2024

Adani Green Energy operationalizes 1 GW at Khavda RE park

    Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has operationalized cumulative capacity of 1,000 mw solar energy at the world’s largest RE park at Khavda, Gujarat. With this, AGEL has achieved operational capacity of 9,478 mw and continues its journey to the Read more

T&D India — March 2024 (Earthing Special)

  Click here to view the March 2024 edition of T&D India in PDF format   This edition is a special issue on Earthing. It also features an exclusive interview with Director General, Electric Power Transmission Read more

Megha Engineering wins two intrastate schemes in TBCB mode

    Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has furthered its presence in the power transmission development space by winning two intrastate schemes. Both the intrastate schemes are located in Uttar Pradesh and have been won by MEIL under the tariff-based Read more

Checko is a significant milestone in combating the counterfeit market: Havells India

Havells India recently introduced “Checko” -- a powerful tool that aims to fight against the counterfeit electrical equipment market. In this exclusive interview, Arvind Agrawal, Senior Vice President, Havells India Ltd, explains how the revolutionary “Checko” uses physically Read more

Torrent wins grid-connected distributed solar capacity in Maharashtra

  Torrent Power has won a 306-mw distributed grid-connected solar power project in Maharashtra. In a stock exchange communication, Torrent Power said that it has emerged as a successful bidder and has received the letter of award from Maharashtra State Read more

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BIS adopts national standard for India’s smart meter RF communication

    The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has adopted Wi-SUN Alliance FAN (Field Area Networks) specification as included in IEEE 2857-2021, as the national standard for India's Smart Meter RF Communication Networks. In a release, Wi-SUN Alliance said that this Read more

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Four qualify for ISTS-TBCB scheme for Rajasthan RE evacuation

    Four bidders have qualified for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme being bid out under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism, aimed at power evacuation from renewable energy zones (REZ) in Rajasthan The ISTS scheme in Read more

Transmission line addition meets only two-thirds of the target

    The build-up of new transmission lines during the April-January period of FY24 was just two-thirds of the planned addition, according to statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). In the said period, the country saw 9,985 Read more

BHEL wins EPC order from NTPC for Singrauli power project

    Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has won a major order from NTPC for setting up the Singrauli thermal power project (Stage-III of 2x800 mw) in Uttar Pradesh. In a stock exchange filing, BHEL said that on March 5, 2024, Read more

NKT wins order for high-power cables from Amprion

    German transmission system operator Amprion has selected NKT to provide high-voltage alternate current (AC) and direct current (DC) onshore power cable systems for the ongoing expansion of the German power grid. With the award of these two specific turnkey Read more