August 2021
ABB expands manufacturing capacity for LV motors at Faridabad facility
- Aug 24, 2021
ABB has added a new manufacturing line for manufacturing of low voltage (LV) motors, at its Faridabad plant in Haryana, the company said in a release. The new line will develop energy efficient motors up to 55kW for customers Read more
Ms Charu Mathur takes over as IEEMA’s new Director General
- Aug 24, 2021
Ms Charu Mathur has taken over as the Director General of IEEMA, the apex industry body said in a statement. "I will work towards enhancing a deeper connect and partnership with various stakeholders," said Ms Charu Mathur on her Read more
Power sector has 14 per cent share in asset monetization pipeline
- Aug 24, 2021
The power sector has a share of around 14 per cent in the total size of the national asset monetization plan announced by Union finance minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman on August 23, 2021. The total size of what is Read more
N. Venu, MD & CEO, India and South Asia, Hitachi ABB Power Grids
- Aug 24, 2021
“The National Monetization Pipeline is likely to be positive for the chosen sectors if it is orchestrated well, with seamless regulatory support and the right ecosystem to meaningfully monetize the assets." Handholding ministries, and an enabling framework, will be Read more
Loom Solar launches ‘Shark’ series of energy-efficient solar panels
- Aug 23, 2021
Loom Solar, a “Start-Up India” initiative, has launched what the company notes is India’s most efficient solar panels. The introduction of revolutionary super high efficiency products under Loom Solar’s ‘Shark’ series with single panel capacity up to 440W and Read more
IEX completes one year of green market, trades 2.7 BU of renewable energy
- Aug 23, 2021
During its first year of operations, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 2744 MU of renewable energy, a release from IEX said. The first anniversary of IEX’s green market fell on August 21, 2021. In a release, Read more
T&D India (August 2021) – Switchgear & Control Panels
- Aug 23, 2021
Click here to view the August 2021 edition of T&D India in PDF format (This issue is a special edition on Switchgear & Control Panels. It features exclusive interviews with Salzer Electronics, Sterling and Read more
Wind power line SuedLink to be equipped with Siemens Energy HVDC technology
- Aug 23, 2021
Siemens will be supplying HVDC technology to the SuedLink, a new HVDC transmission link that will help evacuation of wind and solar energy, in Germany The 700-km SuedLink is a new wind power line, which will enable low-loss energy Read more
NTPC commissions floating solar plant in Andhra Pradesh
- Aug 23, 2021
NTPC, in a stock exchange filing, said that its floating solar plant in Andhra Pradesh has started commercial operations. The filing noted that the 15-mw floating solar power asset located at Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh started commercial operations with Read more
With serious effort, India can produce CRGO steel: IEEMA
- Aug 20, 2021
The Indian distribution transformer industry has the dubious distinction of having the highest failure rates. There are other contentious issues like use of recycled CRGO steel and dual certification for energy Read more