#transmission network

NamPower, the national electricity utility, will use the loan as it seeks to wean itself off electricity imports from neighbouring countries.

The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has announced a multi-year plan to develop the country’s electricity transmission network.

Ellevio has acquired Markbygden Net AB, a modern transmission network which connects Europe’s largest wind farm cluster Markbygden 1101 outside Piteå in northern Sweden.

Ofgem has granted $9.12 M to SSEN Transmission’s two electricity projects.

Brazil, Brasilia: Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with GIC for the development of transmission networks in Brazil for $473 M.

UK, Liverpool: National Grid has connected Statskraft’s new Greener Grid Park at its 275 kV substation to the power transmission network.

SP Energy Networks has announced the completion of a major network refurbishment project in East Lothian and the Borders.

Brazil: Iberdrola, through its subsidiary Neoenergia, has been selected by the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica to build a 500 kV substation in Minas Gerais.

UK: Scottish Power said it would invest $1.7 B (£1.4 B) into transmission networks in southern Scotland between 2021 and 2026.

Nigeria: Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has invested about NGN 600 million ($ 3.7 million) in power transformer repairs through the completed and ongoing projects within its network.