The collapse occurred shortly after a recent 230 per cent...
Read MoreEthiopia's power shortage is prompting Kenya to reconsider its 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with its neighbour. Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has expressed concern over Ethiopia’s escalating...
Read MoreKenya’s state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has invited bids from eligible bidders to provide design, supply, and installation services for the 132/33 kV Narok and Bomet substations. The contract will be...
Read MoreNigeria's Minister of Power has provided an update on the progress made by the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), also known as the Siemens Project. The PPI, which was initiated in 2018 between the Nigerian Federal Government,...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Minister of Public Enterprises and Eskom Board Chairperson announced the fulfilment of all requirements necessary to finalise the merger between Eskom and the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA)....
Read MoreReportedly, Morocco is facing the challenge of tripling its annual investment level or injecting USD1 billion per year to achieve its energy objectives by 2030. The Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development...
Read MoreThe Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has initiated South Africa's third public procurement round for large-scale battery installations. Alongside this, the bid submission deadline for Bid Window 2 (BW2) of the...
Read MoreZambia and Mozambique have reinforced their partnership through the signing of an agreement for increased power imports, in a bid to tackle Zambia's electricity shortage. The agreement, inked by Zambia's power utility ZESCO...
Read MoreJordan's National Electricity Power Company declared the commencement of operations for a 132 kV electricity interconnection between Jordan and Iraq on March 30, 2024. The interconnection line between Jordan's Al-Risha...
Read MoreSaudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed agreements worth SAR158 million for the supply of equipment, with Electrical Industries Company's (EIC) subsidiaries, Wahah Electric Supply Company of Saudi Arabia Limited (WESCOSA) and...
Read MoreFGN Power Company of Nigeria has started installing a 63 MVA, 132/33 kV mobile substation at Kwanar Dangora in Kano state, which will increase transmission capacity by 50 MW. This is one of the ten substations the country has...
Read More
