#substations

Rising electricity demand, green energy targets and digital innovations drive India’s growing need for modern substations and intelligent switchgear systems.

Tamil Nadu will invest $140 M in 12 substations across 9 districts, including Chennai and Kancheepuram, to meet the rising electricity demand.

FEMA has committed $5 B to modernization projects, with $1.8 B already in the construction phase.

Con Edison’s $505 M project boosts power by 33 %, supports clean energy, and prepares Brooklyn for growing electric demand.

Finnish firm Norelco expands into Nordic markets with tailored switchgear and energy systems, driven by the green transition and rising electricity demands.

The project, worth $284 M, includes new and upgraded substations to boost power supply and reliability across southern Peru, including the city of Cusco.

Minnkota invests $60M in infrastructure to modernize the grid, boost rural resilience, and expand energy access across North Dakota and Minnesota.

ISO New England finds 9.6 GW of offshore wind could connect to the grid without new infrastructure, reducing costs and streamlining clean energy expansion.

The spotlight topic of this issue is “Recruiting Engineering Talent”.

Driven by increasing urbanisation and a rising demand for reliable power.

Rewiring the Grid: A Monumental Undertaking

Duke Energy has announced a major initiative to rebuild its three of its substations affected by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity (MoE) and GE Vernova have completed and energized five key substations across the country in less than two years.

The data center industry and utilities are facing a critical challenge supplying electricity, but also an opportunity.

Solar storms disrupt the power grid and cause outages. Oregon State University researchers have a tool to predict vulnerable areas and prevent problems.

GE Vernova has launched Grid Solutions’ GRiDEA portfolio, a comprehensive suite of solutions aimed at decarbonizing the grid.

“This enables continuous improvement and innovation in empowering not only our commercial customers but also businesses that support communities and power our economy”. VP and COO Ronnie L. Aperocho

On approval of a new ISTS substation by NCT, CTU shall declare the Cluster in which such new substation shall be included.

Grid distribution systems are updating their planning processes to handle the increasing integration of distributed energy resources.

L&T’s  power transmission & distribution (PT&D) business of has won new orders in India and abroad for establishing substations and transmission lines.

BCUs are at the heart of substation automation.