Distribution
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ArcLight is committing $1 billion to launch Anchor Point Transmission. The independently managed platform will develop, finance, own, and operate high-voltage infrastructure with utilities and cooperatives across the United States.
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Elia is testing conductor coatings to raise existing line capacity. Initial calculations indicate gains of approximately 11% to 15% without replacing conductors, subject to durability and field validation.
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GEN-I has started construction of its Gheorgheni battery storage project. The 55MW/220MWh standalone system will connect through a 110kV, 63MVA substation, with WALDEVAR Energy delivering the EPC package and associated grid-connection works.
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Capital Dynamics has acquired a 170MW four-hour Irish battery project. The ready-to-build Knockanure scheme has secured 170MW of grid capacity at the neighbouring 110kV substation, with procurement and delivery planning already under way.
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Jones Bros will deliver Carno 3 wind farm infrastructure works. The £46.5 million package includes a new substation, turbine foundations, and 20km of cable reinforcing the mid-Wales 132kV network.
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Germany added 1.828GW of solar capacity during July 2026 alone. Wind approvals also exceeded 2GW during the month, extending a development pipeline that will place increasing demands on network connections and system flexibility.
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CGES has signed Velestovo’s grid connection agreement with Nu Energy. The €50 million Montenegro project will combine solar generation with battery storage, while plant and BESS ratings remain undisclosed.
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Siemens Energy is advancing switching technology for multi-terminal HVDC networks. Its Mitsubishi Electric collaboration targets fault isolation, flexible power routing, and the equipment architecture needed for Europe’s emerging meshed DC grids.
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Nigeria has commissioned two 100MVA transformers at Lagos’s Ijora substation. The upgrade raises installed capacity to 230MVA as the government pursues a 6,000MW wheeling target and 20 further transmission commissions by year-end.
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PLUS Grid Storage has started construction on Steel River East. The 200MW/400MWh battery will connect beside Ausgrid’s Mayfield West zone substation and is expected to enter operation in late 2027.