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Germany awarded 2.135GW of solar capacity in July’s auction round. Developers submitted 3.17GW of bids, while the weighted average successful price fell to 4.79 euro cents per kilowatt-hour.
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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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Cameroon has opened tenders for new Chad interconnector infrastructure works. The procurement covers 225kV transmission lines and substations forming part of the long-running PIRECT cross-border electricity programme.
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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.
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Hitachi Energy is investing $300 million in Chinese grid manufacturing. The Hefei programme adds power transformer production, ultra-high-voltage bushing capacity, and a digital tap-changer line within the company’s wider $9bn expansion plan.
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Elexon is consulting on Haw Lane’s new Grid Supply Point. The proposed HALS-1 registration would place the Saunderton connection in UK Power Networks’ Eastern Power Networks GSP Group, with responses due by 28 August.
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Ofgem is reviewing governance of the Capacity Market Advisory Group. Its consultation tests whether CMAG remains effective, appropriately governed, and capable of supporting future Capacity Market rule changes.
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Inch Cape has started turbine component assembly operations in Dundee. The 1.1GW project will marshal 576 Vestas components before 72 V236-15MW turbines are installed from November.