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Five grid islanding schemes under implementation, two proposed

A total of five grid islanding schemes are currently under development while two others have been proposed, according to information provided by Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

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BLP Group joins hands with Sharper Shape for AI-based power grid monitoring

Sharper Shape | T&D India

 

BLP Industry.AI, the enterprise artificial intelligence subsidiary of power generator Bharat Light & Power Pvt. Ltd., has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based Sharper Shape to provide solutions for power grid monitoring and maintenance through aerial inspection using helicopters, drones and other sensor packages.

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TPCODL ties up with IndusInd Bank to ease electricity bill payment in rural Odisha

CESU IndusInd | T&D India

 

With a view to enhancing digital payment from rural areas, TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) has now collaborated with BFIL, IndusInd bank for accepting bill payment through Bharat Money Stores.

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Discoms given freedom to terminate PPAs of 25-year old generation plants

Transformer Nagaland | T&D India

 

The Union power ministry has given the freedom to power distribution companies to discontinue or continue drawing power from a power generation plant  that has completed 25 years of operation.

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TNERC makes use of RCD mandatory, aims to prevent electrical accidents

RCD Switch | T&D India

Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has notified new provisions in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code, mandating the installation of residual current device (RCD) in all electricity service connections.

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IEX trading volumes up 44 per cent in Q1FY22

Srex Power India | T&D India

Electricity trading volumes on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) recorded a 44 per cent year-on-year growth in the first quarter (April to June) of FY22.

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MERC approves tariff and combined PPA of KRC Discoms

IT Zone | T&D India

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in a recent order, approved the combined power purchase agreement (PPA) associated with a short-term power procurement of 14 mw by KRC Discoms.

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CERC allows BSES discoms to exit from PPA

NTPC Dadri | T&D India

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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