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Smart Technologies
Electricity Company of Ghana to use drones for network inspections
The Electricity Company of Ghana has deployed 15 drones to conduct routine inspections on its networks and verify the completion of works.
Transmission and Distribution
Digital Energy Festival to exhibit wireless transmission project
The world’s first-ever long-range wireless power transmission project will be showcased at the Digital Energy Festival on 21 October.
Transmission and Distribution
The global power transformer market overview
The rise of expansive fund flows for electrification programmes is creating growth avenues for the transformer component business.
Transmission and Distribution
GE Grid Solutions takes on Benin’s high-voltage substation project
GE Grid Solutions secures a $47 million contract in Benin, to supply four substations, including GIS and seven substation extensions.
Transmission and Distribution
South Africa: Kangnas Wind Farm energises its main transformer
The 140MW Kangnas Wind Farm, on the outskirts of Springbok, celebrated the successful energisation of its main transformer this week.
Metering
SparkMeter to modernise distribution utilities in Africa and Asia
SparkMeter has closed $12m Series A financing to launch digital solutions to improve revenue collection for distribution utilities in emerging markets.
Transmission and Distribution
Umeme earmarks $15.2m for two power projects in Mbale district
Umeme is investing $15.2 million into two major power projects in the Mbale district to improve power supply quality and reliability in the region.
Transmission and Distribution
Mozambique: EDM to review transmission integration study
Ncondezi Energy has submitted a power transmission integration study to Electricidad de Moçambique (EDM) for its integrated 300MW coal-fired power project and coal mine in the Tete Province.
Transmission and Distribution
New Zealand: Powerco to trial wireless power transmission technology
Kiwi start-up Emrod claims to have developed the world’s first long-range, high-power, wireless power transmission as an alternative to existing copper line technology.
Transmission and Distribution
Next-gen grid architecture: A prerequisite for grid modernisation
In this article, grid architecture is examined as an intended aid in managing the complexity of the grid modernisation process.
