#transmission lines

50% of the transmission lines have been damaged due to strong winds, resulting in prolonged outages in large areas.

The country aims to reduce its reliance on coal.

The funds will be used for overhead power lines, on- and offshore cables, substations and other technologies.

In the wake of Cyclone Michaung, Tangedco has decided to move its substations and transmission towers to higher ground.

Two main high-voltage transmission lines, damaged during the Russian night attack on 24-25 November, have already resumed operation without threat of power outages.

Ducab Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with engineering firm Somagec Group to develop power, transmission systems, and electrification in Angola.

Biden administration’s decision enables delivery of 4,500 MW of renewable energy from New Mexico to Arizona and California.

ANDE has reached 60 % completion of the expansion, modernization and interconnection works of the Alto Paraná substation, located in Ciudad del Este.

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

Australia, Sydney: Australian power transmission company Transgrid has launched a new technology for simplifying the process of recycling old transmission lines.

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

A third Estonia-Latvia interconnection makes it possible to maintain secure and stable operation of the Baltic electricity systems.

As it plans to nearly triple its clean-power capacity by 2030, India revealed a $29.6 B plan to develop transmission lines to connect renewable generation.

Argentina: The Argentine government plans to increase the capacity of the national power transmission grid using a $1.14 B loan approved by IDB.

India: The Power Transmission & Distribution Business of Larsen & Toubro Construction has bagged multiple orders in India and abroad.

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.

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.

India, Bihar: The power infrastructure and renewable energy business unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd has commissioned the 400/220/132/33 kV GIS substation.

Rwanda, Kigali: The African Development Bank has approved two loans that will reinforce transmission and last mile connectivity in Rwanda.

Ghana, Accra: It will cost over $1 B to upgrade the country’s aged power transmission infrastructure – a part of which account for a majority of power outages.

Azerbaijan, Baku: Thirty six online inquiries were received in 2021 from Karabakh regarding the connection to the power supply network.

UAE, Abu Dhabi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an order to provide a dynamic reactive power compensator system for a 220 kV substation in Abu Dhabi.

New York: The Government of New York has announced a funding of $341 M to rebuild an 138 km stretch of ageing Moses-Adirondack transmission lines.

US: Green Mountain Power wants to invest $15.5 M to upgrade transmission lines and build a new substation to help reduce the strain on the power grid.

US: Entergy Louisiana’s $100 M reliability project underway on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish will strengthen the delivery of reliable energy to existing and future customers in the area.

Black Hills Corporation announced it expected the company to spend $2.9 B on capital investments through 2023 as it establishes new transmission lines, invests more heavily in renewables and navigates regulatory consolidation.

Bangladesh: The Asian Development Bank has approved a $300 M loan for a project to expand transmission lines in Greater Dhaka and the western zone of Bangladesh.