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Fabrication has started on TenneT’s second standardised 2GW offshore jacket. IJmuiden Ver Gamma is scheduled to leave Vlissingen for offshore installation in summer 2028.
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Construction has started on Belgium’s Green Turtle grid battery project. The 700MW/2,800MWh system is scheduled to enter service in March 2028.
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EU safeguards now cover transformer-grade steel, laminations, cores and transformers. The provisional measures use tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds while the wider investigation continues.
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Ofgem proposes delivery incentives for LionLink and Nautilus interconnector projects. The framework covers regime start dates, backstops, delay payback, and defined relief mechanisms for the two offshore hybrid assets.
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Ofgem proposes a commitment fee for oversubscribed battery connection projects. Around 90GW of operational and queued capacity compares with a projected 29GW storage requirement by 2035.
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50Hertz has awarded LanWin3’s 2GW offshore converter platform construction contract. The HVDC project will connect North Sea wind capacity into Germany’s transmission system through the wider NordOstLink programme.
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Hitachi Energy will build a $528 million Mississippi transformer factory. The Gallman facility will more than double local production capacity as US demand for critical grid equipment continues growing.
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National Grid has launched a six-lot substation equipment framework procurement. The three-year arrangement covers earthing, suppression, cable and bund-control equipment across the Midlands, South West and South Wales.
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Ofgem will develop new procurement guidance for electricity network companies. Industry responses emphasised demand visibility, investability and proportionate reporting rather than mandatory local-content requirements.
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VINCI Energies will maintain Vattenfall’s southern Stockholm electricity distribution network. The four-year agreement is worth about €30 million annually and covers maintenance, repairs, connections and network alterations.