#renewable energy

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

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.

A high demand for transformers is creating new growth frontiers in the transformer market.

India announced Modhera village in the western state of Gujarat as the country’s first 24/7 solar-powered village.

Mozambique: The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $2.5 Mt o increase renewable energy in Mozambique.

Lithuania, Vilnius: The INVL Renewable Energy Fund I managed by INVL Asset Management is to acquire six solar projects with a total capacity of 102.7 MW.

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

Southeast Asian countries can meet their growing energy demand with renewable energy and cut 75 % of their energy-related CO2 emissions by 2050.

Germany, Munich: The German-Dutch grid operator TenneT has commissioned Siemens Energy to supply three grid stabilization systems for the German power grid.

J. Murphy & Sons has been awarded a £2.5m contract with Vattenfall to deliver early works for the onshore cable installation scope of the project.

Azerbaijan, Baku: Masdar Azerbaijan Energy Limited Liability Company (MAE) has reached financial close on the Garadagh solar power project.

UK, Birmingham: National Grid has awarded Burns & McDonnell an EPC contract for the project of an extension to its 275 kV substation in Oldbury, West Midlands.

UK: Hitachi Energy has announced winning a major order from Ørsted to provide two HVDC systems to transmit green electricity from the Hornsea 3 wind farm.

Burkina Faso: GreenYellow has inaugurated its 30M Wp Nagréongo PV power plant in Burkina Faso, making them the first independent power producer in the country.

South Africa, Garden Route: Garden Route District Municipality will receive $10,98 M (€10.5 M) for renewable energy projects.

USA, Colorado: A transmission project that Xcel Energy-Colorado said will help make way for more renewable energy on the grid has received a green light.

Investments in power T&D systems have prospered on the back of ever-growing need for increasing the performance and stability of grids.

Egypt: The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics disclosed that Egypt has increased its amount of electricity from renewable energy by 17.2 %.

Morocco: Octopus Energy Group and Xlinks are to build a subsea interconnector cable to deliver 3.6 GW of renewable energy from Morocco to the United Kingdom.

Norway, Oslo: The launch of offshore wind turbines in the southern North Sea is expected to supply Norway’s mainland with 1.5 GW of electricity.

Kenya: Kenya’s installed power generation capacity increased from 2,265 MW in 2017 to 2,984 MW as of June 2021, a 31.7 % increase.

Djibouti: The $55 M Second Djibouti-Power System Interconnection Project has been approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors.

Brazil: Hitachi Energy has announced that it has won an order from Suzano, the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer and one of Latin America’s largest paper producers.

Morocco: Morocco’s economic development and population increase determined a steady growth in power demand, which is expected to continue in the future.