Posts by T&D India

Indian Railways adopt solar rooftop system for diesel-run train

Jakson Group, in a release, said that it has become the first company in India to successfully commission a solar rooftop system with battery storage on diesel-run train. The 1600HP Diesel Electric Read more

KEC wins orders worth Rs.1,845 crore

KEC International Ltd has secured new orders of Rs.1,845 crore, the RPG Group company said in a release. The power transmission and distribution (T&D) business has secured orders of Rs.1,684 crore in India and the Americas.  These include: (1) Read more

Otis strengthens position in AP with new Vijayawada office

With a new office in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Otis Elevator Company (India) Ltd is ready to meet the growing demand in the region. The new office strengthens the company’s existing service presence and will cater Read more

Siemens, AES join hands to form global energy storage company

Siemens AG and The AES Corporation today announced their agreement to form a new global energy storage technology and services company under the name Fluence. The equal joint venture will bring together AES’ ten years of industry-defining experience Read more

Toshiba-Johnson Elevators appoints new MD

Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt Ltd (TJEI), an affiliate company of Toshiba Corporation, has announced the appointment of Junichi Kyushima as its new Managing Director effective July 6, 2017. Kyushima, currently Read more

IL&FS Engineering wins electrification contracts

IL&FS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd (IL&FS Engineering Services) has received the letters of intent, worth Rs.237 crore, from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS). The first LOI relates to urban Read more

World’s largest LED street lighting project in Hyderabad

Power ministry PSU Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has signed an agreement with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Read more

DGEN transmission scheme referred to CERC

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has referred the matter relating to the DGEN transmission scheme to Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). DGEN Transmission Company Ltd, the selected developer that won the DGEN transmission scheme in Gujarat under the tariff-based competitive Read more

Telangana builds its longest 400kV line | T&D India

Telangana builds its longest 400kV line

Transmission Corporation of Telangana Ltd (TSTransco) has commissioned its longest 400kV line. The new double-circuit line with quad moose conductor runs 462 ckm from the 400kV Suryapet substation in Suryapet district to the 400kV Read more

India gets its largest vertical solar farm

Tata Power Solar Ltd and Dell International Services India Pvt Ltd. have together built India’s largest vertical solar farm of 120 kW. The first of its kind, a Read more