Britain plans $200 B grid overhaul
More than 6,400 km of new power lines and major transmission upgrades are planned to relieve bottlenecks and connect new generation
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Nepal completes 400 kV link
18 km section connects the New Butwal Substation with the Nepal-India border as part of a wider transmission project
Solar overtakes coal in China
China’s installed solar capacity reached 1,288 GW by the end of July, narrowly exceeding coal capacity for the first time
PTSC hands over four offshore substations
Four offshore substations for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 wind project are being shipped from Vietnam to Europe
E-REDES commissions $4.6 M digital substation
New 20 MVA HV/MV substation will strengthen electricity supply in Grândola and support future demand growth
Hitachi Energy powers Finnish e-methane plant
Project will include power and distribution transformers and 145 kV SF₆-free GIS for a new Power-to-Gas facility in Tampere
PG&E cuts $2 B from capital plan
Utility will defer around $2 B of work in 2027 as financing pressures increase and customer affordability remains a priority
ABB to supply LKAB switchgear
ABB will provide medium- and low-voltage switchgear for LKAB’s new sorting plant in northern Sweden
Alliander plans Siemens Blue GIS deal
Five 72.5 kV GIS installations are planned for new substations in the Netherlands
Linxon selected for 400 kV GIS
National Grid has selected Linxon to support an SF₆-free GIS extension at Middleton substation in Lancashire
Elia secures $1.2 B energy island loan
EIB financing will cover high-voltage substations, transformers and AC connections for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Island
KONČAR modernises Austrian 110 kV substation
KONČAR – Helb will reconstruct the 110 / 20 kV system and modernise MV installations at Vetropack Austria’s Pöchlarn facility
Tata Power commissions 1,000 MVA substation
Jalpura project adds a 400/220 kV GIS substation and a 162 circuit-km double-circuit transmission line in Uttar Pradesh
Siemens Energy commissions 145 kV SF6-free breaker
Goa installation is Siemens Energy India’s first 145 kV SF6-free circuit breaker using clean air insulation and vacuum switching
G&W Electric expands Illinois manufacturing
27,063-m2 Romeoville facility will increase production capacity for grid equipment and support future expansion
Daikin secures C4-FN supply for Hitachi Energy
Daikin will produce C4-FN in Germany from 2027 for Hitachi Energy’s SF6-free high-voltage switchgear portfolio
Chandigarh completes $1.3 M grid upgrade
Project undergrounded 18 km of 11 kV network and added 14 SCADA-controlled RMUs across four distribution feeders
Kenya Power invests $5.9 M in substations
Two new substations in Kwale and Kilifi will add capacity and alternative supply points as electricity demand increases
Blast sparks fire at Indian substation
A suspected explosion at a Chinchwad substation triggered a major fire and forced power cuts across nearby areas
Germany reports two more substation sabotage attempts
Eleven homemade explosive and incendiary devices were found near substations in Saxony
Germany probes third substation sabotage attempt
Police are investigating a suspicious device found at a Dormagen substation as a possible deliberate attempt to cause a short circuit
Damaged line cuts power to 35,000
Transmission-line incident in North Carolina caused a major outage as Duke Energy worked to reroute supply and restore customers
US advances 3 GW HVDC grid link
Project would connect three grid regions across the US West, Great Plains and Upper Midwest
Heatwave raises blackout risk across major US grids
PJM and MISO tighten emergency measures as extreme temperatures push electricity demand and reserve margins higher