ScottishPower has won financing of £600 million from the UK’s National Wealth Fund to support development of the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4), a 2 GW HVDC cable between Fife in Scotland and Norfolk in England.
Cuba’s Electric Union (UNE) has announced that the nation’s power grid suffered a total grid on 16 March, with the whole island being subjected to a blackout. UNE, the state power utility, said that efforts are underway to restore power.
The Caribbean Transmission Development Company (CTDC) has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has granted a permit for the $2.5 billion Project Hostos to enable power to be transmitted from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico.
The UK investor Gridworks has signed agreements to develop and finance around £350 million in electricity transmission projects in Ethiopia. The projects are the first public-private partnerships in Ethiopia’s transmission sector.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has cancelled a $1.8 billion clean energy loan commitment to Arizona Public Services (APS). The loan would have helped APS finance its new or upgraded transmission projects, renewable power generation, and grid-integrated energy storage systems.
Sudan’s Energy Ministry has announced that China’s Siyuan Energy Company will supply transformers and mobile power stations to repair infrastructure in Sudan damaged by the country’s civil war.
Kazakhstan has announced it plans to cover its domestic electricity demand by early 2027 and move towards a stable power surplus by 2029. The government said it will accelerate €25 billion of energy projects.
The Canadian province of Ontario has approved a plan to expand Toronto’s electricity transmission grid with a C$1.5 billion project to build a 900 MW underwater transmission line from Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to Toronto.
Demand for electricity in Kenya has hit a new record high, driven by a surge in domestic and commercial consumption that places pressure on the country’s stretched power generation capacity.
Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced it is overhauling the grid connection system to prioritise viable power projects, targeting decarbonisation by 2030. This reform aims to eliminate grid bottlenecks caused by non-viable ‘zombie’ projects.