Battery storage hits record growth
Worldwide battery storage installations hit 112 GW in 2025, driven by falling costs and growing renewable energy demand.
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$134 M conductor plant opens in US
TS Conductor launches Hardeeville facility to produce advanced carbon-core conductors, supporting grid expansion and 462 jobs
$51 M Erie power line upgrade begins
FirstEnergy begins rebuilding a transmission line in Erie County as part of a $51.4 M grid modernisation project
Poland approves nuclear substation
Environmental permit issued in Gdańsk for first nuclear-linked substation to transmit power from Choczewo plant to national grid
US–Canada grid link approved
DOE issues permit for two 230 kV transmission lines from North Dakota to Canada, adding up to 650 MW cross-border capacity
LS Electric wins $64 M switchgear deal
Company secures $64 M deal to supply high-voltage switchgear for a US data centre microgrid project
$57 B Wisconsin data centre boom
Meta’s $1 B Beaver Dam project includes new power infrastructure worth $191 M, with completion planned for 2027
Lincolnshire substation links offshore projects
400 kV Weston Marsh substation planned to connect offshore wind and solar projects amid wider Grimsby–Walpole grid upgrade
HE Group wins $20 M substation deal
New Selangor 132kV/33kV substation project due by October 2027 strengthens order book to $38 M
LS Power starts $2 B Bay grid projects
Transmission upgrades across Alameda and Santa Clara counties aim to improve reliability and support rising energy demand
Hydro One seeks transmission line approval
Hydro One applies to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to build the Northeast Power Line and the Longwood to Lakeshore Transmission Line
Hitachi Energy supports Ulinda Park BESS
20-year service agreement aims to improve reliability and long-term performance of Queensland’s large battery storage project
PGCIL advances $60 M grid projects
Projects include substation expansion in Tamil Nadu and OPGW systems for Western and Eastern Region grids
Air insulated switchgear market to hit $100.3 B by 2033
Global air-insulated switchgear market is estimated at $74.5B in 2026 and projected to reach $100.3B by 2033.
Greater Noida adds two substations
Two 33/11 kV substations are planned at Badalpur and Astauli to improve electricity distribution.
DEWA commissions ten substations
The 2025 projects include eight 132 kV and two 400 kV substations to support Dubai’s growing electricity demand
Siemens localises 8DA switchgear production
Siemens and PNG will produce gas-insulated medium voltage switchgear locally for South Africa’s changing energy system.
Texas storms kill four and destroy substation
Severe tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and large hail hit west Texas, killing four people and cutting power after substation is destroyed
Jyoti Structures wins transmission deal in Sri Lanka
Jyoti Structures partners with Hayleys Fentons for 220 kV transmission line supporting Mullikulam wind power integration into Sri Lanka’s grid
Nexans advances France–Ireland link
Nexans completes French cable pull-in for 700 MW Celtic Interconnector
LS Electric wins $70 M data centre deal
The contract includes vacuum circuit breakers and other high-end power equipment for US hyperscale data centres
Bajel secures 765 kV substation order
New Maharashtra transmission project includes Pune East substation and upgrades to Karjat and Lonikand-II networks
Substation approved for 1 GW Google data centre
Van Buren Township backs key substation for 1 GW Google data centre despite resident concerns
Iberdrola launches wind farm in Portugal
195 MW Tâmega Norte wind farm in Portugal begins operation as part of Iberdrola’s wind-hydro hybrid Tâmega Complex