HVDC
Hitachi Energy formalizes new legal entity for Indian operations
- Nov 20, 2021
Hitachi Energy’s Indian operations have now been formalized under the new legal entity “Hitachi Energy India Ltd”. This follows the rebranding of its parent entity to Hitachi Energy from the earlier “Hitachi ABB Power Grids”. Though the Indian operations Read more
PGCIL incurs capex of nearly Rs.2,000 crore in Q2 of FY22
- Nov 10, 2021
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), in a statement, said that it incurred capital expenditure of Rs.1,939 crore in the second quarter (Q2, July to September) of FY22. During the same period, PGCIL capitalized assets Read more
Hitachi ABB Power Grids consortium to build Middle East-North Africa interconnection
- Oct 20, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract worth several hundreds of millions of US dollars from the Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Read more
Wind power line SuedLink to be equipped with Siemens Energy HVDC technology
- Aug 23, 2021
Siemens will be supplying HVDC technology to the SuedLink, a new HVDC transmission link that will help evacuation of wind and solar energy, in Germany The 700-km SuedLink is a new wind power line, which will enable low-loss energy Read more
We are proud partners in India’s energy transition: Siemens India
- Aug 14, 2021
For India’s power transmission & distribution sector, Siemens has been not just a long-standing partner, but also the creator of new-technology paradigms. Siemens has several firsts to its credit—voltage source converter Read more
Monopole-1 of Pugalur-Trichur HVDC link starts commercial operations
- Jun 8, 2021
In a major development, Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) announced that it has put into commercial operations (effective June 8, 2021), Monopole-1 of the bipolar ±320kV Pugalur-Trichur HVDC link, which is an extended component of the Read more
Adani to raise over $1 billion to finance major transmission projects
- May 17, 2021
Adani Transmission, according to reliable media reports, is planning to raise $1.15 billion through overseas loans to finance its major projects in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Reports further indicate that at least four banks -- Standard Chartered, MUFG, Barclays and Read more
Substation capacity sees spurt in March 2021
- May 4, 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. As discussed in a recent exclusive study by T&D India, the country’s total Read more
World’s first power transmission solution with holistic cloud connectivity
- Apr 14, 2021
Siemens Energy has launched the world's first power transmission solution with holistic cloud connectivity and designated web application suite at Hannover Messe, Germany. As first part of deployment of the new technology, Siemens Energy will equip from now on Read more
Adani Transmission clarifies on Mumbai HVDC project
- Mar 26, 2021
Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL), in a stock exchange filing, has clarified that Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued a statutory licence to build an HVDC link connecting the outskirts of Mumbai to the company’s Mumbai distribution licensee Read more