Special Report
Global power grid will need to expand by 80 million km by 2040: IEA
A study by International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that the world needs to add or replace 80 million km of power grids by 2040, in order to meet national climate targets and support energy security.
Transmission line addition falls 22 per cent in H1 of FY24
- Oct 12, 2023
The quantum of new transmission lines added in the first half (H1: April to September) of FY24 was nearly 22 per cent lower than the comparable level in H1 of FY23, according to a special study by T&D India based on official statistics.
Substation capacity addition meets just half of target
- Oct 11, 2023
India’s substation capacity addition in the first half (April to September) of FY24 barely met 50 per cent of the planned addition.
Smart metering: A game-changer for power distribution sector, feels REC CMD
- Oct 3, 2023
The massive rollout of smart meters, as envisaged under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), will be a big game changer for the power distribution sector as also for electrical equipment contractors and service providers, according to Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairman & Managing Director, REC Ltd.
Polycab plans foray in EHV and specialty cables
- Sep 22, 2023
Polycab India Ltd is planning to start manufacturing EHV cables and other specialty cables, with a view to enlarging its product basket and consolidating its leadership in the wire & cable market.
Transmission line addition falls significantly short of target
- Sep 8, 2023
Transmission line addition during the first five months (April to August) of ongoing fiscal year FY24 fell significantly short of target.
PGCIL to commission 18 ISTS-RTM projects in FY24
- Aug 31, 2023
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is expected to commission 18 ISTS projects awarded under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route, in the remaining period of this fiscal year.
Substation capacity addition meets less than half of target
- Aug 25, 2023
The quantum of new transformation capacity added in the first four months of FY24 was less than half of the planned addition.
TBCB Report Card for 4MFY24: 11 projects awarded, 1 completed
- Aug 21, 2023
The first four months of FY24 saw hectic activity in the interstate TBCB power transmission space with as many as 11 new projects getting awarded.
RDSS: Over 20 per cent of sanctioned smart meters awarded so far
- Jul 24, 2023
According to latest statistics released by the National Smart Grid Mission (NGSM), contracts have been placed for a little over 20 per cent of the total consumer smart meters sanctioned under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), as of around July 14, 2023.