India, Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia LLC, a fully owned subsidiary of L&T, has won an order valued at $108.2 million for the construction of five 132 kV substations at Hail area from the National Grid, Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Saudi Electricity Company.
USA, Indiana: Duke Energy Indiana has filed a revised plan with the state to update its electric grid that delivers power to more than 800,000 homes and businesses state-wide.
Malaysia, Sarawak: Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) is currently in the process of implementing six new 33 kV substations throughout the city of Miri.
Mexico, Mexico City: Mexico’s state utility CFE has awarded a $12.5 million transmission and transformer contract for a project in Baja California state to a consortium made up of five local firms.
India, Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has announced that new substations will be established at a cost of over $1 billion in order to strengthen the power infrastructure in the state, according to The New Indian Express.
India, Mumbai: Alstom T&D India has been awarded a contract worth approximately €16 million ($18 million) by Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PowerGrid) to supply ten 765 kV 500 MVA 1-ph autotransformers.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order to provide substations and related power infrastructure for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm situated off the Sussex coast, as well as the onshore substation to efficiently integrate the new wind farm into the country’s transmission grid.
Denmark, Copenhagen: Danish rail company Banedanmark has awarded Siemens and construction company Per Aarsleff AS the contract to electrify nine rail routes totalling 1,300 kilometres.
USA, New York: Reportlinker has announced a new report ‘EHV Transmission Market by System and Geography (Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Americas) – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019.