#substation

UK, Wales: National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is planning to build a new 400 kV substation in Wales.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully upgraded two transformers for the Benin Transmission Substation and Ihovbor Work Centre.

Construction of a transmission line with a substation set to power Kenya’s “silicon valley” is ongoing.

In the early hours of Friday, Russian drones attacked several regions of Ukraine and hit a substation.

Overnight on January 29-30, Russia carried out an attack with Shahed loitering drones, and caused damage to equipment at one of Ukrenergo’s substations in central Ukraine.

The installed capacity will increase to 1800 MVA, sufficient to supply approximately 3,240,000 residences.

In the Russian city of Vladivostok, a fire broke out at two substations after explosions, leaving hundreds of buildings without power.

Linxon has designed, supplied, constructed, installed and commissioned the 132 kV Abraj substation.

In 2021, a Semco Maritime and Bladt Industries consortium was awarded a contract for the supply of three substations for the 2.6 GW CVOW offshore wind project in the US.

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has announced the near completion of the new Wadi al-Shati 66 kV substation located in the southern region near Sebha.

Nesma Infrastructure & Technology (NIT) has signed a major contract with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC).

GE Vernova and Polimex Mostostal will build the onshore infrastructure facilities that will export power from the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and its National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) on simultaneously began the construction of various 500 kV circuit-3 transmission lines.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has successfully energised a new 60 MVA power transformer at its 132/33KV Okenne Transmission Substation in Kogi State.

Romanian electricity and natural gas distributor Delgaz Grid has completed a project worth 37.2 million lei ($8.2 million/€7.5 million) to modernise five substations.

Enabling work has started on the proposed Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) converter station that is due to be built on a site south of Peterhead, near Boddam.

German maritime authority BSH has approved two offshore grid connection projects to deliver power from up to 1.2 GW of turbine capacity in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

Dozens of buildings in Moscow have had power and heat cut off due to a fire that broke out at one of the city’s substations.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has taken delivery of seven power transformers and their accessories at its Akangba 330/132 kV transmission substation in Lagos.

Larsen & Toubro has announced that one of its subsidiaries, Power Transmission & Distribution, has secured large power infrastructure orders from its prime GCC markets of UAE and Kuwait.

Hartek Power Private Limited, the power system and T&D business unit of the Hartek Group, an EPC solutions provider has secured a contract from SPRNG Energy.

Ulsan suffered a major blackout early after midnight on Dec 20, the second time this month, after a cat short-circuited a substation.

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has commissioned the new Balagtas 115 kV-34.5 kV substation located along McArthur Highway in Bulacan.

Boskalis’ Bokalift1 has installed the first offshore substation platform at Ocean Winds’ 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm.