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Acwa Power and the Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel), of Saudi Arabia, have signed power purchase agreements to develop a 2.1 GW solar PV plant.

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (Eskom) invites the submission of proposals for the design and construction of Weskusfleur gas-insulated substation.

Croatian power transmission equipment manufacturer Dalekovod has disclosed a closure of a new agreement with Statnett.

Australia, Wollongong: Transformers delivered to Port Kembla will be instrumental in delivering Transgrid’s $1.8 B EnergyConnect interconnector.

Australia: Clean energy company ACEN Corporation has committed up to $800 M to build the 400 MW Stubbo Solar Farm near Dubbo in the New South Wales.

Finland: Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid will build a new 400 kV and 110 kV transmission line connection over the 69 km from Huittinen to Forssa.

India strengthens its grid by adding more than 3000 MW of power to the Northeastern region of the country, supplying 53 million people.

Sweden: Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) completed the acquisition of the remaining 15 % stake Linjenmontage i Grastrop.

Kenya, Nairobi: The interconnectors linking Kenya’s transmission lines to the Ethiopian and Tanzanian national electricity grids are to be completed in 2022.

Brazil: The power grid line will be laid between the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.

UK, Dunfermline: SP Energy Networks has started construction of a new $6.7 M (£5.5 M) substation in Dunfermline – Scotland’s newest city.

India, Haryana: The Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) is constructing a 220 kV substation to meet power demand for the next decade in Old Gurgaon.

India, Karnataka: GE’s Grid Solutions business announced it has been awarded a contract by ReNew Power Pvt Ltd to build two 400 kV substations in Karnataka.

China, Beijing: Construction of two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission projects in China began on 24 March.

UAE: Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) has completed the construction and operation of two 33/11 kV distribution stations in the central region.

USA, Mesa: Salt River Project (SRP) has announced a half-mile 230 kV transmission line and substation to serve energy to a data centre.

North Macedonia: On 17 February, works commenced on the 400 kV transmission line that starts from the transformer station “Bitola 2.”

USA, Louisiana: Entergy Louisiana is constructing a new substation and distribution circuits in upper Lafourche Parish to provide customers with reliable power.

Czech Republic: Czech utility CEZ Group has completed construction on a 22 kW pilot floating photovoltaic project.

UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated 16 new substations in 2021.

UAE, Dubai: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) commissioned 1,310 new 11 kV power distribution stations across Dubai during 2021.

Sierra Leone: According to TRANSCO CLSG, the project involves the construction of 530 km of 225 kV power line through seven districts in Sierra Leone.

Bahrain: Delmon Precast has announced supplying 150 m of precast for the Hawar Island 66 kV Loop Substation Boundary Wall project.

Azerbaijan, Baku: Thirty six online inquiries were received in 2021 from Karabakh regarding the connection to the power supply network.