Sudan-Egypt power interconnection project to be completed soon

Dec 28, 2018
A date of January 2019 has been given for the completion of the first stage of the electricity interconnection project between Sudan and Egypt. The 100-MW line linking the two … read more »
Dec 28, 2018

Electrician dies repairing broken transformer

Dec 27, 2018
An electrician working in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of India has died while repairing a faulty power transformer. Ashish Mishra, a 23-year old employee of the state power department, was … read more »
Dec 27, 2018

Power distribution system of Belarusian NPP complete

Dec 27, 2018
The power distribution system of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been completed and connected, according to Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich. The project entailed the construction of more than 1.000 … read more »
Dec 27, 2018

TCN Raises $1.63bn to Expand Power Transmission Capacity to 8,100MW

Dec 14, 2018
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has raised $1.63 billion from a variety of sources to fund the expansion of its electricity transmission capacity under the Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Programme … read more »
Dec 14, 2018

Siemens wins order for its largest offshore grid connection in the UK to date

Dec 10, 2018
Siemens has been awarded an order to connect the Moray East offshore wind farm to the national grid. The Siemens’ scope of supply covers all necessary components, such as the … read more »
Dec 10, 2018

CWIEME AMERICAS 2019 LAUNCHED AT SUCCESSFUL EVENT IN CHICAGO

Dec 7, 2018
Leading brands such as Zunum Aero, Tesla, and Orchid Monroe, as well as exhibitors and attendees of CWIEME, gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago on November 15 to celebrate … read more »
Dec 7, 2018

Siemens connects electricity grids of UK and Belgium with HVDC link

Dec 6, 2018
Belgian transmission system operators Elia and the British National Grid have connected their electrical grids using HVDC technology. Nemo Link® interconnector is a joint venture between the Transmission System Operators … read more »
Dec 6, 2018

Azerbaijan’s ATEF Group to supply dry-type transformers for Ukraine nuclear plants

Dec 6, 2018
Azerbaijan’s ATEF Group of companies has agreed to supply dry-type transformers for four power units of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. NAEK Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned utility, released the news in … read more »
Dec 6, 2018

Broken transformer grounds Merkel’s plane

Dec 4, 2018
A broken transformer was responsible for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent forced landing before the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The problem in the government plane was triggered by a … read more »
Dec 4, 2018

AfDB signs loan agreement with Eskom to improve power transmission in Southern Africa

Nov 30, 2018
The African Development Bank group has a loan agreement with South African power utility Eskom to improve power transmission across Southern Africa. The loan, worth around $25 million, will go … read more »
Nov 30, 2018

Gamesa to supply inverters for Egypt solar project

Nov 29, 2018
Gamesa has secured an order to supply Norwegian solar developer Scatec with 400 MW solar inverters. The Spanish inverter manufacturer Gamesa Electric, a business arm of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy … read more »
Nov 29, 2018

New turbine installed at Armenian nuclear plant

Nov 28, 2018
The upgrading activities have been completed on the second of the two turbine units at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). The work has come as part of the project … read more »
Nov 28, 2018