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First ever large-scale HVDC interconnection for Middle East and North Africa
- 2021-10-06 12:09:12
- Junior Isles
Hitachi ABB Power will lead a consortium that has been awarded a major contract from the Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for the first ever large-scale HVDC interconnection in the Middle East and North Africa.
Ecuador seeks $1.9 billion in private power generation investment
- 2021-09-21 06:26:31
- David Flin
Ecuador’s government has announced that it will grant concessions for private companies to build and operate power generation plants and a new transmission system for the oil sector.
Virtualization: the key to grid stability
- 2021-09-15 23:12:51
- Junior Isles
As renewable energy sources play an increasing role in delivering our power needs, strict grid compliance and demand - supply issues have become a greater challenge, we look at the critical role of virtualization in addressing this. How can digital twins and virtual power plants be harnessed to help optimize multiple energy sources, maintain grid stability, and minimise energy wastage?
By Bernhard Loher, ABB Energy Industries.
Angola government to invest $600 million to increase capacity and reliability
- 2021-08-19 06:48:26.556424
- David Flin
Joao Baptista Borges, Angola’s Minister of Energy and Water, has announced that the country will invest $600 million in 2022 to increase electricity capacity in the southern region.
Eirgrid seeking bids for new power plants to start operations by 2025
- 2021-08-18 08:03:00.396918
- David Flin
Ireland’s national grid operator Eirgrid has announced that it will seek bids from electricity suppliers to build new power plants in the country.
Egat to import more electricity from Laos
- 2021-08-09 07:43:19
- David Flin
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has said that it plans to import an additional 1200 MW from hydroelectric plants in Laos under a long-term power purchase contract.
GE wins orders for transformers and reactors in India
- 2021-07-22 07:17:00.361375
- David Flin
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded multiple orders to supply 765 kV transformers and reactors in India.
Japan proposes grid expansion to develop offshore power
- 2021-04-21 08:19:21.440187
- David Flin
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has proposed a plan to boost Japan’s inter-regional power grid capacity as part of efforts to expand offshore wind power generation in line with the government goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
New York approves Con Edison’s proposed $ 800 million power line projects
- 2021-04-16 06:49:05.678341
- David Flin
New York state utility regulators have approved Consolidated Edison Co of New York Inc’s (Con Edison) request to recover costs for three transmission projects in its New York service area.
ERCOT says Texas blackout was caused by power plants freezing up
- 2021-04-07 08:02:16.019783
- David Flin
A report from the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has stated that the massive loss of power generation during the Texas blackout in February was primarily caused by power plants freezing up under historically cold conditions.
