Romania shuts second nuclear reactor
Both Cernavodă reactors are now offline as record-low Danube levels force Romania to rely on alternative generation and imports
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Siemens localises 8DA switchgear in South Africa
Local assembly of Siemens’ 8DA medium-voltage GIS is supporting faster grid connections for renewable energy projects and IPPs
$188 M Chile BESS reaches RTB
The 200 MW / 1,000 MWh Huañil battery project will provide up to five hours of grid-scale energy storage in Chile’s Coquimbo region
Azur substation upgraded in Timișoara
Rețele Electrice România invested more than $2.6 M (RON 12 M) to modernise the 110 kV Azur substation and expand its medium-voltage capacity
NYAB wins 400 kV substation contract
The project for Fingrid will deliver a six-bay AIS substation in Forssa, providing new 400 kV grid connections by the end of 2028
Egypt targets 45 % renewables by 2028
Egypt plans to expand battery storage and local electrical equipment manufacturing as renewable energy rises to 45 % of generation
Aarsleff wins $570 M Bornholm contract
The contract covers onshore facilities including a 400 kV substation linking future Baltic Sea wind farms to Denmark and Germany
DEWA commissions 793 substations
DEWA added 793 new 11 kV substations in the first half of 2026 as Dubai’s distribution network expands with rising electricity demand
ConEd plans 28 substations by 2035
The utility has increased its planned substation buildout from 22 to 28 as part of a $37.2 B distribution network investment programme
SDG&E proposes $1.62 B powerlink
The planned 500 kV line would run about 240 km across Southern California and connect to a new substation near San Onofre
Türkiye opens offshore wind market
A planned 1 GW offshore wind tender marks Türkiye’s first major step towards a 5 GW offshore wind target by 2035
Vikran wins 400 kV GIS contract
The POWERGRID order covers 400 kV GIS works at three substations across western and central India
LS ELECTRIC and GS E&C partner on AI data centres
The partnership will develop next-generation DC distribution systems and supply switchgear, GIS and transformers for AI data centre projects
Texas grid costs climb amid data centre boom
ERCOT is tracking 474 GW of connection requests, with around 90 % coming from data centres
ZPMC ships offshore substation topside
The 300 MW offshore substation will support the 304 MW Guodian Tangshan Leting Yuetuo Island wind project in North China
Embedded switchgear IoT module market to reach $7.98 B by 2034
The market is projected to expand at a robust CAGR of 13.2 % during the forecast period from 2026 to 2034
Neoenergia plans $610 M grid upgrade
The 2026–2030 programme will modernise Brasília’s distribution network and add five new substations after Guará 2
Siemens Energy orders reach $20.6 B
Grid Technologies records strong order growth as Siemens Energy’s backlog rises to $186 B (€162 B) amid continued electricity infrastructure demand
SK oceanplant wins BalWin5 contract
Korean company will supply the full jacket foundation for TenneT’s 2.2 GW BalWin5 HVDC offshore substation in the German North Sea
RMC Switchgears wins $35 M orders
Utility contracts cover underground 11 kV and LT networks in Gujarat and LT distribution boxes for Telangana
Aarsleff wins $570 M Bornholm contract
Energinet contract covers major onshore facilities, including a 400 kV substation, linking Baltic offshore wind to Danish and German grids
Virginia makes data centres fund grid upgrades
Regulators ordered Dominion Energy to make data centres fund substations and transmission lines built exclusively for their projects
Europe switchgear market to reach $34.3 B by 2033
The Europe switchgear market is expected to reach $34.3 B by 2033 at 7.4 % CAGR driven by SF6-free and digital grid infrastructure
Appalachian Power plans Putnam substation
The Estes Farm project will add a new substation and nearly two miles of transmission line to strengthen local reliability