2023

Sumitomo Electric plans power cable factory in UK

  Sumitomo Electric has decided to establish a factory in the Scottish Highlands, UK in order to capture the increasing demand for high-end cables in the region. The new company will supply cables for offshore wind farms and further grid Read more

Serentica Renewables secures additional investment from KKR

  Serentica Renewables has announced the signing of definitive agreements under which leading global investment firm KKR will invest an additional $250 million in the company. This latest investment builds on the $400 million investment from KKR in November 2022. Read more

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Transmission line addition surpasses target in FY23

  India’s transmission line addition in FY23 exceeded the target set for the year. However, there are caveats to this accomplishment. According to a special study by T&D India based on official statistics released Read more

Best Power Equipments launches NRGX 5000

  Best Power Equipment (BPE) recently launched its flagship product ESS (Energy Storage Solutions), NrgX 5000. The model Nrgx 5000 UPS with Li-ion Battery (ESS) is being designed for home, office, and small businesses power needs. The products will be Read more

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Torrent Power incorporates two more subsidiaries in “TU” series

  Torrent Power has announced the incorporation of two new subsidiaries in the “Torrent Urja” series, taking the total to five. In two separate stock exchange filings, Torrent Power said that it has incorporated two new wholly-owned subsidiaries that will Read more

GE’s FACTS portfolio helps customers meet complex grid challenges

  GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has won five Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) in recent months, reflecting customers’ confidence in GE’s technology to help them increase the power transfer capability and controllability of their AC grids.   In a Read more

IntelliSmart bags major smart metering order in Uttar Pradesh

  IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd has bagged an order from a state power distribution utility in Uttar Pradesh for the installation of 67 lakh smart meters. In a release, IntelliSmart said that Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL) has issued Read more

Suzlon secures 39-mw wind turbine order from Thermax Group

Suzlon Group has announced an order for its 3-MW wind turbine generators from a Thermax Group company. In a release, Suzlon said that as part of the order placed by First Energy 5 Pvt Ltd, a Thermax Group entity, Read more

Revised framework of Day-Ahead Merit Order Dispatch Mechanism finalized

  The Union Ministry of Power has finalized a revised structure of the “Day-Ahead National-level Merit Order Despatch Mechanism” with a view to lowering the overall cost of electricity generation, a government release said.   The revised mechanism is expected to Read more

London Power Tunnels: National Grid and Linxon breaks ground on a new substation

  A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new 400kV electricity substation in Bengeworth Road, Lambeth with teams from National Grid and Linxon making a start on the construction of the substation. The new substation in Read more