Energy, Oil & Gas

Bahrain's EWA awards $177m power contracts in August, says report

Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) awarded contracts worth BD67.4 million ($177 million) in August, led by major works linked to new high-voltage grid substations in Sitra, said a report. This comes as part of its strategy to boost the kingdom's electricity network and upgrade key facilities. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Saudi, UAE ink deal to boost power grid and rail links

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on electricity grid interconnection, power trading and rail connectivity, while exploring technical, economic and environmental studies and expanding regional energy links....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Heatwave, low water levels test Europe’s power grid resilience: IRENA

Record-low Danube water levels forced thermal power plants across Central Europe to cut output or shut down in August, exposing vulnerabilities in heatwaves. Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant fell to 9% capacity, while Romania’s Cernavodă plant was fully shut down....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Africa faces energy planning shift amid rapid AI expansion

AI is rapidly increasing global electricity demand, with data centres scaling to gigawatt levels. Africa faces a mismatch between rising AI-driven needs and incremental energy planning, requiring more reliable, large-scale, integrated power infrastructure development....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Elsewedy Electric powers ahead with six HV substations in Saudi Arabia

Elsewedy Electric Power Systems Projects said it is implementing a portfolio of six high voltage power substations across various the kingdom in collaboration with Saudi Electricity Company and National Grid Company. These projects have a voltage levels ranging between 110 and 115 kilovolts. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Linxon completes work on major Saudi 380 kV substation

Linxon, a global engineering, procurement, and construction company, has completed the work on the Taibah 380 kV Bulk Supply Point (BSP) substation and handed it over to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), marking a significant milestone in boosting Madinah’s power grid capacity. ...