Japan

Toshiba to expand power T&D business in India and Japan, plans 55-billion yen investment

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba) has announced significant expansion of its investment in the power T&D equipment business. In a release, Toshiba said that it will invest a total of 55-billion yen (around Rs.3,236 crore) by FY2027. Read more

Larsen & Toubro arm partners with Japan’s ITOCHU for green ammonia project

L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into a joint development agreement with ITOCHU Corporation of Japan to develop and commercialise a 300 KTPA (kilo tonne per annum) green ammonia Read more

Sumitomo Electric receives order for HVDC cable project in Japan

    Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd announced that that it has received the contract for a 250kV HVDC cable link in Japan. In a release, Sumitomo Electric said that the 250kV DC XLPE cable project is a pivotal part of the Read more

JSW formalizes JV with JFE for grain-oriented electrical steel

    JSW Steel has formed an equal joint venture with JFE of Japan for manufacturing electrical steel in India. In a media release, JSW Steel Ltd said that the new joint venture to be named “JSW JFE Electricals Steel Pvt Read more

GE and IHI in pact to develop ammonia-fired gas turbines

  GE Gas Power has announced the signing of an MoU with Japan-based IHI Corporation to jointly develop ammonia combustion technologies for heavy duty gas turbines to generate electricity with reduced or near zero CO₂ emissions. The collaboration aligns with Read more

Sumitomo Overhead | T&D India

Commercial deployment of Sumitomo Electric’s new conductor soon

  Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. will supply its newly-developed “61TACSR/HRAC” conductor to the Japanese power transmission network, effective December 2021.   “61TACSR/HRAC” stands for  “61% IACS Conductivity Thermal Resistant Aluminum Alloy Conductor High Corrosion Resistant Aluminum-Clad Steel Reinforced.”   A release by Sumitomo Read more

Haliade-X | T&D India

GE, Toshiba plan to localize “Haliade-X” offshore wind turbine in Japan

  GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to localize critical phases of the manufacturing process of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine and to support its commercialization Read more