March 2021
GRAM UJALA launched in Varanasi, 1.5 crore LED bulbs targeted in first phase
- Mar 25, 2021
R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Power & New and Renewable Energy, launched the GRAM UJALA programme in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on March 24, 2021. Under this program Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Read more
ABB reaches 5-GW milestone in solar plant automation solutions
- Mar 24, 2021
ABB has reached the cumulative 5-GW mark in providing programmable Logic Controller-based (PLC) solar plant automation solutions in India. This milestone is an outcome of many significant solar power projects that the company won across India Read more
Mitsubishi Electric ranks third globally in international patent applications
- Mar 24, 2021
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it ranked first among Japanese firms and third globally in terms of international patent applications filed in 2020. Mitsubishi supported its claim by an announcement made by Switzerland-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) earlier Read more
Discoms get 34 pc of amounted sanction under liquidity infusion scheme, so far
- Mar 24, 2021
State government-owned power distribution companies (discoms) have been disbursed 34 per cent of the total sanctioned amount, so far, under the Liquidity Infusion Scheme, which is part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan launched on May 13, 2020. It was Read more
Vestas retains global wind market leadership in 2020
- Mar 23, 2021
For the fifth year in succession, Vestas retained its leadership as the world’s largest supplier of onshore and offshore wind turbines in 2020, according to a report by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). Vestas could maintain Read more
PGCIL to acquire Jaypee Powergrid for around Rs.350 crore
- Mar 23, 2021
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), in a recent stock exchange communication, said that it has signed the share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire equity stake in Jaypee Powergrid Ltd (JPL), for around Rs.350 crore. PGCIL said that it Read more
DNV wins $17.7-million contract to support offshore wind farm in Taiwan
- Mar 23, 2021
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has signed a $17.7-million contract to be the Owner’s Engineer for Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. It is the largest offshore wind farm being developed Read more
Vertiv introduces 3-phase monolithic UPS for Indian market
- Mar 23, 2021
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has introduces Vertiv™ Liebert® EXM2, a three-phase monolithic uninterruptible power supply. The UPS provides double conversion efficiency up to 97 per cent, which further increases up to 98.8 Read more
KEC International clinches diversified orders, worth over Rs.1,400 crore
- Mar 22, 2021
RPG Group infrastructure EPC company KEC International has landed diversified orders, together valued at Rs.1,429 crore. In a communication, KEC said that the orders—including domestic and overseas—were spread across the power transmission, railways, civil, and cable businesses. With these orders, Read more
Adani Green Energy wins 300-mw wind project in SECI tender
- Mar 22, 2021
Adani Green Energy Ltd announced that its subsidiary has won a 300-mw wind power project in a tender floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI). In a stock exchange filing, Adani Green Energy Ltd said that its Read more