Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser to the Nigerian Minister Of Power, said that the Nigerian federal government plans to invest $800 million in the construction of sub-stations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).
India and Sri Lanka have formalised an agreement to improve energy cooperation between the two countries.
China has announced an action plan to speed up the building of a “new electricity system” as part of the country’s efforts to pursue low-carbon development and ensure energy security.
GE Vernova has announced that it has won an order from Sonelgaz through its joint venture GE Algeria Turbines (GEAT) to enhance Algeria’s grid infrastructure.
Nigeria has suffered its sixth national grid collapse of 2024, as electricity generation on the system dropped from 2583 MW at 2am on 15 April to 64 MW at 3am that day.
If the UK’s infrastructure ambitions are to be realised, a considerable increase in investment is required from private sector investors over the next couple of decades and beyond. It is important for the UK authorities to do all they can to ensure that Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects such as Xlinks achieve the required backing to realise their investment needs.
By Kirk Glenn, senior associate at Browne Jacobson
Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine in the latest barrage targeting the country’s already damaged power infrastructure, as part of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The switch to clean energy can only happen if grids are upgraded to connect to more renewable projects, and store excess energy for later use, rather than curtail it. But bureaucratic processes are causing major delays to key renewable energy projects.
By Frédéric Godemel, EVP Power Systems and Services at Schneider Electric
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Britain is exploring the possibility of exchanging electricity with the USA via a proposed transatlantic power cable.
The largest US power grid, PJM Interconnections, could lose up to 58 GW of generating capacity by the end of the decade, according to a report by PJM’s Independent Market Monitor.