#power transmission

Panama’s state power transmission company Etesa has budgeted $99 M to overhaul the 230 kV, 292 km Veladero-Panamá line.

Australia, Wollongong: Transformers delivered to Port Kembla will be instrumental in delivering Transgrid’s $1.8 B EnergyConnect interconnector.

USA: US-based PPL Corporation has partnered with Belgian transmission system operator Elia Group to develop power transmission solutions in New England, USA.

Poland: Power transmission by a 600 MW undersea cable between Sweden and Poland was restored after an outage, a spokesman for grid operator PSE has stated.

Egypt: Egypt-based Al Babtain Power and Telecommunication Company – Egypt, signed a contract valued at $24 M with Elsewedy Electric T&D.

Finland: Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid will build a new 400 kV and 110 kV transmission line connection over the 69 km from Huittinen to Forssa.

USA, New York City: Hitachi Energy announced being selected by Transmission Developers Inc. to supply a HVDC converter station for renewable power transmission.

Nigeria, Abuja: The Nigerian Government and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a grant agreement of $25 M (€25 M) for the Northern Corridor Project.

USA, Los Angeles: GE’s Grid Solutions business signed a contract providing the City of Los Angeles with innovative Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS).

Australia: Transmission network operator Transgrid is counting on Smart Wires’ technology developed in the USA.

China, Beijing: The State Grid Corporation of China has announced it will start constructing a new batch of UHV projects in the second half of 2022.

Brazil, Brasilia: Brazil’s first power transmission auction in 2022 has attracted $2.9 B (15.3 B reals) in investments.

China, Beijing: Construction of two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission projects in China began on 24 March.

USA: American Electric Power this year will launch a process to sell some or all of the company’s unregulated contracted wind and solar energy assets.

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Government has disclosed plans to secure a $200 M loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

India: Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd announced its Power Infrastructure & Renewable Energy business has secured orders worth over $73 M.

India: The company has landed a substation extension package to help strengthen power transmission from Bhadla Solar Park in the Indian State of Rajasthan.

Nepal, Kathmandu: The construction of 220/132/33 kV Inaruwa substation based on 400 kV gas insulated system (GIS) is taking place in full swing.

India, Ahmedabad: Adani Transmission has signed an agreement to acquire Warora-Kurnool Transmission from the infrastructure unit of Essel group.

Romania, Bucharest: Investments are underway to contribute to the European Union’s goal to establish an internal market and provide clean energy for everyone.

Philippines: National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) targets to invest up to $9 B (P463 B) in the next 10 years to improve the country’s power transmission backbone.

To help prevent disruption in power transmission in East Azerbaijan Province, a mobile substation will be synchronized with the national grid in June.

Germany: Siemens has announced its plans to spin off and give up the majority stake in its Gas and Power division and related services businesses.

USA, Colorado: A Denver-based company, Anschutz Corporation, plans to start building a $3 billion, 725-mile (1,166 km) TransWest Express transmission line in 2020.