April 11, 2018
At the end of 2016, Vietnam’s installed capacity stood at 41,595 MW, of which 56 per cent was thermal-based. Since 2012, the installed capacity has grown at a high compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.64 per cent.
April 11, 2018
At the end of 2016, Vietnam’s transmission sector comprised 42,960 km of transmission lines ranging between 110 kV and 500 kV. The majority or about 45 per cent of the line length comprises 110 kV lines. Since 2012, line length has increased at a CAGR of 10.03 per cent.
April 11, 2018
As per the country’s revised Power Development Plan VII, Vietnam plans to add 91 GW of generation capacity by 2030. Almost 51 GW of generation capacity will be added by 2025.
March 12, 2018
At the end of 2016, Sudan’s installed capacity stood at 3,338 MW, registering a high growth rate of 7 per cent from the capacity in 2015.
March 12, 2018
The country’s transmission network comprises 66 kV to 500 kV transmission lines. Sudan’s transmission network is owned and operated by the Sudanese Electricity Transmission Company (SETCO).
March 12, 2018
Sudan plans to add 6,050 MW of electricity generation capacity to meet its increasing power demand. Majority of the projects will generate power from thermal resources (3,750 MW) followed by hydro (1,500 MW) and renewable sources (800 MW).
February 12, 2018
At the end of June 2017, Namibia had an installed electricity generation capacity of 509 MW, of which 68 per cent was from hydro sources followed by thermal and renewable sources at 28 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively.
February 12, 2018
Namibia plans to add 2,125 MW of installed electricity generation capacity to meet its increasing demand. Majority of its projects will generate power from thermal resources (1,204 MW) followed by hydro (600 MW) and renewable sources (321 MW).
January 8, 2018
At the end of June 2017, Kenya’s installed electricity generation capacity stood at 2,333 MW, of which 36 per cent was based on thermal energy sources, 29 per cent on renewable sources and 35 per cent on hydro sources.
January 8, 2018
As of March 2017, Kenya’s transmission network spanned 5,485 circuit km at the 132 kV and above voltage levels. Majority (61 per cent) of the country’s network operates at 132 kV.
January 8, 2018
The peak demand for electricity in Kenya is forecasted to increase from 1,972 MW in FY2018 to 3,751 MW in FY2027, representing a CAGR of 7.4 per cent.
December 11, 2017
As of December 2016, the total installed capacity of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)-member countries stood at 1,137 GW.
November 14, 2017
Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) represents about 90 per cent of the Australian electricity market and comprises six jurisdictions, namely, Queensland, New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, which are linked by an interconnected transmission network. Western Australia and the Northern Territory are not part of the NEM.
November 14, 2017
Currently, the power network of Australia’s NEM comprises 43,441 circuit km of transmission lines, with over 60 per cent of the network located in Queensland and NSW.
October 10, 2017
For this analysis, we have tracked the top 25 transmission system operators (TSOs) globally—the top five from North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe each; the top three from the Middle East; and the top two from Africa. These have been selected based on their total transmission line length in 2015.
October 10, 2017
SGCC again stands out in terms of revenues and profits for the year 2015. It is followed by Duke Energy. Except for CFE and Eletrobras, all the TSOs (for whom the data was available) registered profits.