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Malta-Sicily interconnector non-operational for several months
- 2019-12-31 06:47:58.590918
- David Flin
Jason Vella, CEO of Enemalta, has confirmed that the Malta-Sicily interconnector was severely damaged by a ship’s anchor on 23 December, and will be out of action until at least the end of February.
Joint electricity grid between Egypt and Sudan to start operating in January
- 2019-12-30 05:27:06.090064
- David Flin
Ayman Hamza, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said that a 50MW grid connection between the Egyptian and Sudanese electricity grids will start operation on 12 January, 2020.
South Africa suffers power cuts as Eskom units break down
- 2019-12-06 05:16:04.137876
- David Flin
South Africa was hit by power cuts on 5 December after a number of generating units broke down, forcing the state utility Eskom to cut 2000MW from the national grid on a rotational basis.
Siemens to retrofit on of the largest substation in Germany
- 2019-11-15 05:28:51.927882
- David Flin
German transmission grid operator TransnetBW has commissioned Siemens to build new switchgear in the 380kV Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg.
ADB clears $450 million loan for power connectivity in India
- 2019-11-05 05:04:38.746959
- David Flin
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $450 million loan to strengthen power connectivity between the southern and northern parts of the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu.
India looking at overhead electricity link with Sri Lanka
- 2019-10-28 04:26:07.517450
- David Flin
The Indian Government is exploring an option to set up an overhead electricity link with Sri Lanka to supply power to the island nation.
Iraq signs agreement to connect into Gulf power grid
- 2019-09-16 05:23:12.669695
- David Flin
Iraq has signed a deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for a transmission line that would import up to 500 MW to its overstretched grid by 2020.
UK National Grid urges review of back-up power after blackout
- 2019-09-11 06:08:28.665978
- David Flin
The UK’s National Grid has published a report into the power outages that affected Britain on 9 August, causing widespread disruption at rush hour, particularly into and out of London.
Siemens wins order for first HVDC link between Britain and Denmark
- 2019-08-27 06:26:24.778730
- David Flin
Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver two converter stations for the first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link between Great Britain and Denmark.
Zambia power utility warns of increased power cuts
- 2019-08-23 05:27:52.906216
- David Flin
Zesco, Zambia’s power utility, has said that there will be more power cuts over the next few days because of limitations in power generation capacity.
