power-transmission

The Bundesnetzagentur's president Matthias Kurth and the country's power-transmission grid operators had warned the shutdown of nearly half of Germany's 17 reactors—or around 8.4 gigawatts of generation capacity—could result in large-scale blackouts.

Germans Face Blackout Risk Beate Preuschoff 2011

Last October, RWE said it was seeking for financial investors to raise capital for the expansion of its power-transmission grid, although it still considers the business as an important asset in which it seeks to retain operating control.

RWE May Sell Majority Stake in Amprion Eyk Henning 2011

"We want to develop this corridor vigorously and collectively," said Mugo Kibati, director of a government program to overhaul Kenya's economy by 2030 and former chief executive of East African Cables, a telecommunications and power-transmission company.

Africa Wants to Be Europe Without the Currency Patrick McGroarty 2011

He added that "extensive efforts" by power-transmission grid operators are required to avoid network failures, and thus power blackouts.

Germans Face Blackout Risk Beate Preuschoff 2011

First-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, fell 1.8% to €4.40 billion over the period following the asset disposal of the natural-gas-distribution network and the power-transmission grid in Spain, as well as paying a special tax in Colombia this year.

Enel Net Profit Rises 14% Liam Moloney 2011

Demand for automation products — which include factory-building and industrial robots — continued to grow, but ABB cautioned that demand for power-transmission equipment remained weak as utilities continued to curb costs.

ABB's Profit Slumps Goran Mijuk 2010

The power and technology group said it is paying $72 a share for Thomas & Betts, a North American supplier of power-transmission lines and electrical conduits, as well as heating and ventilation products.

Thomas & Betts Profit Jumps 42% on Steel-Structures Growth Ben Fox Rubin 2012

So far, RWE has sold assets worth some €1.5 billion, including its German gas- and power-transmission networks Thyssengas and Amprion.

RWE May Reconsider Nabucco Pipeline Jan Hromadko 2012

It didn't specify businesses that could be sold, but it has said previously that it is seeking investors for Amprion, the unit that runs its German power-transmission grid.

RWE Cuts Forecast as Pressures Mount Jan Hromadko 2011

Two-thirds of the $48.8 billion raised will be used to build new plants, and the rest will be invested in power-transmission systems, the ministry said in a statement Thursday.

Vietnam Plans to Raise $48.8 Billion for Power Projects in 2011-2020 Vu Trong Khanh 2011