Iberdrola and GIC to build $473 M transmission network in Brazil
Brazil, Brasilia: Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with GIC for the development of transmission networks in Brazil for $473 M.
Brazil, Brasilia: Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with GIC for the development of transmission networks in Brazil for $473 M.
Egypt, Cairo: Saudi developer ACWA Power has announced the signature of $123 M of funding to construct a 200 MW utility-scale solar power plant in Egypt.
South Africa: Eskom states that South Africa will need around 53 GW of new additional generation capacity from renewable sources over the next decade.
China, Shandong, Jinan: Shandong Power Equipment Company (SPECO) has successfully developed the world’s first 500 kV ester-filled transformer.
China, Chongqing: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd will develop a world-class transformer manufacturing base in Southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality.
USA, Georgia: Clean Line Energy and GE Energy Connections have announced their collaboration in the development of America’s largest clean energy infrastructure project, the Plains & Eastern Clean Line, which is the first overhead high voltage direct current (HVDC) project to be developed in the U.S. in more than 20 years.
India, Kolkata: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons is planning to develop centres of knowledge equipped to provide formal industrial training to individuals looking to work in the transformer manufacturing sector.
USA, New Mexico: A team led by Sandia National Laboratories, US Department of Energy research and development national laboratory, has developed a way to make a magnetic material that could lead to lighter and smaller, cheaper and better-performing high-frequency transformers.
USA, Washington D.C.: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the development of the Clean Line Energy’s $2.5 billion Plains & Eastern Line transmission project in an effort to modernize the grid and accelerate the renewable energy deployment, reports EBR.
A new report on the European power and distribution transformer industry market is available, analysing current development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.
Italy, Milan: President of Alstom Grid has unveiled the new Alstom Grid site in Sesto San Giovanni, near Milan in Italy.