Review of SO UPS JSC events that have a significant impact on the functioning and development of global energy systems based on materials from foreign media, official websites of network/system operators

SO UPS JSC has prepared a weekly review of events that have a significant impact on the functioning and development of global power systems (01/26/2024-02/01/2024), based on materials from foreign media and official websites of network/system operators.

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- NGESO and the UK government signed a memorandum of understanding on the digital transformation of the energy sector

- German RWE will take over the development of the Norfolk offshore wind generation zone in the UK

- Latvian Aerones will receive an EU grant of €4.42 million for the production and implementation of robots for repairing wind turbine blades

- The Bulgarian system operator registered the first generation facility based on renewable energy sources as a balancing service provider

- Solar generation is projected to provide almost all of the growth in US electricity production through 2025

- American Pattern Energy has begun construction of the SunZia intersystem HVDC connection between the states of Arizona and New Mexico

- Form Energy received a $30 million grant to build California's largest long-duration energy storage system

- American PJM is working to mitigate the consequences of the closure of the Wagner thermal power plant for the balance reliability of the power system

- The American FERC reaffirmed that MISO may impose restrictions on the participation of renewable energy resources in the system services market

- South African Eskom synchronized the 5th power unit of the Kusile coal-fired thermal power plant with the national power grid