Tag: power grid
Chile draws up transmission expansion plans
Chile will tender $398 M in new transmission projects as part of a push to expand transmission capacity in the power grid
Grain Belt power line approved
Missouri, USA: A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday gave approval to the state's portion of a controversial wind power transmission line that would provide energy from the Midwest to a power grid for eastern states.
Power grid company Elering to invest $122 M with help of EU funds
Estonia: Estonian transmission system operator Elering plans to invest $122 M (€111 M) in Phase 2 of a project synchronizing the power grids of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, with those of the rest of the European Union.
$80 M project to enhance the US power grid
US: Researchers will launch new projects to enhance the reliability and resilience of the US national power grid as part of a nationwide project worth $80 M.
Iran inks preliminary deal to rebuild Syria’s electrical grid
Iran: Iran has struck an initial agreement with Syria to rebuild Damascus’s power grid, state media reported on Saturday.
Puerto Rico to spend $20 B to modernize power grid
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico unveiled the details of a $20 B plan to strengthen and modernize its shaky power grid, more than two years after Hurricane Maria.
Venezuela moves 765 kV transformer to prevent blackouts
Corpoelec is patching up the country's dilapidated power grid by cannibalizing electricity turbines, transformers and other equipment following a string of catastrophic blackouts in March and early April.
Xcel Energy upgrades Roswell grid
US, New Mexico, Roswell: Xcel Energy has completed a multi-year $24 M project to boost the reliability and capacity of the city’s power grid.
Terna to spend $7.1 B on grid shift to renewables
Terna said it would spend a record $7.1 B (6.2 B euros) on its power grid to deal with the shift toward the production of more renewable energy.
Egypt postpones electricity interconnection with South Sudan
Egypt postpones electricity interconnection with South Sudan due to a delay in the implementation.
US DOE working with NETL toward improved power grid component designs
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) are developing the computer modeling methods and data sheets needed for optimization of soft magnetic components and improvement of the power grid.
Hitachi in final talks with ABB about purchasing Power Grids
Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi is in the final stages of discussions with ABB about the acquisition of ABB’s Power Grid business for up to an estimated $7.06 billion.
Siemens successfully completes shallow water test of subsea power grid
Norway, Trondheim: Siemens has successfully concluded the first phase of its subsea power grid shallow water test in Trondheim, Norway.
SEC links 7 new transformers to the main power grid
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has connected seven power transformer stations with a capacity of 3,613 MVA to the main power grid.
Avangrid investing $2.5B in making the power infrastructure more resilient
USA: Avangrid, a US-based energy company and Iberdrola subsidiary plans an investment of about $2.5 billion through the next ten years with an aim to strengthen its power grid and make its overall power infrastructure more resilient to severe storms.
Lithuania’s power grid project gets €10.8M in EU money
Lithuania, Vilnius: Lithuania has been allocated some €10.8 million ($12.6 million) in EU funding for the optimization of its transmission grid in north-east, a project important for the synchronization of the Baltic power grids with the Continental European network, reports The Baltic Times.
Canada’s $1.2B Wataynikaneyap transmission project secures funding
The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have granted $1.2 billion (CAD 1.6 billion) funding to support the construction of the proposed Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line project.
Three-port transformers could help integrate solar PV in the grid
USA: Working to expand solar energy use and find an efficient and cost-effective way to address the natural intermittency of photovoltaic power, researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) are using three-port transformers that enable combined solar and battery grid integration.
Botswana investing $495M to extend power grid to northwest
The Botswana Power Corporation launched a $495 million electricity transmission project to build a line connecting the northwest of the country, a centre of copper mining and tourism, to the national grid, reports Reuters.
Armenia’s power grid to receive $1 billion investment boost
Armenia, Yerevan: Russia-based Tashir group of companies assisted by Investors Club and a number of international organizations will invest a total of $1 billion in Armenia’s energy sector, according to the deputy CEO of Tashir, Karen Darbinyan.
Serbia’s EPS to overhaul low-voltage grid in western Serbia
Serbia, Belgrade: State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) plans a reconstruction of 52 km of low-voltage transmission lines in Podrinje municipality in western Serbia.
Egypt sets 3-year plan for T&D works worth $2.1B
Egypt, Cairo: Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy has unveiled plans to upgrade the existing power grid and carry out projects to bolster power distribution and transmission at the three-year investments financed by local banks, reports Zawya.
ABB announces Q1 2017 results
ABB has announced its first quarter results for 2017, delivering its second consecutive quarter of revenue growth, according to the company press release.
Bangladesh awards $30M substation order to enhance power grid
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $30 million substation order from Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd (PGCB), the country’s national transmission utility, to enhance transmission capacity and boost electricity supply to more than 250,000 households in the country.- 1
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