Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• Bangladesh’s PGCB invites bids for 400 kV line project

  June 16, 2017
  Bangladesh’s Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has invited bids for the construction of 28-km-long, 400 kV Bheramara (Bangladesh)–Baharampur (India) double-circuit overhead transmission line (Bangladesh portion) on a turnkey basis.

• NGCP awards tower construction contract for 500 kV line in Philippines

  June 15, 2017
  The private concessionaire of the Philippines’ high voltage network—National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), has awarded a construction contract associated with the 500 kV Hermosa–San Jose transmission line to Philippine First Balfour Inc.

• Pakistan’s NTDC connects hydropower plant with national grid

  June 13, 2017
  Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has constructed the 132 kV double-circuit Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) transmission line to connect the 147 MW Patrind hydropower plant to the Muzaffarabad-II grid station. Recently, a unit of the hydropower plant was put into operation and was connected to the national grid through the 132 kV line.

• Russia expresses interest in CASA 1000 project

  June 13, 2017
  Russia has expressed interest in investing in the construction of the Central Asia South Asia 1000 (CASA 1000) transmission line project.

• Myanmar’s ministry to construct transmission system to new towns

  June 12, 2017
  Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy will construct 66 kV and 33 kV substations and transmission lines as a part of a five-year electrification plan (2017-18 to 2021-22) aimed to provide electricity connectivity to new towns and regions in Myanmar.

• Indian state government commissions 132 kV transmission system

  June 12, 2017
  The Indian state government of Arunachal Pradesh commissioned the 132 kV Aalo–Pasighat–Roing–Tezu transmission line and a substation in the state.

• Indian government approves Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Programme

  June 9, 2017
  The Indian government gave in-principle approval for the implementation of the Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Programme to boost the power sector in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

• Indian state transco commissions high voltage substations

  June 9, 2017
  Haryana's state-owned power transmission utility Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) commissioned two 220/66 kV substations at Sector 33 and Sector 20 in Gurugram to decrease the load on the existing power system due to summer demand.

• Vietnam’s SPMB invites bids for 220 kV lines [free access]

  June 9, 2017
  Vietnam's Southern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board (SPMB), Branch of National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) has launched various transmission network tenders for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) Power Transmission Investment Program, Tranche 3.

• Uttar Pradesh Government commissions 14 substations for INR9.36 billion in India

  June 8, 2017
  The government of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has commissioned 14 substations of 400 kV, 132 kV and 33 kV at a cost of INR9.36 billion, to achieve the goal of 24x7 power supply in the Indian state by 2018.

• Pakistan’s NTDC fails to meet target of transmission network capacity addition

  June 6, 2017
  Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has added 87 km of 500 kV and 220 kV transmission lines of the total planned target addition of 779 km to its transmission network during 2016-17.

• Indian grid developer TANTRANSCO commences work on transmission network projects

  May 31, 2017
  Indian state-owned grid developer Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) has commenced work on several transmission network projects in order to meet the growing electricity demand in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

• Indian state transco seeks MoP funds for Transgrid 2.0 project

  May 31, 2017
  Indian state-owned vertically-integrated power utility Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), in addition to Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), is seeking financial assistance from Power System Development Fund (PSDF) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the INR100 billion Transgrid 2.0 Project.

• Indian L&T secures INR28 billion contracts in domestic and international markets

  May 30, 2017
  Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured INR27.8 billion transmission orders in both domestic and international markets.

• Indian POWERGRID proposes INR250 billion capex for 2017-18

  May 30, 2017
  Indian grid developer Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has proposed a capex of INR250 billion for the current fiscal year (April 2017-March 2018), of which INR175 billion is expected to be raised through debts.

• Bangladesh’s PGCB awards 400 kV EPC contract to GS E&C

  May 30, 2017
  Bangladesh’s Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has awarded an engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the 400 kV Patuakhali (Payra)–Gopalganj Transmission Line, to South Korean GS Engineering & Construction Corporation (GS E&C).

• POWERGRID commences work on 800 kV HVDC project in India

  May 25, 2017
  Indian grid developer Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has commenced work on the ±800 kV Raigarh–Pugalur high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line project in India.

• Indian MoP to adopt reciprocity investment policy for power transmission sector

  May 22, 2017
  The Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) is drafting a new policy under which it will insulate the Indian power transmission sector from investments from foreign countries that do not allow investments from Indian entities in similar projects.

• Philippines’ DoE and TransCo explore financing options for Visayas–Mindanao grid connection

  May 22, 2017
  The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE) and the state-owned National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) are exploring financing options with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and World Bank for the Visayas–Mindanao grid connection project, and have initiated discussions with them.

• India’s KEC secures INR5.6 billion contracts in domestic and international markets

  May 22, 2017
  India-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company KEC International Limited has secured new contracts aggregating INR5.6 billion in the power transmission and distribution (T&D) segment in domestic and international markets.