April 2021
Siemens Energy seals Europe’s largest order for SF6-free GIS
- Apr 27, 2021
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to deliver ten bays of SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) to Fingrid, Finland's transmission system operator. It will be the first GIS in Finland that replaces SF6 as the most potent greenhouse gas Read more
Jindal Steel & Power to divest coal-fired power business
- Apr 27, 2021
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has accepted a binding offer from Worldone Pvt Ltd to divest its 96.42 per cent stake in its subsidiary Jindal Power Ltd. In a release, JSPL that this divestment is in line with Read more
BGR Energy moves Madras High Court over contract cancellation
- Apr 27, 2021
BGR Energy Systems has moved the High Court of Madras against the cancellation of a major order earlier placed on the company by Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Ltd. (Tangedco). In a stock exchange filing, Chennai-headquartered BGR Energy Read more
Olectra Greentech wins domestic and overseas orders for insulators
- Apr 26, 2021
Olectra Greentech Ltd announced in a stock exchange filing that it has won an order worth around Rs.30 crore to supply insulators to the domestic and overseas markets. The Hyderabad-headquartered company said that it has been mandated to supply Read more
Eaton to acquire 50 per cent stake in Jiangsu’s busway business
- Apr 26, 2021
Eaton announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 50 per cent stake in Jiangsu YiNeng Electric's busway business, which manufactures and markets busway products in China. This acquisition will add busway to Eaton’s power distribution portfolio in Read more
One Nation, One Specification
- Apr 26, 2021
The standardization of technical specification of transformers incorporating the best practices and latest technological developments and future trend is the need of hour to ensure quality, reliability and to have uniform Read more
Coal India signs first solar PPA, aims at 3,000 mw by 2024
- Apr 24, 2021
Coal India Ltd has formalized its entry in the solar power sector by signing its very first power purchase agreement, recently. CIL, it is reported, has signed a PPA with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for supplying 100 Read more
PGCIL’s InvIT: Powergrid Unchahar Transmission Ltd to act as Investment Manager
- Apr 23, 2021
Powergrid Unchahar Transmission Ltd (PUTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, and a project special purpose vehicle will act as the investment manager to PGCIL’s Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) that is Read more
PGCIL’s InvIT set to launch on April 29
- Apr 23, 2021
Reliable reports suggest that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd will launch its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) on April 29, 2021. Though there has been no official announcement by PGCIL to this effect, it is learnt Read more
Gautam Solar increases solar panel manufacturing capacity to 250 mw
- Apr 23, 2021
Gautam Solar has more than doubled its annual solar panel manufacturing capacity from 120 mw to 250 mw, at its Haridwar plant in Uttarakhand. This, according to a statement by Gautam Solar, has made the company the third largest Read more