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APAR unveils “APAR Shakti” green wire

APAR Industries has unveiled “APAR Shakti – Green Wire” latest addition to its cable portfolio. In a release, APAR said that the newest addition to APAR’s cable family, the APAR Shakti – Green Wire, brings together everything the company Read more

Transrail lands new orders worth Rs.548 crore, debuts in a new MENA country

Transrail Lighting Ltd has bagged new orders totaling Rs.548 crore, including a major international transmission line EPC project in new Country in MENA region. In a release, Transrail said that with these additions, the company’s cumulative order inflows for Read more

BESS can fuel India’s clean energy innovation

The Indian government is supporting the manufacturing and deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with favourable regulations. New rules, subsidies, and incentives are encouraging more investment into battery storage which helps bring the costs down and speeds Read more

CEA to organize training workshops to curb distribution transformer failure rate

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in collaboration with institutions and private entities is planning to organize training workshops for distribution companies (discoms) with a view to curb the high failure rate of distribution transformers in the country. These workshops will Read more

First 132kV substation in Madhya Pradesh completes 65 years of service

The first-ever 132kV substation in Madhya Pradesh – Jyoti Nagar substation, Ujjain – has completed 65 years of service, and is now gearing up to cater to the upcoming “Simhastha” religious congregation in Ujjain. In a release, state utility Read more

Godrej Enterprises Group expands role in Gujarat’s clean energy transition

Godrej Enterprises Group’s Energy Solutions business is expanding its role in the renewable energy-led transformation in Gujarat, through a growing portfolio of power transmission projects. A Godrej Enterprises Group release noted that Gujarat has contributed 15–20 per cent of Read more

Power minister chairs consultative committee meeting on pumped storage projects

The Ministry of Power, on November 17, 2025, convened a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament, focusing on pumped storage projects (PSP). Held at Pinnapuram, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the meeting was chaired by Manohar Read more

Guidelines formulated for power procurement from grid-connected waste-to-energy projects, under TBCB

The Union power ministry has newly formulated guidelines for deploying the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework for procurement of power from grid-connected waste-to-energy (WTE) projects. These guidelines are being issued under Section 63 of the Electricity Read more

Wirepas to bring NR+ -based, standardized RF mesh to European grids

Following the success of connecting 10 million smart electricity meters in India with its mesh connectivity, Wirepas is now bringing its proven RF technology to European grids. In a release, Wirepas said that it has reached a major milestone Read more

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Tata Power Odisha discoms see lower technical losses in H1FY26

The consolidated technical losses of Tata Power’s four discoms in Odisha in the first half (H1: April to September) of FY26 were lower as compared with those in H1FY25. According to a Tata Power investor presentation, total electricity sales Read more