A Presidential Cabinet Committee on Eskom has been formed to brief President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress made to resolve the challenges at the power utility.
Nigeria: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) completed installation and commissioning of a brand new 132/33kV transmission substation in Daura...
South Africa, Johannesburg: The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Eskom South Africa have signed a loan agreement of ZAR 2.8 billion ($211M) and $25M
The Government of India has signed a $105 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to finance transmission system upgrades in Himachal Pradesh.
Nigeria: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced it plans to invest about $170 million on the construction of five new transmission substations
The African Development Bank has approved a loan of $266 million to support Rwanda’s efforts in improving reliability of the country’s electricity supply.
China is performing feasibility studies for the first ever HVDC offshore wind substation in China, which will be situated some 90 km off the coast of Jiangsu
Nigeria, Ondo State: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has installed a new 60 MVA transformer at the 132 kV transmission substation in Akure, Ondo.
Ukraine: Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) has delivered a shunt reactor with adjustable reactive power for high-voltage networks to Latvian Augstsprieguma tikls.
India: The power transmission and distribution business of Larsen & Toubro has won contracts for several power transmission projects in Asia and North Africa, with a total value of $250 million.
USA: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects to enhance rural electric service in 14 states.
India: India’s power transmission company Sterlite Power has won six new transmission concessions in the recently concluded auction for transmission projects in Brazil, which is an investment worth around $1 billion.
As the electric utilities industry in the U.S. is working to strengthen the power grid in the face of extreme weather events and man-made threats, six major U.S. utilities have initially joined together to advance a grid recovery system that would quickly give them access to critical transmission replacement equipment.
Japan: A Tokyo-based company Sumitomo will be supplying the electrical equipment for the 122 MW onshore wind farm project in Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture, reports Compelo.
National Grid has recently announced that it will transition all of its transmission substations to digital technology as part of one comprehensive project, reports T&D World.