Siemens Energy, in a consortium with FATA, part of the Danieli Group, has won €1 billion contract from the Italian transmission system operator Terna to supply four converter station for the Tyrrhenian Link project in Italy.
Kenya was hit by a nationwide power blackout on 4 March, which the electricity distributor Kenya Power said was caused by a “system disturbance”.
Transgrid has placed the first orders for supplies to build the transmission lines necessary to transition Australia away from fossil fuels, following the federal Government’s agreement to underwrite a planned $385 million spend.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to automate 39 substations of various ratings across Nepal.
ABB and Hynamics have signed an agreement to test the ABB Ability OPTIMAX for Green Hydrogen energy management system (EMS).
Ukraine’s energy ministry has announced that the country has restarted several repaired power units at power plants damaged in Russian missile attacks, easing the country’s power shortages.
A power blackout across the whole of Pakistan was triggered on 23 January when the frequency of the grid fell outside operating limits, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy.
Puerto Rico has announced that it plans to privatise electricity generation as it struggles to rebuild a crumbling electric grid.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions Services used digital X-ray technology to complement the preventative maintenance in Petrobras’ gas insulated substation (GIS) in the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $13 billion financing to support the upgrade and expansion of the US electric grid.