General Electric and XD Electric have formed a partnership to deliver electric transmission and distribution.

US-based conglomerate General Electric (GE) and Shanghai-listed transmission and distribution company XD Electric has formed a partnership to deliver electric transmission and distribution as well as grid automation.

Dan Janki, president and CEO of GE Energy Management, said: "This is a significant milestone in GE’s long-term strategy to become a highly competitive, global player in transmission and distribution technologies,". Last year, we bolstered our power conversion technologies with the acquisition of Converteam. Today our partnership with XD Electric is another…