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France, Paris: GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business offers unique, innovative, and industry-leading technologies for tackling increasing energy demand.

South Africa, Johannesburg: Managing the largest capacity expansion project in Africa, South African state-owned utility, Eskom, has invested around $831 million (R12 billion) in transmission infrastructure and strengthening projects since 2014.

USA, Minnesota: Minnesota Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) has unveiled its 2016 Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP), recommending 394 projects totalling $2.8 billion.

India: Tata Power and ICICI Venture have launched a new platform company to invest in Indian power projects over the next two-three years.

Turkey: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a $110 million loan to help fund development of renewable energy projects in Turkey.

India, Kolkata: Alstom T&D India has been awarded two contracts with a total value of $30 million from Power Grid Corporation for substation projects in Madhya Pradesh.

USA, Pikeville: Kentucky Power has completed two substation upgrade projects totalling about $15 million near Elkhorn City and Pikeville, bolstering reliability in eastern Kentucky.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly support the development of clean energy infrastructure in India.

USA, California: The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) board of Governors has approved 13 new projects under the 2016 electricity transmission plan.

UAE, Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi government is set to invest more than $128 million on major infrastructural projects, which will also include electricity distribution projects.

India, Delhi: In an attempt to augment the city’s transmission network, the Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) has commissioned six projects, completed at a cost of $20 million, which have increased Delhi’s transformation capacity by 740 MVA.

Saudi Arabia, Jeddah: The work on about 857 projects worth $19.7 billion earmarked for the Jeddah region of Saudi Arabia over the past number of years, including electricity and power transformer projects, is progressing well with some of them already completed, Trade Arabia cites a report.

Russia, Samara: Electroshield – TM Samara, Russian transformer and electrical equipment manufacturer, has inaugurated its new International Engineering Centre in Samara, with an aim to become more competitive in the fields of electrical engineering and technology.