thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrupp’s MULTI wins Innovation Award

Thyssenkrupp Elevator’s groundbreaking rope-less and sideways-moving elevator, MULTI, has won the 2018 Innovation Award at CTBUH’s first annual Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, which was held during May 30-31, 2018, at the Aqua Tower in Chicago. The Innovation Read more

e-mobility

Maharashtra government launches e-mobility programme

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, on May 31, 2018, signed an MoU with the General Administration Department (GAD), Government of Maharashtra to lease out electric vehicles and install EV chargers in state government offices.  The vehicles would be provided Read more

PGCIL

PGCIL to maintain record capex level in FY19

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has planned a capital expenditure of Rs. 25,000 crore for FY19. In FY18, PGCIL incurred capital expenditure to the tune of Rs. 25,791 crore and capitalized assets worth Rs.27,370 crore. During FY18, PGCIL Read more

Praapti

Power Ministry launches “PRAAPTI” for power purchase transactions

A web portal and an app namely PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators), www.praapti.in, was officially launched on May 29, 2018, by R.K. Singh, Minister of Read more

EPCOS AC motor capacitors are now BIS compliant

TDK Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, EPCOS India Pvt Ltd, fulfills all requirements of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for AC motor capacitors, which has been verified by accredited laboratories. The company has received an ISI Read more

ABB NITI

NITI Aayog and ABB India sign pact to make India AI-ready

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and ABB India have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to support the Indian government realize its ambitious vision of “Make in India” through advanced manufacturing technologies that incorporate the Read more

ERDA aims to expand its operations and acceptance beyond India

Electrical Research Development Association (ERDA) is a professionally managed not-for-profit technical organisation serving industries and utilities for over 40 years in the areas of test, evaluation, certification, consultancy and R&D related to electrical products and systems. In this Read more

India holds a prominent position in Testo’s global market

Germany-based Testo is a leading name in the field of test & measurement instruments, and is renowned for its thermal imagers. Testo has been operating in India since 2006 and in a short span of time, the Indian Read more

Our vision is to emerge as the single largest service provider, globally

Established in 1960, Central Power Research Institute, popularly known as CPRI, has been India’s backbone when it comes to testing of electrical equipment. Over the years, CPRI has contributed immensely to meeting India’s requirements for testing of electrical Read more

Bridging the high-voltage equipment testing gap

  This article is authored by R. Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer, National High Power Test Laboratory Pvt Ltd (NHPTL) The biggest challenge for India is to ensure efficient transfer of bulk electricity over long distances maintaining the safety and reliability of Read more