June 2024

Power ministry issues guidelines for RoW compensation

The Union power ministry recently issued guidelines for payment of right-of-way (RoW) compensation with respect to power transmission lines. These guidelines are applicable to power transmission lines of 66kV and above, only, and not for sub-transmission and distribution lines Read more

Mega transmission schemes planned for offshore wind energy evacuation

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its next meeting scheduled later this month, will deliberate on mega transmission schemes for power evacuation from wind farms offshore Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Offshore wind energy potential of Read more

Siemens makes additional investment in Frankfurt switchgear plant

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, in a release, said that it is making an additional investment in its Frankfurt site. Coinciding with the inauguration of a new high-speed warehouse and expanded production area at its switchgear plant in Frankfurt-Fechenheim, Siemens has Read more

APEPDCL signs agreement with EESL for e-retail facility

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has signed an agreement with Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (APEPDCL) to promote the adoption of energy efficiency and enable energy conservation within the power distribution sector. This agreement offers great advantages for Read more

Copper CC Rods | T&D India

CEA issues advisory for mandatory use of primary-grade copper

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued an advisory to power T&D licensees to insist on primary-grade copper, in their procurement process. The advisory states that power transmission and distribution licensees shall specify suitable clauses in their tenders that only Read more

Toshiba JSW Power Systems appoints new MD

  Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt Ltd (Toshiba JSW) a joint venture between Japan's Toshiba Group and India's JSW Group, has announced the appointment of Mr. Daisuke Murata as its new Managing Director.   Promoting sustainable development Commenting on his appointment as Read more

KPS1 Transmission seeks licence for RTM component

KPS1 Transmission Ltd is seeking separate transmission licence for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme that it will be implementing under the RTM route. In a recent order, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) Read more

Outages cost utilities over $34 million per year: New Relic Report

New Relic State of Observability for Energy and Utilities report reveals 40 per cent of respondents experience high-business-impact outages at least once a week, with providers embracing observability and AIOps to reduce the impact. New Relic has published its Read more

ABB India’s IEC LV motors save over 500 GWh energy

ABB India's IEC low voltage (LV) motors business has helped realized 500 GWh of energy savings per year, over the past five years, a company release said.   This energy saving is comparable to the annual energy consumption of a Read more

Dismal performance on transmission line addition front

Transmission line addition in the first two months of the current fiscal year has fallen significantly short of target. According to statistics newly released by Central Electricity Authority ( Read more