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

Substation capacity sees spurt in March 2021

Though substation capacity addition in FY21 as a whole fell short of the target, the performance in the month of March 2021 was interesting to observe.

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Tata Power DDL gears up to meet record peak summer demand

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Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (Tata Power-DDL) has estimated a peak electricity demand of about 2,150 mw this summer season and made an arrangement of up to 2,400 mw, the power utility catering to north Delhi said in a release.

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GE T&D India to redeploy excess employees of Global Engineering Operations Division

GE R&D | T&D India

GE T&D India, in a stock exchange notification, has said that it was considering redeployment of excess employees in its Global Engineering Operations Division.

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India portion of Indo-Bhutan cross-border link completed

Mangdechhu Dam | T&D India

Construction work on the Indian portion of the cross-border link to facilitate import from Bhutan’s Mangdechhu hydropower project was recently completed, according to a government report.

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CEA constitutes committee for standardization of steel pole structures

Bajaj Steel Pole Transmission Tower | T&D India

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has constituted a technical committee for formalizing standard technical specifications for steel pole-type structures.

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BCPL Railway Infrastructure achieves FY21 electrification target

BCPL | T&D India

BCPL Railway Infrastructure Ltd, in a stock exchange filing, has said that it has achieved its railway electrification target for FY21.

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PGCIL’s InvIT: Powergrid Unchahar Transmission Ltd to act as Investment Manager

PGCIL - LowRes | T&D India

Powergrid Unchahar Transmission Ltd (PUTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, and a project special purpose vehicle will act as the investment manager to PGCIL’s Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) that is set to launch on April 29, 2021.

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PGCIL’s InvIT set to launch on April 29

PGCIL InvIT | T&D India

 

Reliable reports suggest that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd will launch its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) on April 29, 2021.

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Mandatory annual energy audit for power distribution companies

Grid-Generic | T&D India

 

The Union power ministry, through a gazette notification dated April 15, 2021, has made it mandatory for power distribution companies to conduct an annual energy audit. So far, such an energy audit was required to be done once in three years.

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AEML commissions India’s first synthetic ester oil-filled transformer

AEML Green Transformer | T&D India

 

Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) recently commissioned India’s first synthetic ester oil-filled 220kV, 125MVA capacity power transformer in its Mumbai transmission network.

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