#renewable energy

USA, Arizona: The SunZia Transmission project that links New Mexico’s wind farms to Arizona’s grid will be equipped with advanced HVDC technology.

UK, Bristol: The first PV solar array connected directly to the power transmission network in the UK was energised this week.

UK, Scotland: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has announced a plan to establish a power cable factory in Scotland, UK.

South Africa, Johannesburg: AMEA Power, a Dubai-based company, has signed an agreement with GreenCo Power Services to build an 85 MW solar plant in South Africa.

Egypt, Cairo: Saudi developer ACWA Power has announced the signature of $123 M of funding to construct a 200 MW utility-scale solar power plant in Egypt.

UK, London: National Grid has just launched the largest overhaul of the grid in generations, enabling the use of renewable energy to power the country….

USA, Kentucky: American Electric Power (AEP) has announced that it has called off the sale of its Kentucky Power and AEP Kentucky Transco to Liberty.

Zambia, Lusaka: Zambia has commissioned a Chinese-constructed hydropower plant as a renewable energy source that will help the country reduce load-shedding.

Germany, Dortmund: German transmission system operator Amprion plans to invest around $24 B (€22 B) in the transmission grid over the next five years.

Ghana, Accra: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $28.5 M to Ghana for the construction of renewable energy infrastructure.

Larsen & Toubro, has received orders to supply gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations to new renewable energy parks in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

Japan, Tokyo: Japan is working on a plan to improve the strength of its power grid through extensive expansion of renewables.

Egypt, Kairo: Egypt and Denmark have entered into an agreement aimed at accelerating the green transformation of Egypt by involving more Danish investors.

Transgrid has installed first batch of steel towers within a power transmission project to interconnect New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.

India, Gujarat: Larsen & Toubro has won multiple orders in the domestic and overseas markets, with an estimated aggregate value exceeding $304 M.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo: Aggregation of distributed energy sources is experiencing an expansion in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Brazil, Brasilia: The Brazilian government is projecting total investments of $9.5 B (50 B reais) in the construction of transmission lines.

India, Rajasthan: Sterlite Power has won a major transmission project in Rajasthan, which includes renewable energy evacuation.

According to a report by Allied Market Research, the global transformers market industry is anticipated to generate $102.96 B by 2031.

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

Sweden, Stockholm: EU energy ministers discussed renewable energy plans in a two-day meeting held on 27 January in Stockholm.

Australia, New South Wales: BlueFloat Energy has announced plans for developing a 1.7 GW floating offshore wind project off the coast of New South Wales in Australia.

VERBUND to commission the world’s first static frequency converter (SFC) solution using modular multi-level technology in a pumped hydro storage application.

Rigorous performance testing of the transformers for Australian $1.8 B-worth EnergyConnect project is currently underway in South Korea.

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.

The pilot of the first high-frequency decentralised energy trading platform was successfully launched at the Port of Rotterdam.

DNV has acquired Proxima Solutions, a provider of a digital platform for remote monitoring and asset management of renewable energy plants.

Vice President Kamala Harris of the USA and two cabinet secretaries have celebrated the start of construction of a new high-capacity power transmission line.