China powers up world’s biggest ultra-high voltage line

Jan 4, 2019
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has started up the world’s longest and most powerful ultra-high voltage (UHV) power line. The 1,100 kV line runs 3,293 km from Changji … read more »
Jan 4, 2019

Laos to complete 12 hydropower dam projects in 2019

Jan 4, 2019
The Lao Government has said it intends to complete 12 hydropower dam projects in 2019. The 12 hydropower dams will have a total capacity of 1,950 MW. According to a … read more »
Jan 4, 2019

Six new substations to go live in Gurugram, India

Jan 3, 2019
Indian power transmission company Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) has announced its intention to render all six of the newly installed high-capacity substations operational between March and April 2019. … read more »
Jan 3, 2019

France to provide $245 million for Nigerian transmission projects

Jan 2, 2019
The French Development Agency (AFD) has approved $245 million to support transmission projects in Northern Nigeria, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The funding will support TCNs Transmission … read more »
Jan 2, 2019

Siemens develops eco-friendly mobile substation

Jan 1, 2019
Siemens has developed a mobile substation using natural ester oil at its plant in Wuhan, China. The new mobile substation has been developed as part of Siemens’ grid resilience concept, … read more »
Jan 1, 2019

Con Ed: New York ‘transformer explosion’ actually an arc flash

Dec 31, 2018
Con Edison has released a statement debunking reports which claim that the recent electrical disturbance over New York’s skyline was caused by a transformer, and have instead attributed it to … read more »
Dec 31, 2018

Construction of Finish-Russian nuclear reactor pushed back to 2028

Dec 28, 2018
The construction of a proposed Finish-Russian nuclear reactor has been pushed back by four years to 2028 in order to secure the project’s licenses. The project is being undertaken by … read more »
Dec 28, 2018

Contract signed for $10 million Gulbahar-Panjsher transmission line, substation project

Dec 28, 2018
A contract has been signed for the construction of a 110kV transmission line in the Gulbahar-Panjshir area of Afghanistan, as well as the construction of a 110/20kV substation. The Office … read more »
Dec 28, 2018

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

Chinese park to use tourist-friendly substations

Dec 26, 2018
China’s Huangsipu Eco Park has installed eight “smart” substations accessible to tourists in order to help make them seem less “off-limits”. The Huangsipu Eco Park in Zhangjiagang has turned eight … read more »
Dec 26, 2018