IPS acquires Belyea high-voltage business
Acquisition adds remanufactured 69 kV to 230 kV transformers, breakers, switchgear and portable substations to the IPS platform
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Texas plans $22 B power campus
6.47 GW gas-fired power plant in Encinal will directly supply a neighbouring 5 GW data centre, with surplus electricity sent to the Texas grid
National Grid completes Thames cable tunnel
2.2 km high-voltage cable tunnel beneath the River Thames was completed 49 days ahead of schedule
Belvidere activates 44 MW substation
New ComEd substation will supply Walmart’s upcoming distribution centre and support future industrial and commercial development
DOE backs $418 M Alaska transmission project
359-km (223-mi) Beluga-Healy line would create a second high-voltage connection between Southcentral and Interior Alaska
Ukraine reports 456 energy facilities struck
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said the three-month operation targeted substations and other power facilities in occupied territories and Russia
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Netel wins $3.2 M E.ON substation deal
New substation in Bollstabruk, Sweden, is scheduled for completion in 2029
Caverion wins $17 M data centre substation
70 MW substation will connect Nebius’s second Mäntsälä data centre building to Finland’s high-voltage grid
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Iowa-Wisconsin 345 kV line planned
193 km project will include a new 345 / 138 kV substation and upgrades to several existing substations across the Midwest
Integra approves Magnatech acquisition
Shareholders approved the acquisition of a 95 % stake in South Korea-based Magnatech through a share-swap transaction
Eaton expands Austrian low-voltage production
5,000 m² expansion adds automated miniature circuit breaker production and increased low-voltage systems assembly capacity
HD Hyundai wins Taean offshore substation contract
Offshore substation will serve a 500 MW wind farm planned off Taean County, South Korea
Astor Enerji signs first US switchgear deal
Framework agreement covers annual delivery of 500 high-voltage switchgear units tailored to the US market
Squirrels trigger 5,700 customer outages
Two wildlife incidents at a Colorado substation caused outages over two days despite protective covers on most equipment
US unveils $200 B Korean investment plan
South Korean investment plans include $120 B for eight nuclear plants and $22.3 B for a 6 GW Texas power project
Collett installs 131-t shunt reactor
Complex delivery to National Grid’s Trawsfynydd Substation involved a beach landing, a 12-hour tidal window and specialist heavy-lift installation
$794 M guarantees support European grid industry
EIB and BNP Paribas agreement aims to support European manufacturers of electricity grid components and stimulate up to $3.2 B in investment
US co-ops secure $232 M grid funding
DOE funding will support transmission upgrades, substation modernisation and advanced grid technologies across US electric cooperatives
Gaon Cable plans US transmission expansion
LS Cable & System subsidiary plans to add overhead-line manufacturing to its US facility, expanding beyond MV and LV distribution cables
$2.7 M Humpty Doo substation underway
New zone substation will replace ageing infrastructure and increase network capacity in a growing rural area of the Northern Territory
China starts second Bailong nuclear unit
Two 1.25 GW CAP1000 reactors are now under construction at the first phase of the planned 8.62 GW Bailong nuclear power plant
Tamil Nadu targets 600 substations
The state plans 600 new substations over five years and up to 6,000 transformer installations or upgrades to strengthen its distribution network