Special Report
T&D contractors see positive changes in policy framework
Augmenting power transmission capacity is one of India’s foremost objectives as the country strives to transfer an ever growing quantum of power—from generation centres to far-flung consumption areas. Laying overhead power transmission lines is a highly land-centric activity, which is often fraught with difficulties and unpleasant surprises. T&D India got in touch with leading power transmission contractors to understand the ground-level challenges and how the fraternity is working towards surmounting them.
Energy meter procurement gathers steam
- Jul 14, 2018
Union power minister R.K. Singh recently announced that over the next three years, India will predominantly have prepaid meters obviating the need for electricity bills reaching the consumer. In this context, it is worth observing that Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) recently finalized a large tender for the procurement of prepaid meters.
PGCIL keen to support intrastate transmission grids
- Jun 13, 2018
Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) whose main mandate is development of interregional lines, is willing to support the development of even intrastate power transmission infrastructure, noted I.S. Jha, Chairman & Managing Director, PGCIL. Jha was speaking to T&D India at the sidelines of the company’s recent press conference in Mumbai.
Electrification: From villages to households
- May 19, 2018
On April 28, 2018, India crossed a very important social milestone—that of achieving 100 per cent village electrification. The Prime Minister, in his Independence Day speech of 2015, had vowed that all the then non-electrified villages, numbering 18,452, will be electrified in 1,000 days thence, which worked out to May 11, 2018. The government announced that with the electrification of Leisang village in Manipur, all villages now stand electrified. Thus, the 1,000-day electrification target was achieved with around 12 days to spare.
Sterling and Wilson sees immense opportunities in T&D sector
- May 10, 2018
Shapoorji Paloonji Group company Sterling and Wilson sees major opportunities in the power transmission and distribution (T&D) sector. Speaking at a select media roundtable in Mumbai, Pradyot Kumar Paine, Chief Operating Officer of the power T&D division of Sterling and Wilson, said that the company has end-to-end capabilities in the power T&D sector projects. “We are ready to deliver anything in the power T&D space across voltages from 415V all the way to 765kV, right from engineering to procurement to construction,” was how Paine summarized the capabilities of the power T&D division of his company.
Railway electrification: A growth wave in the making
- Apr 24, 2018
Even as conventional power T&D contractors are busy with routine government works that range from augmenting capacity of the National Grid right down to household electrification, there is another growth wave in the making—railway electrification.
Improving quality and safety awareness in LV cables
- Jan 23, 2018
In terms of number of manufacturers and consumers, the low-voltage cable segment is the largest in the electrical cable industry. Also known as the building wire industry, this segment refers to cables that have low voltage rating, usually 1.1kV. The estimated market size of the building wire segment is around Rs.12,000 crore and the current growth rate is in the region of 8-9 per cent. Real estate is of course the biggest demand driver for this industry.
Arunachal is home to half of India’s non-electrified villages
- Dec 23, 2017
Arunachal Pradesh accounts for nearly half of India’s total number of non-electrified villages, official statistics indicate.
Mega power transmission projects facing RoW constraints
- Dec 2, 2017
Over half of the interregional power transmission projects awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are facing right-of-way challenges, a study by T&D India suggests. The basic data for the study was obtained from official reports released by Central Electricity Authority.
‘There can be no productivity without safety’
- Nov 2, 2017
3M India Ltd in collaboration with Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) recently welcomed the ‘Audhyogik Suraksha Rath’ (mobile industrial safety training van) at Central Labour Institute, Mumbai.