#China

Solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar has launched a new series of ultra-efficient Tiger Pro modules with a higher power capacity.

China, Beijing: China added a staggering 52 GW of new wind power capacity in 2020, making it the highest ever installed by any country in a single year.

China, Taizhou: Siemens Energy will install 22 units of distribution transformers at China’s first commercial 66 kV offshore wind farm.

Hefei, China: Sungrow is apparently the world leader in solar power inverter solutions.

New state-of-the-art factory features automated production lines to increase capacity, while ensuring safe and environmentally sustainable operation.

China, Jiangsu, Liyang: Five new transformer products submitted by Jiangsu Huapeng Transformer Co., Ltd. passed the expert’s approval Identification.

A Chinese company announced it has brought the world’s second-largest solar farm into commercial operation.

The State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. Is constructing two projects of 220 kV transformer substations in Hotan City and Qira County.

Siemens Energy commissioned an eco-friendly power transmission system complementing one of China’s largest offshore eight-megawatt (MW) wind turbines.

LOC has won a contract to provide marine warranty services to support transport and installation operations for the development of the Jieyang II windfarm.

The installation of a jacket foundation and an offshore substation topside at the 300 MW Binhai South H3 offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea is completed. 

Rwanda: China has signed a concessional loan, via China Exim Bank, to support a hydropower plant in Rwanda.

Detailed project report of the first Nepal-China 80 km Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi-Kyirong 400 kVA high-voltage cross-border transmission line is about to be completed.

Nigeria: The executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mohammed Haruna said that Nigeria will work closely with China for the production of Nigerian-made transformers.

China: Siemens will build its most advanced factory for production of distribution transformers in Guangzhou.

Pakistan: China has expedited initial work on the Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct transmission line project valued at $1.7 B.

A small robot, remotely controlled by workers in the maintenance unit of the State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company, was used for the first time for grid maintenance.

China: Energy developer ACWA Power has signed an agreement with the Chinese government’s Silk Road Fund.

The 1,000 kv ultra-high voltage power transmission project between Xiongan and Shijiazhuang in China’s Hebei Province went into operation on Tuesday.

The construction of the 500 kV ultra-high voltage submarine cables laid beneath the Zhoushan Strait in east China’s Zhejiang Province was completed on Sunday.

The State Grid Corporation of China has announced the investment of $1.8 B in Ethiopia’s electricity transmission and distribution networks.

China: Work on China Southern Power Grid’s $3.59 B Wudongde DC project is progressing steadily and expected to start operations by 2020, a company official said.

China’s energy company has partnered with a leading French power company to jointly develop an offshore wind power project in Jiangsu province in East China.

Germany: The most powerful high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transformer began its journey from the transformer factory in Nuremberg, Germany, to China.