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Kenya Power to spend USD 1 billion on grid expansion

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5 July, 2011 Kenya Power plans to invest USD 1 billion in its grid network over ten years to bring down inefficiencies and reduce costs. The company plans to spend majority of the planned capex on transmission lines and automation of systems. In urban areas, Kenya Power will use underground......
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Bangladesh Power seeks USD 15 Billion for Power & Transmission Projects

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6 June, 2011 Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) seeks a USD 15 billion fund from the power division to implement several power projects and evacuation system. According to the BPDB it is set to produce 15,000 MW electricity by 2015. It also needs to install a 4,926 kilometer transmission line......
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Larsen & Toubro Wins Transmission Contracts from Gulf region worth Rs. 1,366 crore

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21 July, 2011. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) construction division Power Transmission & Distribution IC has secured engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth Rs. 1,366 crore (USD 304.68m) from GCC countries for construction of electricity transmission lines.L&T subsidiary Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia has received a contract worth Rs. 597 crore......
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India seeks over Rs. 11,000 crore from World Bank for T&D Projects

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21 June, 2011 India’s power ministry has sought a financial aid of USD 2.5 billion or over Rs. 11,000 crores from the World Bank for an ambitious project of transmission and distribution of electricity among the eight northeastern states, an official release said here today.The release, issued by the North......
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World Bank provides USD 99 million aid for Indo-Nepal link

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23 June, 2011 The World Bank has approved a USD 99 million (Rs. 440 crores) package for an Indo-Nepal cross-border energy cooperation to mitigate a national energy crisis in the Himalayan republic. The funding is meant for the landmark Nepal-India ElectricityTransmission and Trade Project (NIETTP) that will provide Nepal with......
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PGCIL to provide consultancy for undersea power line from Sri Lanka

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17 June, 2011 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) will provide consultancy services to the Sri Lankan government for setting up an undersea power transmission line between the two countries. The project, estimated to cost Rs 2,500-3,000 crore, is to be jointly implemented with the Ceylon Electricity Board, the largest......
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USD 5 billion Transmission line moves with Google support

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7 June, 2011 The renewable energy industry knows all too well that one of the greatest hurdles to its growth is the outdated transmission system. While the government hasn’t jumped on the issue as quickly as the industry would like, major companies such as Google are taking steps to expand......
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Qtel connects to the Tata Global Network-Gulf cable project

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2 Jun, 2011 Qtel announced the successful landing of the Tata Global Network (TGN) Gulf high-capacity submarine fibre optic cable in Sumaismah, north of Doha, Qatar. When the new link is fully functional by the end of the year, it will instantaneously route traffic from Qtel customers to Mumbai, India......
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