$14 M for electrification in Prince Edward Island
The government of Canada has announced $14 million for Maritime Electric’s electrification project in Prince Edward Island.
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Saudi electricity project in Rwanda
A Saudi fund has granted a $20 M electricity programme implementation loan to Rwanda.
Power transmission upgrades in South Australia
ElectraNet has proposed network upgrades to meet new and existing customer power demand.
Burundi’s first utility-scale solar power plant
Burundi, Gitega. Burundi introduces first utility-scale solar power plant, with new hydropower plants under way.
New consortium to electrify Mumbai Metro
India, Mumbai: Siemens Ltd and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) have formed a consortium that has won a tender for a Mumbai Metro rail electrification project.
Njord platform to convert to electric operations
Equinor Energy AS plans to convert Norwegian Sea Njord A platform to electric operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the operator said in a release.
ADF prepares $8.9 B package for low-income countries
The African Development Fund (ADF) has mobilised $8.9 B for Africa’s low-income countries, the highest replenishment in its 50-year history.
SFCs to reduce number of grid connections for Lithuanian Railways
Lithuanian Railways (LTG) is electrifying its rail corridor from Vilnius to Klapeida, the principal port – over a distance of 377 km.
World Bank to electrify SSA with $2.7 B worth distributed renewable energy
The World Bank Group announces a major initiative to electrify sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with distributed renewable energy.
Electrification efforts in Rwanda to get $473 M cash injection
Rwanda: The government of Rwanda has committed to channel Rwf 500 B ($473 M) to support its universal electrification efforts.
UAE joins with Siemens and Audi to boost EV charging infrastructure
UAE: The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), Audi Middle East, and Siemens have signed an agreement to cooperate on boosting EV charging capacity.
Croatian Government approves Telascica Nature Park substation construction
Croatia, Zagreb: The Croatian Government has given the green light to the sale of the plot on which HEP will build a substation at Telascica Nature Park.
Electricity for underserved communities in Nigeria
Nigeria, Abuja: The federal government in Nigeria will be deploying solar energy solutions to underserved communities.
Hitachi Energy wins traction transformer orders from Indian Railways
India: Hitachi Energy India has won orders valued at over Rs.160 crore from Indian Railways for the supply of traction transformers.
ABB India provides electrification solutions to world’s longest conveyor system
India, Karnataka, Bellary: ABB India has provided complete electrification, drives and automation solutions for a 24 km conveyer system of JSW Group.
Siemens Energy to help Equinor reduce offshore platform emissions
Norway: Siemens Energy will provide equipment for the partial electrification of Troll B and full electrification of the Troll C semi-submersibles.
Six power plants and nine substations inaugurated in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated six power plants, nine grid substations and one specialized electrification project to ensure total power coverage in 12 administrative regions.
$500M loan approved for $1.45B electrification program in Sumatra
Indonesia, Jakarta: Indonesia’s state-run utility PLN will receive a $500 million loan from the World Bank aimed to support implementation of the electrification program which will bring electricity to parts of Sumatra which are yet to be connected to the national grid.
India power transformer market will reach $3 billion by 2019
India, New Delhi: Ken Research has announced its latest publication on “India Power Transformer Market Outlook to 2019 – Export Demand and Favourable Government Policies to Propel Market”.