Posts by T&D India

PGCIL clinches ERSS-XXI transmission scheme in TBCB mode

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has been declared as developer (successful bidder) for the Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme (ERSS)-XXI in Bihar, which has an estimated cost of Rs.1,320 crore. In a stock exchange communication, PGCIL said Read more

Siemens to provide mobile SVC STATCOM solution to US power utility

Siemens, in a release said that was providing Dominion Energy, a subsidiary of one of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the US, with the company's first Mobile SVC STATCOM technology. The solution keeps the grid Read more

EESL to make Guwahati Income Tax Office energy efficient

Income Tax Office (Aaykar Bhawan) at Guwahati in Assam has signed an agreement with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to retrofit existing inefficient lighting, fans and air conditioners with energy efficient appliances. This MoU was signed under the Read more

Microchip FD controller enables CAN Flexible Data Rate

The industry’s first external CAN Flexible Data Rate (CAN FD) controller is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. The MCP2517FD allows designers a simplified path to upgrade from CAN 2.0 to CAN FD and benefit from CAN FD Read more

KSEB seeks Power Grid’s assistance in intrastate network

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is exploring the involvement of Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India for implementing the southern state’s mega project “Transgrid-2.0”. According to reliable reports, KSEB wants to involve PGCIL in any one Read more

RInfra moves closer to selling off Mumbai power distribution outfit

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Adani Transmission Ltd for the potential sale of Reliance Infra’s power business in Mumbai, spanning generation, transmission and distribution. Both firms have entered into a period of exclusivity till Read more

L&T puts winning bid for mega smart meter tender

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has emerged as the lowest bidder of the tender issued by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to procure 50 lakh smart meters. With a quote of Rs.2,722 per single-phase smart meter, L&T won the tender Read more

Kalpataru wins overseas power transmission orders

Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, in a stock exchange filing, announced the winning of overseas power transmission orders valued at Rs.913 crore. The Mumbai-headquartered company said that these orders relate to design, supply and construction of 500kV and 225/90kV lines Read more

GE

Phase-I of Champa-Kurukshetra UHVDC transmission system completed

GE has announced that it has recently commissioned the second pole of the ±800kV UHVDC Champa-Kurukshetra transmission system. This marks the completion of the first phase of the project. The two-phase project, owned by Power Grid Corporation of Read more

New DC transmission system for medium voltage from Siemens

With MVDC PLUS (Medium Voltage Direct Current Power Link Universal System), Siemens is introducing a new direct current (DC) transmission system to the market that will serve as an efficient transmission route in medium-voltage AC grids from 30 Read more