Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• POWERGRID seeks bids from suppliers of longrod insulators

  May 10, 2013
  India’s state-owned power utility Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has invited global bids for the design, engineering, manufacturing, testing, supply and delivery of composite long rod insulators under the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded National Grid Improvement Project (NGIP).

• Indian state utility proposes INR7 billion investment in transmission projects

  May 9, 2013
  The state-owned power utility Uttar Pradesh Transmission Corporation Limited (UPTCL) plans to invest INR7 billion for the construction of new 132 kV and 220 kV transmission substations and new transmission lines.

• India’s POWERGRID awards INR3.73 billion equipment contract

  May 8, 2013
  India’s state-owned power utility Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has awarded a contract worth around INR3.73 billion to Hindustan Vidyut Products Limited (HVPL), a leading manufacturer of power equipment, for supply of conductor packages for the 800 kV Champa–Kurukshetra transmission line.

• Tajikistan commissions new power transmission line to Afghanistan

  May 6, 2013
  Tajikistan has commissioned a 110 kV transmission line connecting its Pamir-1 hydroelectric power station located in the Tajik Ishkashim region to Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan.

• Poor transmission network constrains use of renewable energy in China

  May 5, 2013
  The delay in construction of power transmission network has limited the use of electricity generated from alternative resources in China.

• Philippines’ NGCP seeks regulatory approval for upgradation project

  May 4, 2013
  National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the private concessionaire of the country’s transmission network, is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval to repair and upgrade its switchyard in Iligan City.

• Indian POWERGRID awards INR3.7 billion transmission contracts

  May 3, 2013
  India’s biggest transmission network developer Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has awarded contracts worth INR3.7 billion to domestic and international suppliers.

• India’s CGL inks JV with Indonesia’s PLNE for switchgear manufacturing

  May 3, 2013
  India-based Crompton Greaves Limited (CGL) and Indonesia’s PT Prima Layanan Nasional Enjinring (PLNE) have signed a 51:49 joint venture (JV) to manufacture high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) switchgears in Indonesia.

• Indian electricity regulator seeks details on grid failure by May 15

  May 2, 2013
  The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), India’s power sector regulator, has directed Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO), a subsidiary of state-owned transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), to provide some additional details pertaining to the dual grid failure that happened on July 30 and 31, 2012 by May 15, 2013.

• Philippines NGCP to invest PHP3 billion in 230 kV line project

  May 2, 2013
  National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the private concessionaire of the Philippines grid network, will invest PHP3 billion in the 230 kV Calaca–Dasmariñas transmission line project that will connect the upcoming coal-fired and gas-fed power generating facilities in Batangas to the grid.

• Australia’s TransGrid abandons Stroud–Taree transmission project

  April 30, 2013
  TransGrid, the New South Wales (NSW) transmission system operator (TSO) has abandoned its plans to proceed with its controversial Stroud–Taree line project.

• Japan to provide INR70 billion for infrastructure projects in India

  April 25, 2013
  The Japanese government would provide INR70 billion to the state-owned power holding company TNEB Limited for development of power infrastructure projects in the state.

• French cable maker Nexans wins EUR11 million order in China

  April 22, 2013
  French cable manufacturer Nexans has won a contract worth EUR11 million Euro from China’s largest power transmission company State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) to supply a high voltage power cable system.

• India’s state utility awards INR2.96 billion contract to Transformers and Rectifiers

  April 22, 2013
  India’s leading transformer manufacturing company Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Limited has won a contract worth INR2.96 billion from the state-owned power utility Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) for supply of 292 transformers.

• Vietnamese EVN plans to connect Phu Quoc island to grid by 2015

  April 22, 2013
  The state-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) targets to connect the Phu Quoc island with the national grid by 2015.

• Thailand’s ministry seeks cabinet approval for THB12 billion transmission projects

  April 20, 2013
  Thailand’s Energy Ministry is seeking cabinet approval for projects worth THB12 billion aimed at improving electricity-transmission capacity in the eastern region.

• Vietnamese SPPMB invites bids for ADB-funded 220 kV transmission lines

  April 18, 2013
  Vietnamese Southern Vietnam Power Project Management Board (SPPMB), a subsidiary of state-owned National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT), has invited international bids for two 220 kV transmission line projects.

• Nepal transfers licence for cross-border link to PTCN [free access]

  April 16, 2013
  The Nepalese government has decided to transfer the licence for development and management of the 400 kV Dhalkebar–Muzaffarpur line, the cross-border transmission line to link the power grids of Nepal and India, to state-owned Power Transmission Company of Nepal (PTCN).

• India’s POWERGRID awards INR930 million equipment contracts

  April 15, 2013
  Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), the developer of India’s interstate high voltage network, has awarded four contracts worth INR930.6 million for the supply of composite longrod insulator packages.

• 220 kV substation commissioned in Indian state

  April 13, 2013
  India’s state-owned power utility Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) has commissioned the 220 kV Gaunsgarh substation.