Türkiye opens 1GW offshore tender
Draft rules set out a 49-year concession for a 1 GW offshore wind project with grid connection capacity
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Scotland-Wales power link advances
National Grid’s proposed 2 GW subsea link would connect Scotland and Wales and power around two million homes
Hinkley grid link reaches milestone
National Grid has energised 44 km of new overhead lines between Sandford and Seabank in south-west England
Power transformer market to top $33 B by 2034
The market is expected to grow from $21.9 B in 2024 to $33 B by 2034 at a CAGR of 4 %.
KONČAR and Dalekovod win $61.13 M deal
The project includes a 337.5 MW wind farm, a 400/35 kV substation and a 400 kV overhead line in North Macedonia
WEG expands Recife substation capacity
The Bongi Substation upgrade increased installed transformation capacity from 400 MVA to 900 MVA
Hitachi Energy wins $875 M Elmed contract
Terna and STEG award Hitachi Energy a contract for the Italy-Tunisia HVDC interconnection
Hitachi Energy expands Swiss semiconductor site
The Lenzburg investment will increase power semiconductor capacity for grids, renewables, data centres and transport
SunZia wind project begins operations
The 3,650 MW New Mexico wind project includes 916 turbines and a 885-km HVDC line to Arizona
FirstEnergy upgrades Lakewood substation
A new transformer is being installed after reliability issues affected electricity service in the Ohio suburb
CRC Evans backs Adriatic hydrogen network
CRC Evans and Monter will support hydrogen-ready infrastructure across Croatia, Slovenia and Italy
Germany urged to restart offshore auctions
Industry and unions warn that tender delays could weaken investment, supply chains and project delivery
Hitachi Energy supports Bulgarian BESS
Rezolv Energy used Hitachi Energy analysis will secure funding and advance the 225 MW solar and 90 MW storage project
Indiana utilities face infrastructure pressure
Utility leaders warn that growth and supply chain issues are straining Indiana’s power grid
Skyborn and Amazon sign 600 MW PPA
The 600 MW PPA will support Skyborn’s 976.5 MW Baltic Sea wind farm, due online toward end-2028
High-voltage substation breach raises alarm
City Power says it found no evidence of occupation after reports of a man sheltering inside a Melville high-voltage substation
765 kV leads India’s 18.5 GVA addition
CEA data shows 18.5 GVA was added in April–May, with 765 kV projects delivering more than half of the total
Texas gets $200 M infrastructure grant
Abbott approves the grant for Entergy Texas and orders PUC and ERCOT action on data centre power costs
Power solid-state transformer market to reach $5.25 B by 2035
The market is expected to rise from $1.37 B in 2025 to $5.25 B by 2035 at a CAGR of 14.38 %
OMU studies $1 B gas plant
The proposed 545 MW project would bring large-scale generation back to the former Elmer Smith Station site
US buys back $765 M wind leases
Invenergy will end four offshore wind leases and redirect funds to gas and geothermal projects
Hitachi Energy acquires Canduct Group
The acquisition will expand Hitachi Energy’s North American transformer insulation and components capacity
EU targets $766 B annual energy investment
The strategy aims to mobilise private capital for grids, clean technologies and energy efficiency across Europe
Hyosung HICO and Quanta launch joint venture
The new joint venture will produce high-voltage circuit breakers up to 800 kV in Pennsylvania