#transmission infrastructure

Upgrades will include deploying modern grid technologies such as high-performance conductors and dynamic line ratings that enable existing transmission lines to carry more power.

Togo could soon secure $200 million from the World Bank for the Improved Digital Access and Electricity Access Project (IDEA).

National Grid is refurbishing 170 km of overhead power line between Lincolnshire and Hertfordshire, among other projects, as part of its £1 billion annual infrastructure investment.

SSEN Transmission chose Burns & McDonnell as the preferred bidder to deliver onshore transmission infrastructure across Scotland.

Entergy Mississippi launched a project last year to accelerate the replacement of existing wooden transmission structures with steel or concrete poles.

India and Nepal approved plans to enhance their cross-border transmission infrastructure to boost electricity trade.

Hydro One has announced its $35 M investment into local transmission infrastructure enhancement in Kenora, Ontario in Canada.

USA, Mississippi: Entergy Mississippi is set to begin work on a $14 M substation expansion project this month.

Australia’s ARENA is providing $995,000 to fund TransGrid’s transmission capacity feasibility study in New South Wales’ New England region.

Demands and changes caused by the increasing electrification of transportation and heating in the US will require transmission infrastructure and distribution upgrades from $30 B to $90 B by 2030

The World Bank has approved a $455 million credit for the construction of critical high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Tanzania that will support electrification of the southern and northwestern regions of the country.

Nigeria: As part of the measures to strengthen the transmission infrastructure, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) plans to boost its infrastructure to have the capacity to evacuate 20,000 MW of electricity by 2020.