#power transmission

The new Norwegian Climate Investment Fund managed by Norfund and KLP invested $11 M into an Indian transmission project in Karanataka.

Larsen and Toubro Construction has secured multiple engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) orders in India and overseas.

The federal and New South Wales governments have combined on a landmark $5.25 B (AU$7.8 B) investment into renewable energy projects.

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business and TransnetBW have signed a contract to redesign the Pulverdingen 380 kV substation.

Hitachi Energy has announced being selected by Hydro-Québec for its HVDC technology for the transmission of electricity.

Panama’s state power transmission company Etesa has budgeted $99 M to overhaul the 230 kV, 292 km Veladero-Panamá line.

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

USA: US-based PPL Corporation has partnered with Belgian transmission system operator Elia Group to develop power transmission solutions in New England, USA.

Poland: Power transmission by a 600 MW undersea cable between Sweden and Poland was restored after an outage, a spokesman for grid operator PSE has stated.

Egypt: Egypt-based Al Babtain Power and Telecommunication Company – Egypt, signed a contract valued at $24 M with Elsewedy Electric T&D.

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.

USA, New York City: Hitachi Energy announced being selected by Transmission Developers Inc. to supply a HVDC converter station for renewable power transmission.

Nigeria, Abuja: The Nigerian Government and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a grant agreement of $25 M (€25 M) for the Northern Corridor Project.

USA, Los Angeles: GE’s Grid Solutions business signed a contract providing the City of Los Angeles with innovative Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS).

Australia: Transmission network operator Transgrid is counting on Smart Wires’ technology developed in the USA.

China, Beijing: The State Grid Corporation of China has announced it will start constructing a new batch of UHV projects in the second half of 2022.

Brazil, Brasilia: Brazil’s first power transmission auction in 2022 has attracted $2.9 B (15.3 B reals) in investments.

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

USA: American Electric Power this year will launch a process to sell some or all of the company’s unregulated contracted wind and solar energy assets.

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Government has disclosed plans to secure a $200 M loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

India: Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd announced its Power Infrastructure & Renewable Energy business has secured orders worth over $73 M.

India: The company has landed a substation extension package to help strengthen power transmission from Bhadla Solar Park in the Indian State of Rajasthan.

Nepal, Kathmandu: The construction of 220/132/33 kV Inaruwa substation based on 400 kV gas insulated system (GIS) is taking place in full swing.

India, Ahmedabad: Adani Transmission has signed an agreement to acquire Warora-Kurnool Transmission from the infrastructure unit of Essel group.