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The state government of Haryana in India will
invest INR40.58bn ($894m) to upgrade its
power transmission and distribution network
in the region. The government plans to
construct 174 new substations and increase
the capacity of 98 existing substations over
a three year period.
Haryana power minister Ajay Singh Yadav
said new transmission lines of 3,232km will
be laid in the state to connect the new
substations to the feeding sources.
The minister inaugurated three 132kV
substations at Khairkan, Kurangawali and
Dudhianwali and broke ground for two new
33kV substations projects in Shergarh and
Mallekan.
The state-run Haryana Vidyut Prasaran
Nigam (HVPN) has begun the construction
and operation of the 400kV level substations
and is also constructing three 400kV
substations in Sirsa, Mahendragarh and
Faridabad.
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Saudi Electricity Company, the state-backed power
supplier, has finalised deals worth $307m with Saudi
companies to build the next stage of the country’s power
infrastructure. The initial announcement was made by Ali
S Al Barrak, SEC’s CEO, and reported in local press.
The company said the first contract was to construct a
transformer station in Qassim; the second is to build two
electricity lines, one linking Makkah and Taif and another
linking Tabuk with Dhaba.
Saudi Arabia has been troubled by rising energy
demands and an increasing population in its biggest
cities and during the last year the company has awarded
billion of riyals of contracts to local and international
contractors to build plants and extend existing facilities.
SEC has secured government and international loans,
including from Bank of Japan-Mitsubishi, to fund the
nationwide expansion of its electricity capacity. The
company added 508MW to its capacity in May, taking its
total annual output to 50,512MW.
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Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Gulf’s first privately owned
submarine cable operator, is believed to be the first operator to offer
true 100G connectivity on parts of its undersea cable network.
GBI has made the move to 100G to meet growing demand from the
carrier community for high-capacity services that bridge Europe, the
Middle East and Asia.
The networking technology uses dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM) technology, and total system design capacity has increased to
close to 10 Terabits per second on certain sections.
“100G has been something that has been discussed in the industry for a
long time and GBI is proud to be the operator to usher in this new era of
undersea cable connectivity,” said Ahmed Mekky, founder and CEO of
GBI.
“As capacity demands continue to grow aggressively, GBI made the
decision to use the latest in technology and ensure that we are prepared
to meet the demands of our customers in the long term.”
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100G under
the sea
India upgrading its power
transmission infrastructure
Saudi Electricity signs
contracts worth $307m