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POWERGRID has acquired the Barmer HVDC project company in India. The transfer moves the 6GW Rajasthan to Maharashtra transmission scheme into its implementation structure after competitive bidding.
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R&S Group has signed a transformer framework agreement with NeXtWind. ZREW will supply power transformers as NeXtWind advances its German wind repowering portfolio.
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ABL will provide marine assurance for Germany’s Ostwind 4 connection. The 2GW project will use 525kV HVDC technology to move Baltic offshore wind power to the transmission network.
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UK Power Networks has opened DERMS access to IDNO customers. The change allows flexible demand and generation connections to use available network capacity without waiting for conventional reinforcement.
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UK Power Networks is applying AI to business demand data. Millions of half-hourly readings will inform low voltage planning, investment decisions and customer connections.
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SF6-free switchgear should improve performance as well as compliance. Andrea Estrada-Hein, EVP, Global Business Line – Switchgear at ABB, examines how familiarity, access, visibility and maintainability can shape a more practical medium voltage transition.
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Dutch storage operators are developing revised contracts for grid redispatch. The framework could improve flexibility access while reducing commercial restrictions affecting battery projects.
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Germany now has more than three million intelligent metering systems. The regulator reports 3.17 million installations and is shifting attention towards reliable quarter-hour data transmission.
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Ausgrid has launched a community power network battery trial programme. Distributed batteries will absorb surplus local solar and release energy later while testing a network-led model for sharing financial benefits.
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Ofgem has opened Greenlink’s post-construction review of regulated project costs. The process will establish final cap-and-floor levels after the 500MW interconnector entered commercial operation in January 2025.