National Grid secures approval for three substations
The new substations will support transmission upgrades between South Yorkshire and the East Midlands as part of The Great Grid Upgrade
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Port of Valencia plans $18.2 M substation
The new 110 MW facility will add two 55 MW transformers and GIS, doubling power supply capacity for port electrification and shore power
LS ELECTRIC expands data centre order to $165.7 M
The enlarged contract covers 38 kV distribution systems for a North American AI data centre project
Eximbank backs LS Cable’s US subsea plant
The Korean lender will provide $218 M to support LS Cable’s new Virginia factory, designed to produce 500 km of HVDC subsea cable annually
POWERGRID wins Gujarat transmission project
The project will integrate 6.5 GW of renewable energy through a new GIS substation, 765 kV lines and substation upgrades
Ørsted plans 2 GW Dadu 2 offshore wind project
The proposed Taiwan project could include up to 143 turbines, with power routed through an onshore substation to the national grid
India adds 35.7 GVA substation capacity
India commissioned 35,670 MVA of transformation capacity in April–July FY27, with PGCIL contributing nearly 45 % of the total
Lagos substation upgrades add 360 MW
Around 360 MW of transmission capacity has been added through new transformers, GIS and feeder expansion
Data center substation market to hit $22.32 B by 2035
The US data center substation market is expected to grow from $3.89 B in 2025 to $7.42 B by 2035, while Europe rises from $2.97 B to $6.15...
Transformer and switchgear demand lifts Korean makers
AI data centres and North American grid investment are driving higher profits, order backlogs and factory utilisation across three major Korean manufacturers
Aurinkokarhu and FEP plan 3 GW pipeline
The Finnish joint venture plans around 2 GW of battery storage and 1 GW of solar projects
UUPS to build 230 kV Georgia switching station
The new three-element ring bus switching station will strengthen reliability and operational flexibility on Georgia Transmission’s network
Energa extends Świercze substation tender
The 110/15 kV project includes two 31.5 MVA transformers, new HV and MV switchgear, telecontrol and renewable-integration infrastructure
Quinbrook secures $333 M for Supernode
Stage-three financing advances the Queensland BESS campus towards 780 MW/3.07 GWh, supported by a 4 GW grid connection at South Pine
Ukraine moves substations underground
Ukraine is expanding underground and concrete protection for critical substations as it prepares its power grid for further attacks
Blue Energy advances 2.5 GW Texas project
The planned plant would combine 1 GW of gas generation with up to 1.5 GW from five BWRX-300 small modular reactors
Schneider Electric acquires AiDASH for $350 M
The deal adds satellite- and AI-based wildfire, storm and vegetation risk monitoring to Schneider Electric’s grid software portfolio
Tanzania commissions 2,115 MW hydropower plant
Julius Nyerere project nearly doubles Tanzania’s installed generation capacity to 4,646 MW
China’s first quantum-enabled substation
The 220 kV Houdian facility uses quantum sensing, secure communications and computing to improve switchgear monitoring and grid operation
VIM Energy wins Moldova BESS contract
storage facility for CET-Nord
National Grid launches major London upgrade
The project will add a new GIS substation, 60 km of cable and major overhead-line upgrades to support 1 GW of new data centre demand
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
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