HVDC
Siemens Energy wins historic order for offshore wind power transmission
- Jan 13, 2023
Siemens Energy has won what is its largest offshore grid connection order in the company’s history. The contract is understood to be the world’s first order for a 2-GW grid connection at sea. According to an official release, a Read more
KEC International lands its first mandate in HVDC domain
- Dec 13, 2022
KEC International has won its first order for building an HVDC terminal station in India, the Mumbai-headquartered EPC major said in a statement. This order, placed by an unnamed leading private player is KEC’s first project “in the promising Read more
India has massive potential for HVDC transmission: Hitachi Energy India
- Nov 30, 2022
HVDC (high voltage direct current) technology is an important component of India’s power transmission grid, offering distinct advantages over conventional AC technology, in specific conditions. Hitachi Energy India commissioned India’s pioneering Read more
Sumitomo Electric wins contract for NeuConnect Interconnector
- Nov 7, 2022
Sumitomo Electric Industries has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to supply 150 km of HVDC submarine cable for NeuConnect Interconnector, a 1.4 GW power interconnection project between UK and Germany. The NeuConnect Interconnector is a private Read more
Siemens Energy wins its largest offshore grid connection order to date
- Jul 22, 2022
Siemens Energy has reported the winning of its largest offshore grid connection order. Commissioned by Amprion Offshore GmbH, Siemens Energy will set up infrastructure for evacuation of up to 1.8 GW of wind power from two wind farms Read more
Sumitomo Electric wins 400kV HVDC submarine cable project in UAE
- Feb 10, 2022
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has received a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a HVDC cable for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read more
GE T&D India views opportunities in HVDC power transmission space
- Nov 30, 2021
GE T&D India is viewing opportunities in the HVDC power transmission space, and is expected active tendering on 4-5 projects in FY23, according to senior company officials. Addressing an investor conference, a senior official of GE T&D India said Read more
Hitachi Energy formalizes new legal entity for Indian operations
- Nov 20, 2021
Hitachi Energy’s Indian operations have now been formalized under the new legal entity “Hitachi Energy India Ltd”. This follows the rebranding of its parent entity to Hitachi Energy from the earlier “Hitachi ABB Power Grids”. Though the Indian operations Read more
PGCIL incurs capex of nearly Rs.2,000 crore in Q2 of FY22
- Nov 10, 2021
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), in a statement, said that it incurred capital expenditure of Rs.1,939 crore in the second quarter (Q2, July to September) of FY22. During the same period, PGCIL capitalized assets Read more
Hitachi ABB Power Grids consortium to build Middle East-North Africa interconnection
- Oct 20, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract worth several hundreds of millions of US dollars from the Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Read more