2021
Union power secretary reviews report on coal stocks at power plants
- Aug 30, 2021
Union power secretary Alok Kumar, on August 29, 2021, reviewed a report by the Core Management Team (CMT). The team, comprising representatives from the Union ministry of power, Coal India Ltd, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Indian Railways, Read more
Delhi Power Minister visits Tata Power DDL’s battery storage system, South-Asia’s largest
- Aug 30, 2021
Satyendar Jain, Power Minister, Government of NCT of Delhi, recently visited South Asia's largest grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS). Set up by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, this BESS, located at the Rohini grid substation, was implemented Read more
The degree of protection of an electrical panel plays an important role: Sterling and Wilson
- Aug 28, 2021
An electrical panel might appear as an inconspicuous element of a power distribution system. However, its criticality cannot be overstated. In this exchange with T&D India, we have Dibyendu Ray, COO Read more
GE T&D India: Termination date for global engineering services contracts further extended
- Aug 27, 2021
GE T&D India, in a stock exchange communication, has informed that GE Grid Solutions has further extended the termination date of issuing new contracts for global engineering services to GE T&D India. The termination date, which stood at August Read more
Construction work on 765kV Fatehgarh-Bhadla line complete
- Aug 27, 2021
Construction work on a new 765kV double-circuit line connecting the Fatehgarh-II and Bhadla-II substations in Rajasthan, is complete, and is ready for commissioning. This line is part of a transmission scheme officially known as “Transmission system associated with LTA Read more
Atlas Copco introduces ‘Pneumatech’ brand in India
- Aug 27, 2021
Atlas Copco has announced the introduction of its brand “Pneumatech” in India, on the successful completion of the brand’s 55 years global operations. Pneumatech is a leading compressed air treatment and gas generation equipment manufacturer, under the Atlas Copco Read more
We have acquired competency to undertake even complex EHV projects: Godrej & Boyce
- Aug 27, 2021
Godrej & Boyce recently won the mandate to build Mumbai’s first 400kV GIS substation. Despite its relatively new entry in the power T&D space, in around 2010, Godrej & Boyce has Read more
NTPC plans to set up all-women operation control room
- Aug 27, 2021
NTPC has planned to set up an operation control room run entirely by women workforce, the Central PSU said in a release. Meanwhile, on Women’s Equality Day, which fell on August 26, NTPC announced that it has recruited its Read more
GE T&D India eyes opportunity in ADMS space
- Aug 26, 2021
GE T&D India would be pursuing opportunities in the Advanced Distribution Management Space (ADMS), the company’s senior management said at a recent investor conference. Addressing an investor conference discussing the company’s performance in Q1 of FY22, the senior management Read more
Substation capacity addition improves in July 2021
- Aug 26, 2021
Addition of transformation capacity, through substations of 220kV or higher, saw significant improvement in July 2021, latest government statistics indicate. India could add 9,761 MVA of transformation capacity in July 2021, which was significantly higher than the actual achievement Read more