#power grid

USA’s DOE proposes new regulation, raising concerns about the grid supply crisis.

UK, London: British energy regulator introduces a new policy to hasten the process of connecting low-carbon energy schemes to the electricity transmission grid.

UK, London: National Grid has just launched the largest overhaul of the grid in generations, enabling the use of renewable energy to power the country….

Japan, Tokyo: Japan is working on a plan to improve the strength of its power grid through extensive expansion of renewables.

Portugal, Lisbon: The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend €450 M to Redes Energéticas Nacionais SGPS, S.A. (REN) for Portuguese power grid upgrades.

India, New Delhi: Tata Power and Enel Group have partnered to implement two pilot projects involving automation and smart metering

The Biden administration is to provide the $13 B funding to support the expansion and modernisation of the national power grid.

Australia invests $5.3 B to connect New South Wales’ renewable energy zones and Snowy 2.0 hydro project to the electrical grid.

People are vandalizing electrical equipment in the USA at a pace unseen in at least a decade, amid signs that domestic extremists use blackouts to sow unrest.

group of House Democrats is pushing Congress to use the powerful Defense Production Act (DPA) to rapidly produce electric transformers.

Romania, Bucharest: Romania plans to invest $1.45 B in its transmission grid over the period of the next 10 years.

USA: California on 5 September called a power grid emergency amid a historic heat wave that is pushing the state’s grid to its brink.

USA, Washington, D.C.: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $45 M to fund protection of the electric grid from cyberattacks.

Canada, Ontario, Fort William First Nation: Wataynikaneyap Power has announced the completion and energization of a 230 kV line.

South Africa: Eskom says it plans to add at least 30 GW of new generation capacity – mainly from solar and wind energy sources – to the system over the next 10 years.

India: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced the commissioning of a 765 kV line connecting the northern and western regional grids.

Singapore: Linde required a grid integration solution to connect its new gasification plant in Singapore to the high-voltage power grid.

Uzbekistan, Tashkent: The World Bank has approved a $380 M loan for the implementation of an investment project by the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan.

The length of electricity network was expanded by more than 15.000 km in the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended on March 19).

Chile will tender $398 M in new transmission projects as part of a push to expand transmission capacity in the power grid

Missouri, USA: A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday gave approval to the state’s portion of a controversial wind power transmission line that would provide energy from the Midwest to a power grid for eastern states.

Estonia: Estonian transmission system operator Elering plans to invest $122 M (€111 M) in Phase 2 of a project synchronizing the power grids of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, with those of the rest of the European Union.

US: Researchers will launch new projects to enhance the reliability and resilience of the US national power grid as part of a nationwide project worth $80 M.

Iran: Iran has struck an initial agreement with Syria to rebuild Damascus’s power grid, state media reported on Saturday.