Posts by T&D India
RITES helps Indian Railways cut power procurement costs
- Jun 12, 2018
Indian Railways has been able to significantly cut its power procurement costs, thanks to the helpful intervention of RITES Ltd, a Central PSU under the ministry of railways. Addressing the media at a recent press conference in Mumbai, Read more
Tulsi Tanti, Founder & CMD, Suzlon Group
- Jun 8, 2018
India’s renewable energy target increased to 227 GW from 175 GW by 2022, echoes the government’s commitment to increase the share of renewables in India’s energy architecture and enable the transition to a low carbon economy. The additional Read more
Government aims at smart prepaid meters in three years
- Jun 8, 2018
In next three years electricity metering will go smart prepaid, obviating the need for electricity bills reaching the consumer. So need of the hour is to scale up manufacturing of smart prepaid meters and to bring down their Read more
IEEMA creates dedicated cell for North-East electrification
- Jun 7, 2018
Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) has created a North East Cell as a nodal point to monitor the supply of equipment and material to various discoms in the region. IEEMA has included its senior officers at Read more
thyssenkrupp’s MULTI wins Innovation Award
- Jun 4, 2018
Thyssenkrupp Elevator’s groundbreaking rope-less and sideways-moving elevator, MULTI, has won the 2018 Innovation Award at CTBUH’s first annual Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, which was held during May 30-31, 2018, at the Aqua Tower in Chicago. The Innovation Read more
Maharashtra government launches e-mobility programme
- Jun 1, 2018
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, on May 31, 2018, signed an MoU with the General Administration Department (GAD), Government of Maharashtra to lease out electric vehicles and install EV chargers in state government offices. The vehicles would be provided Read more
PGCIL to maintain record capex level in FY19
- May 31, 2018
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has planned a capital expenditure of Rs. 25,000 crore for FY19. In FY18, PGCIL incurred capital expenditure to the tune of Rs. 25,791 crore and capitalized assets worth Rs.27,370 crore. During FY18, PGCIL Read more
Power Ministry launches “PRAAPTI” for power purchase transactions
- May 30, 2018
A web portal and an app namely PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators), www.praapti.in, was officially launched on May 29, 2018, by R.K. Singh, Minister of Read more
EPCOS AC motor capacitors are now BIS compliant
- May 24, 2018
TDK Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, EPCOS India Pvt Ltd, fulfills all requirements of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for AC motor capacitors, which has been verified by accredited laboratories. The company has received an ISI Read more
NITI Aayog and ABB India sign pact to make India AI-ready
- May 23, 2018
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and ABB India have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to support the Indian government realize its ambitious vision of “Make in India” through advanced manufacturing technologies that incorporate the Read more