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NTPC Dadri | T&D India

CERC allows BSES discoms to exit from PPA

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed Reliance Infrastructure firms BSES Yamuna Power and BSES Rajdhani Power to exit power purchase agreements with NTPC Dadri-I power plant, which completed 25 years of service on November 30 last year.

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Over 90 per cent of PGCIL’s substations remotely managed

ntamc-control-room | T&D India

A total of 242 substations, or over 90 per cent of PGCIL’s total number of substations were being monitored remotely, as of March 31, 2021.

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Cabinet approves Rs.3.04 trillion “Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme”

Budget Power | T&D India

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, on June 30, 2021.

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Punjab gets its first set of ACCC Conductor installations

CTC Punjab - LR | T&D India

In a recent announcement, CTC Global said that Punjab, earlier this year, saw its first set of ACCC conductor installations.

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Power distribution privatization likely to be discussed in monsoon session

MERC Mumbai transmission tower | T&D India

Several reforms-linked measures in the power distribution space are likely to be discussed at the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, it is reliably learnt.

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Over 3.6 lakh LED bulbs distributed so far under GRAM UJALA

GRAM UJALA Syska LED | T&D India

Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has so far distributed over 3.60 lakh LED bulbs under the “GRAM UJALA” scheme launched in March this year.

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PTC India reports impressive growth in FY21 trading volumes

Bajaj Steel Pole Transmission Tower | T&D India

PTC India has reported a nearly 21 per cent year-on-year growth in trading volumes during FY21.

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EESL’s smart meter order pipeline reaches 15 million

EESL’s smart meter | T&D India

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) had an order pipeline of around 15 million smart meters, as of June 2021. This was one of the observations of “The India Story”, a booklet launched by Power Minister R. K. Singh, on June 25, 2021.

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Power transmission upgrade improves in early months of FY22

Adani Trans 03 | T&D India

The addition of power transmission infrastructure showed improvement in the first two months of FY22, compared with the same period of FY21.

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Regulatory constraints pose headwinds for OA-based RE projects: ICRA

ICRA Adani Trans | T&D India

Regulatory headwinds in the open access (OA) segment notwithstanding, the outlook on the renewable energy sector remains stable, notes a release from credit rating agency ICRA.

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