Puerto Rico to spend $20 B to modernize power grid
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico unveiled the details of a $20 B plan to strengthen and modernize its shaky power grid, more than two years after Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico unveiled the details of a $20 B plan to strengthen and modernize its shaky power grid, more than two years after Hurricane Maria.
Corpoelec is patching up the country’s dilapidated power grid by cannibalizing electricity turbines, transformers and other equipment following a string of catastrophic blackouts in March and early April.
US, New Mexico, Roswell: Xcel Energy has completed a multi-year $24 M project to boost the reliability and capacity of the city’s power grid.
Terna said it would spend a record $7.1 B (6.2 B euros) on its power grid to deal with the shift toward the production of more renewable energy.
Egypt postpones electricity interconnection with South Sudan due to a delay in the implementation.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) are developing the computer modeling methods and data sheets needed for optimization of soft magnetic components and improvement of the power grid.
Ivory Coast, Abidjan: Ivory Coast, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, signed a $776 million loan deal with China Exim Bank on Wednesday to pay for the upgrades to its national power grid, according to the country’s prime minister.
Germany, Winterbach: Pfisterer, a German provider of system and component solutions in energy transmission, has launched a new mobile energy system which allows robust and scalable power grids to be created from renewable sources of energy.
India, Mumbai: Power Grid, India’s largest transmission utility, has placed $46 million of orders with Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) for the supply, erection, testing and commissioning of power transformers at various substations across India.
India, Uttar Pradesh: Alstom T&D India has been awarded three contracts valued at around €33 million by Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (Power Grid) to supply power transformers and shunt reactors for 765/400 kV substation situated at Agra in Uttar Pradesh and spare units of 765 kV transformers and reactors as part of Eastern and Southern Region Strengthening Schemes.
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett SF to supply power transformers that will help increase the capacity of the country’s central power grid, bolstering its energy security and ability to transmit more renewable energy.
Algeria, Souk Ahras: 45 power transformers will be manufactured and installed in the province of Souk Ahras as part of the 2015 emergency programme developed for the province.