Iraq has announced that the interconnection between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grid and Iraq is on track to be completed in 2024 to meet power demand in southern Iraq. The project, which is being implemented by the GCC...
Read MoreDuring the recent Transmission Development Plan (TDP) Implementation Forum on November 15, 2023, Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity utility, shared updates on its strategy to enhance the nation’s transmission...
Read MoreThe national power companies of Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal have signed a transmission service agreement (TSA) to create a loop high-voltage power transmission line in West Africa as part of the Projet Energie de...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s state-owned energy company, Eskom, is set to introduce 11 synchronous condensers into its transmission system in a proactive move to bolster grid stability amidst the increasing integration of variable renewable...
Read MoreThe state-owned vertically integrated power company, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), has awarded a SAR26.43 million contract to implement a high-voltage inter-tie project in the city of Al Khobar in the Eastern Province, to...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s state-owned energy company, Eskom, is making notable progress on the implementation of its Transmission Development Plan (TDP), underscoring key developments toward integrating new generation capacity for the...
Read MoreThe International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged Uganda to develop transmission lines to neighbouring power markets to increase the supply of electricity based on its in-depth review of Uganda’s energy and climate policies....
Read MoreThe United Arab of Emirates (UAE)-based Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has released an updated 2030 investment plan, along with the financial results for the first nine months of 2023. TAQA plans to invest AED75...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s state-owned energy company, Eskom, has officially commenced operations of the initial phase of its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project, part of a World Bank-funded programme. This...
Read MoreSouth Korean Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai) has secured a contract from the state-run Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for 380 kV high voltage circuit breakers and reactors. The value of the contract stands at...
Read MoreSouth African electrical equipment and services company, ACTOM Energy Namibia (AEN), has clinched a substantial ZAR100 million contract from Namibia’s national power utility, Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower). The contract...
Read MoreOman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), a member of Nama Group and Oman’s high voltage grid developer, has completed of Phase 1 of its North-South Interconnection Project (Rabt). This initiative, aimed at integrating...
Read MoreThe Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will upgrade two substations that will make more bulk power available to electricity distribution companies (DisCos). A new 60 MVA, 132/33 kV Siemens power transformer has been delivered...
Read MoreThe Saudi Arabian government-owned Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded a SAR59 million contracts for the replacement of a 132 kV underground electrical cable and conversion project at its station in Riyadh, to...
Read MoreState-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) will build a new double circuit (D/C), 132 kV Rabai Bamburi Kilifi line to replace the older line that was built on timber poles. The existing line was facing...
Read MoreIndian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has secured several power infrastructure orders through its Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) division. These orders,...
Read MoreThe World Bank has sanctioned a development policy loan worth USD1 billion with an aim to bolster South Africa’s energy sector, advance its low-carbon transition, and support the ongoing electricity market reforms in the...
Read MoreThe Egyptian government has approved the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and Belgian construction company Jan De Nul. The agreement aims to initiate...
Read MoreThe state-run Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed a USD3 billion international syndicated facility agreement with four major regional banks, namely Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC, Kuwait Finance House, Mashreq Bank, and Saudi...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s state-owned energy company, Eskom, has initiated a cross-border standard offer programme (CBSOP) with the goal of contracting 1,000 MW of additional electricity from regional neighbours. The CBSOP, officially...
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