New transmission line and substation proposed for Paso Robles
USA, California: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is looking to build a new 70 kV transmission line through Paso Robles, California, along with a new substation.
USA, California: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is looking to build a new 70 kV transmission line through Paso Robles, California, along with a new substation.
Bangladesh: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an assistance package of more than $357 million for a project that will develop two power transmission lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021.
Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) has started construction on the Mark Twain Transmission Project, a 345 kV transmission line and substation being built in northeast Missouri.
Nepal: Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Company, a subsidiary of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and the developer of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, has completed construction of over 80 percent of the 220 kV Gongor-Khimti Transmission Line Project, reports Kathmandu Post.
USA, Arizona: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and Southline Transmission will jointly develop a 579 km transmission line project that will stretch between southern New Mexico and southern Arizona.
USA, Virginia: The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved Appalachian Power’s request for $80 million improvements to its transmission grid in southwest Virginia.
The West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), a specialized institution of the Economic Community of West African States, and the African Development Bank signed a grant agreement on $1.9 million to support the Nigeria-Benin Interconnector Reinforcement Project.
India: Another 1200 kV single-phase auto transformer has been commissioned and put in no-load operation at POWERGRID’s test station in Bina, India.
India, Chandigarh: Chandigarh Administration is planning to upgrade its ageing electricity infrastructure and improve power supply in the city with proposed projects worth around $23 million to be implemented in a period of three years.
Mexico, Mexico City: Mexico’s federal utility CFE has awarded Siemens a $29.8 million substation and transmission line project in the northern state of Coahuila.
Sri Lanka, Colombo: The Government of Japan will grant Sri Lanka a $200 million loan for the implementation of National Transmission and Distribution Network Development and Efficiency Improvement Project.
Nigeria, Lagos: Chinese construction company Sinotec has completed a major power project in Nigeria which links the capital city and is expected to contribute immensely to the country’s national grid.
Nigeria, Lagos: With a total investment of about $5 billion for building 10 electricity generation plants, several kilometres of transmission lines and distribution facilities across Nigeria, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has been the leading investor in the nation’s electricity industry.
UK, Scotland: Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission will invest £1.1 billion ($1.6 billion) into the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link.
Oman, Muscat: Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OTEC) has awarded a $ 25 million contract to Spanish multinational corporation Abengoa to implement a new power transmission project.
USA, New York: Reportlinker has announced a new report ‘EHV Transmission Market by System and Geography (Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Americas) – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019.
USA, Arizona: Salt River Project (SRP) is building a data centre which will plug directly into its high-voltage transmission grid.
USA, Pennsylvania: FirstEnergy Corp. has completed construction of a new substation and transmission line in Armstrong County