#construction

India, Arunachal Pradesh: India has approved its largest hydropower project in the mountainous northeastern region near the border with China.

Nigeria, Abuja: The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the construction of a power substation to increase the country’s power transmission capacity.

The State Grid Corporation of China has commenced the construction of a new UHV power transmission line and a pumped-storage hydropower plant.

Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy have announced securing approvals for the construction of Europe’s largest PV plant, fifth largest worldwide.

Maine regulators have approved the construction of Longroad Energy’s 1 GW King Pine wind farm and LS Power Base’s 345 kV transmission line.

American Transmission Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has completed a 21 km (13 mi) upgrade to a HV transmission line in in eastern Ohio.

Idaho Power, a unit of IDACORP, applied for a key regulatory certificate in Idaho for the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) transmission line.

Energy companies from Turkey and China have secured tenders for the construction of HV power transmission networks in Uzbekistan.

Equinor and Polenergia have selected Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical systems infrastructure for offshore wind projects in Poland.

China is to build a renewable energy project in Inner Mongolia, estimated at $11 B.

A Chinese state-owned power and engineering firm has signed a deal with the Sudanese government to build an electrical substation in West Kordofan State.

Saudi energy firm ACWA Power has executed a $2.4 B power purchase agreement (PPA) with the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan (NEGU).

Larsen and Toubro Construction has secured multiple engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) orders in India and overseas.

Romania plans to operationalize a green electricity transmission cable along the Tuzla–Podisor route.

KEC International Ltd has won an order for building a 220 kV substation for a petroleum refinery owned by public sector undertaking (PSU).

With the first steel cut, TenneT and the joint venture Equans–Iemants have marked the start of steel production for the topside Hollandse Kust (west Beta).

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $189 M loan for construction of HV transmission infrastructure in Pakistan.

Acwa Power and the Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel), of Saudi Arabia, have signed power purchase agreements to develop a 2.1 GW solar PV plant.

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (Eskom) invites the submission of proposals for the design and construction of Weskusfleur gas-insulated substation.

Croatian power transmission equipment manufacturer Dalekovod has disclosed a closure of a new agreement with Statnett.

Australia, Wollongong: Transformers delivered to Port Kembla will be instrumental in delivering Transgrid’s $1.8 B EnergyConnect interconnector.

Australia: Clean energy company ACEN Corporation has committed up to $800 M to build the 400 MW Stubbo Solar Farm near Dubbo in the New South Wales.

Finland: Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid will build a new 400 kV and 110 kV transmission line connection over the 69 km from Huittinen to Forssa.

India strengthens its grid by adding more than 3000 MW of power to the Northeastern region of the country, supplying 53 million people.

Sweden: Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) completed the acquisition of the remaining 15 % stake Linjenmontage i Grastrop.

Kenya, Nairobi: The interconnectors linking Kenya’s transmission lines to the Ethiopian and Tanzanian national electricity grids are to be completed in 2022.

Brazil: The power grid line will be laid between the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.

UK, Dunfermline: SP Energy Networks has started construction of a new $6.7 M (£5.5 M) substation in Dunfermline – Scotland’s newest city.