2020
Torrent Power shareholders approve transfer of cable business
- Sep 17, 2020
In a stock exchange filing, Torrent Power Ltd said that its shareholders have approved the scheme of transfer of the company’s electrical cable business to TCL Cables Pvt Ltd. The proposal was approved with 99.98 per cent of the Read more
Okaya bags order from BHEL for battery energy storage system
- Sep 16, 2020
Okaya has bagged a contract from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd for supply, installation and commissioning of 410kWh lithium ion-based battery energy storage system (BESS) solution at three locations in Delhi. The BESS solution will be deployed for a project Read more
Hitachi ABB Power Grids expands Tropos portfolio
- Sep 16, 2020
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has introduced its new wireless communication solution with the launch of the next generation Tropos TRO600 portfolio. The business entity will introduce a hybrid wireless architecture, seamlessly integrating 2G, 3G and 4G LTE communication technologies, Read more
Panasonic Life Solutions India MD achieves superannuation
- Sep 16, 2020
Panasonic Life Solutions India announced that in line with the company’s superannuation policy, Vivek Sharma, the company’s Managing Director, will step down from the operational leadership on September 30, 2020. Sharma with his commitment to excellence and inimitable leadership Read more
Total dues of discoms rise 37 per cent in July 2020
- Sep 15, 2020
According to latest information available on the government portal PRAAPTI, the total dues of state government-owned power distribution companies as of July 31, 2020 was nearly 37 per cent higher than the comparable level in 2019. The government portal Read more
MP discom becomes first in country in e-office adoption
- Sep 15, 2020
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Ltd (MPMKVVC) has become the first state government power distribution company to adopt e-office system, the utility said in a release. The e-office system is being run effectively in the corporate office, Read more
EDF, partners plan pre-feasibility on Centre of Excellence in Maharashtra
- Sep 14, 2020
EDF, I2EN and VJTI have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a pre-feasibility study for the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in Maharashtra. Through this initiative, the three partners intend to contribute to consolidating the Indo-French bilateral Read more
Delayed clearance stymies Khandwa-Dhule transmission line
- Sep 14, 2020
The 765kV Khandwa Pool-Dhule power transmission line is facing challenges in its last leg of completion, an official report states. The 379-ckm 765kV Khandwa Pool-Dhule double-circuit transmission line passing through Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra is facing land-related obstacles in Read more
Power Minister lays stone for LILO of 400kV transmission line in Bihar
- Sep 14, 2020
Union Power Minister R.K. Singh laid the foundation stone for a 400kV transmission line in Bihar, through a virtual event, on September 13, 2020. The transmission line is the LILO (Line In, Line Read more
Electricity generation declines least in July 2020
- Sep 12, 2020
Electricity generation dropped 2.5 per cent in July 2020, making it the lowest year-on-year decline since the pandemic outbreak. Latest statistics released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI) shows that electricity generation during July 2020 was Read more