February 2023

Competition has intensified in TBCB projects, feels PGCIL CMD

  Competition in transmission projects that are bid out under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism is seen intensifying, according to K. Sreekant, CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In a recent investor conference, K. Sreekant observed that Read more

EESL to help promote energy efficiency across IMT Growth Triangle

  Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has signed an MoU with Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business Council (IMT-GT JBC), Malaysia, at the “India Energy Week” (IEW), to further promote the adoption of energy Read more

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UP discom cancels smart meter tender

  Uttar Pradesh state-owned power distribution company Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (MVVNL) has reportedly cancelled a tender relating to smart meter deployment that was awarded to Adani Group. According to reliable media reports, MVVNL, which caters to power supply Read more

AI-Enabled smart energy management: Tata Power joins hands with AutoGrid

  Tata Power has announced a partnership with AutoGrid to deploy an AI-enabled smart energy management system across Tata Power’s customers in Mumbai. The partnership aims at deploying an AI-enabled smart energy management system focusing on the behavioural demand response Read more

MP Transco energizes railway traction feeder

  Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL), in a release, announced that it has newly energized a railway traction feeder for supporting railway operations in the Katangi region. The Madhya Pradesh utility said that it has constructed a railway Read more

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Budget 2023: Power ministry outlay up 58 per cent

  The Union Budget 2023 has enhanced the overall outlay to the power ministry by nearly 58 per cent, a special study by T&D India observes. According to the detailed budget documents, the total Read more

KEC International records highest-ever order book

  KEC International has recorded its highest ever order book (including L1 positions), the Mumbai-headquartered company said in a release. The release observed that it recorded an outstanding order book position of Rs.28,981 crore as of around January 31, 2023. Read more

Longest undersea tunnel in the world, reaches technical milestone with GE

  Channel Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, has reached a technological milestone with Getlink’s commissioning of a high-voltage grid solution from GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business. GE’s flexible Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) solution delivers the fast Read more

Apar Industries: Order inflow of conductor business up 27 per cent

  Apar Industries has reported a 27 per cent year-on-year growth in order inflow with respect to its conductor business during the first three quarters of FY23. In an investor presentation filed on stock exchanges, Apar Industries Read more

Industry reacts favourably to Union Budget 2023

Union Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 on February 1, 2023. This was the last full Budget before the General Elections that are scheduled for 2024. Since her first Budget presented in 2019, this Read more