#China

Siemens Energy commissioned an eco-friendly power transmission system complementing one of China’s largest offshore eight-megawatt (MW) wind turbines.

LOC has won a contract to provide marine warranty services to support transport and installation operations for the development of the Jieyang II windfarm.

The installation of a jacket foundation and an offshore substation topside at the 300 MW Binhai South H3 offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea is completed. 

Rwanda: China has signed a concessional loan, via China Exim Bank, to support a hydropower plant in Rwanda.

Detailed project report of the first Nepal-China 80 km Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi-Kyirong 400 kVA high-voltage cross-border transmission line is about to be completed.

Nigeria: The executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mohammed Haruna said that Nigeria will work closely with China for the production of Nigerian-made transformers.

China: Siemens will build its most advanced factory for production of distribution transformers in Guangzhou.

Pakistan: China has expedited initial work on the Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct transmission line project valued at $1.7 B.

A small robot, remotely controlled by workers in the maintenance unit of the State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company, was used for the first time for grid maintenance.

China: Energy developer ACWA Power has signed an agreement with the Chinese government’s Silk Road Fund.

The 1,000 kv ultra-high voltage power transmission project between Xiongan and Shijiazhuang in China’s Hebei Province went into operation on Tuesday.

The construction of the 500 kV ultra-high voltage submarine cables laid beneath the Zhoushan Strait in east China’s Zhejiang Province was completed on Sunday.

The State Grid Corporation of China has announced the investment of $1.8 B in Ethiopia’s electricity transmission and distribution networks.

China: Work on China Southern Power Grid’s $3.59 B Wudongde DC project is progressing steadily and expected to start operations by 2020, a company official said.

China’s energy company has partnered with a leading French power company to jointly develop an offshore wind power project in Jiangsu province in East China.

Germany: The most powerful high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transformer began its journey from the transformer factory in Nuremberg, Germany, to China.

France, Cadarache: Last week a 14-metre long transformer supplied to ITER, world’s largest tokamak, by a manufacturer in China was moved to its permanent location.

China, Beijing: Electrical High Voltage Equipment Life Management (ELM) International Conference organized by WEIDMANN, part of the Swiss Wicor Holding AG, is to be held in Beijing from November 10-11, 2016 at the Oriental Bay International Hotel.

USA, Texas: A global transport of two reactors has been successfully handled by a U.S. cargo specialist from the manufacturer in Shanghai, China, to the final destination in Gail, Texas.

Belgium, Brussels: On 4 August the EU imposed anti-dumping measures against some China and Russia steel following industry complaints from the European Steel Association.

Greece, Athens: Two European companies and one from China have entered the race for a 24 percent stake in ADMIE, the Greek transmission system operator (TSO) that is up for privatization.

China, Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce says it has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel imports from Japan, South Korea and the European Union.

Germany, Erlangen: Together with local partners in China, Siemens will deliver the world’s first 1,100 kV converter transformers for the world’s largest and first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission link with a transmission voltage of 1,100 kV DC, located in China.

Africa: With over 635 million people without access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa, the need for investment in the growth and development of its power sector is huge.