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Posts by Venugopal Pillai

765kV line addition in FY24 surpasses target

    The quantum of 765kV lines added in FY24 has surpassed the target set for the period, according to recent statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). For FY24, the target for 765kV line addition was 2,076 Read more

ISTS-TBCB market sees hectic activity in FY24

    Fiscal year FY24 saw frenzied action in the ISTS-TBCB power transmission space with a record number of schemes getting awarded. According to a special study by T&D India, based on official statistics, a record number of 23 interstate transmission Read more

Sterlite Gujarat FIO | T&D India

CERC adopts tariff for five ISTS-TBCB schemes

    Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), through separate orders issued over the past one week, has adopted the tariff with respect to five interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes that were recently awarded under the tariff-based competitive Read more

RMC Switchgears plans capacity expansion of Jaipur plant

  Jaipur-headquartered RMC Switchgears is very optimistic on a significant growth in operating revenue, following the proposed capacity expansion of its manufacturing plant at Jaipur in Rajasthan. In Read more

This is a completely new transformer design and solution by Hitachi Energy India

Hitachi Energy India recently designed and manufactured India’s highest power-rated Scott-connected transformer at its Maneja facility in Gujarat, for the Indian Railways. Following this significant milestone, T&D India caught up with Atul Pandit, Senior Vice President- Transformer, Hitachi Read more

We are now ready to take on even more complex projects: Bajaj Electricals

Tunnel illumination of the newly-inaugurated Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) – India’s first undersea road tunnel – was undertaken by Bajaj Electricals. We have Rajesh Naik, Head – Lighting Solutions Business, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, in this freewheeling conversation Read more

The Mumbai GIS substation project has endorsed our design and execution skills: Godrej & Boyce

Godrej & Boyce recently completed Mumbai’s first 400kV GIS substation. In the backdrop of this historic achievement, T&D India caught up with Raghavendra Mirji, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Godrej Electricals & Electronics, to understand the execution Read more

Checko is a significant milestone in combating the counterfeit market: Havells India

Havells India recently introduced “Checko” -- a powerful tool that aims to fight against the counterfeit electrical equipment market. In this exclusive interview, Arvind Agrawal, Senior Vice President, Havells India Ltd, explains how the revolutionary “Checko” uses physically Read more

Transmission line addition meets only two-thirds of the target

    The build-up of new transmission lines during the April-January period of FY24 was just two-thirds of the planned addition, according to statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). In the said period, the country saw 9,985 Read more

Ladakh connectivity scheme | T&D India

Tendering for Ladakh HVDC project targeted by January 2025

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) expects tendering activity for the mega Ladakh HVDC project to begin by January next year. Addressing an investor conference recently, R.K. Tyagi, CMD, PGCIL said that Read more