Asia-Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia-Pacific region

• China may finance construction of 500 kV Russia–Mongolia line

  June 22, 2017
  China is considering financing the construction of a 500 kV line connecting Russia and Mongolia.

• ABB may acquire stake in L&T’s electrical and automation division

  June 21, 2017
  Swiss-Swedish ABB Limited is in discussion with India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to acquire its electrical and automation division, which generates revenue of INR46.50 billion.

• Pakistan mandates KEMA testing for Chinese contractors

  June 21, 2017
  Pakistan’s high voltage grid developer National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) Limited has made mandatory the use of type-tested power equipment in all its tender documents to stop the supply of substandard material in the power sector projects by Chinese contractors.

• POWERGRID commissions 400 kV line in Indian state

  June 20, 2017
  Indian grid developer Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has commissioned the 400 kV Lucknow–Kanpur double-circuit line in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

• Pakistan government releases PKR74.35 billion for power projects

  June 20, 2017
  The Pakistan government, under its annual Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2016-17, has released PKR74.35 billion for the implementation of various power sector projects as against the total allocation of PKR130.87 billion.

• Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to commission 765 kV Jahangirpur substation

  June 20, 2017
  The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is expected to commission the 765 kV Jahangirpur substation in Noida by the end of June 2017.

• Thailand to sign electricity trade agreement with Malaysia and Laos

  June 20, 2017
  Thailand is preparing to sign a tripartite electricity trading agreement with Malaysia and Laos at the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) energy ministers meeting.

• POWERGRID subsidiary commences operation on 765 kV line in India

  June 19, 2017
  Powergrid Warora Transmission Limited—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), has put into operation the 765 kV Gadarwara steam-based thermal power station (STPS)–Jabalpur Pool double-circuit transmission line in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

• World Bank approves USD60 million for Afghanistan’s electrification project

  June 19, 2017
  The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) has approved a grant worth USD60 million for the implementation of the Herat Electrification Project, which will provide access to electricity to households, institutions and businesses in selected areas of Herat Province of Afghanistan.

• South Korean LS Cable wins KRW370 million cable contract in Singapore

  June 19, 2017
  South Korea-based LS Cable & System has won a KRW370 billion contract to install high voltage cables in Singapore.

• Indian state transco to strengthen power transmission network

  June 19, 2017
  Indian state-owned electricity transmission company Telangana Power Transmission Corporation Limited (TS TRANSCO) plans to invest INR60 billion in the construction of transmission lines and substations to strengthen the state’s power transmission network.

• Vietnamese EVN completes major grid network projects in 2017

  June 19, 2017
  State-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has completed and put into operation 45 transmission line projects of 110 kV-500 kV, comprising 294 km of transmission lines and 2,870 MVA transformer capacity during January-May 2017.

• L&T secures INR5 billion transmission contracts in India

  June 19, 2017
  Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured INR5.4 billion transmission orders in India.

• 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.