Posts by Venugopal Pillai

We are now ready to take on even more complex projects: Bajaj Electricals

Tunnel illumination of the newly-inaugurated Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) – India’s first undersea road tunnel – was undertaken by Bajaj Electricals. We have Rajesh Naik, Head – Lighting Solutions Business, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, in this freewheeling conversation Read more

The Mumbai GIS substation project has endorsed our design and execution skills: Godrej & Boyce

Godrej & Boyce recently completed Mumbai’s first 400kV GIS substation. In the backdrop of this historic achievement, T&D India caught up with Raghavendra Mirji, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Godrej Electricals & Electronics, to understand the execution Read more

Checko is a significant milestone in combating the counterfeit market: Havells India

Havells India recently introduced “Checko” -- a powerful tool that aims to fight against the counterfeit electrical equipment market. In this exclusive interview, Arvind Agrawal, Senior Vice President, Havells India Ltd, explains how the revolutionary “Checko” uses physically Read more

Transmission line addition meets only two-thirds of the target

    The build-up of new transmission lines during the April-January period of FY24 was just two-thirds of the planned addition, according to statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). In the said period, the country saw 9,985 Read more

Ladakh connectivity scheme | T&D India

Tendering for Ladakh HVDC project targeted by January 2025

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) expects tendering activity for the mega Ladakh HVDC project to begin by January next year. Addressing an investor conference recently, R.K. Tyagi, CMD, PGCIL said that Read more

PGCIL records major success in ISTS-TBCB projects in FY24

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has recorded major success in the ISTS-TBCB market during FY24. According to an investor presentation filed on stock exchanges, PGCIL has won as many as six interstate transmission system ( Read more

NEP envisages Rs.4.76 trillion capex in power transmission

    The draft National Electricity Plan (NEP) has envisaged investment of around Rs.4.76 trillion in the power transmission sector during the five-year period from FY23 to FY27. Prepared by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), “National Electricity Plan (Draft): Read more

We aim to harness cutting-edge technologies: Sharika Enterprises

What started off as a power sector consultancy firm in 1998, Sharika Enterprises today offers niche EPC solutions in the power T&D space. In this exclusive interview, we have Rajinder Kaul, Chairman & Managing Director, Sharika Enterprises Ltd, Read more

Substation capacity addition falls 19 per cent in 9MFY24

    The total substation (transformation) capacity added in the first nine months of FY24 was 19 per cent lower than in the same period of FY23. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India Read more

DNV launches industry project for HVDC transmission in US

    DNV has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with ten offshore wind and transmission developers to identify changes to electrical standards and standardization needed to enable the connection of HVDC transmission into the United States' Read more