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CCEA approves revised cost for Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim transmission upgrade

 

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of “Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission & Distribution in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.”

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Siemens, Sumitomo JV commissions India’s first VSC-based HVDC link

HVDC link | T&D India

 

The joint venture of Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric has completed connecting India’s first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link featuring voltage-sourced converter (VSC) and DC-XLPE cable technology.

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Dedicated CTU entity to start operations on April 1, 2021

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The Union power ministry has said via gazette notification that “Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd” (CTUIL) will start operations on April 1, 2021.

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Pole-2 of Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link starts commercial operations

Pole-2 of Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link starts commercial operations | T&D India

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), in a recent stock exchange filing, said that Pole-2 and some more components of the Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link have started commercial operations.

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Maharashtra state transco records highest-ever power transmission

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State power utility Maharashtra State Transmission Company Ltd (MSETCL) recently recorded its highest-ever quantum of power transmitted.

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PGCIL acquires Ramgarh New Transmission Ltd

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Power Grid Corporation India Ltd (PGCIL) has acquired Ramgarh New Transmission Ltd (RNTL), the project SPV for a transmission scheme for which PGCIL had emerged as the successful bidder under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism.

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Rural energy company Husk Power Systems aims at operational profitability in 2021

Husk Power | T&D India

 

Husk Power Systems, a rural energy company operating renewable minigrids in Asia and Africa, has announced that it registered 90 percent growth in revenue in 2020 compared to the previous year, while more than quadrupling its commercial business customers. It is also aiming at turning operationally profitable, on an annual basis, in 2021.

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IndiGrid signs share price agreement to acquire NER-II Transmission

IndiGrid NER-II | T&D India

India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), on March 5, 2021, signed a share purchase agreement to acquire NER-II Transmission Ltd (NER-II), from Sterlite Power as part of the Framework Agreement.

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Power distribution privatization of DNH & DD: Bombay High Court suspends tender

Torrent Power has informed that the Bombay High Court has suspended the tender process in the wake of a PIL case filed before the court, until further orders in the matter.

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Mumbai outage of October 2020: No evidence of cyber attack, says Power Minister

 

Union Power Minister R.K. Singh has said that the Mumbai power outage of October 2020 was caused by “human error” and there is no evidence to prove that it was trigged due to a cyber attack by China, according to reliable media reports.

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