Posts by T&D India

PGCIL commissions Ramgarh ISTS scheme in Rajasthan

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has commissioned an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Rajasthan, which it had won under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that on December Read more

Airtel Business forms partnership with IntelliSmart for smart metering

    Bharti Airtel has formed a strategic partnership with IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd to power up to 20 million smart meters This partnership also marks Airtel’s foray into high end applications such as Advance Metering Infrastructure and meter data management Read more

Waaree Energies plans solar module facility in US

    Waaree Energies announced it will be setting up its first manufacturing facility in US. In a release, Waaree said that the facility, to be located in Brookshire town, Houston, Texas, will have initial capacity to manufacture 3 GW of Read more

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Substation capacity addition falters at 765kV level

    Substation capacity addition during the first eight months (April to November) of FY24 fell substantially short of the target, especially considering the 765kV voltage class. According to latest statistics released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Read more

Atlas Copco unveils world’s first battery-driven portable screw compressor

    Atlas Copco has announced the launch of “B-Air” – its new battery driven portable screw air compressor, In a release, Atlas Copco said that it has expanded its portable electric product portfolio to include an all-new battery driven portable Read more

TRIL wins PGCIL order for transformers

    Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd has received a Rs.237-crore order for transformers from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In a stock exchange filing, TRIL said that the order is for designing, engineering, manufacture, Read more

Andhra Pradesh tops street light installations under SLNP

    Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of LED streetlights installed under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), according to information provided in Parliament. In a written reply by Union power minister, R.K. Singh, in the Lok Sabha on December Read more

IEEMA inaugurates 16th edition of “T&D Conclave”

    The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA), on December 15, 2023, inaugurated the 16th edition of the T&D Conclave at New Delhi.   Speaking at the T&D Conclave, Guest of Honor, Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance, highlighted Read more

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Siemens to incorporate WoS for potential demerger of energy business

    The board of directors of Siemens Ltd has approved the immediate incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary to house the energy business of Siemens Ltd, if and whenever the potential demerger of the energy business takes place. In a stock Read more

Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant: Unit-4 achieves criticality

    The upcoming Unit-4 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-4) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) achieved criticality, for the first time, on December 17, 2023. In a release, NPCIL said that criticality, which Read more