Infrastructure upgrade needs effective deployment of capital

The most impactful strategy to stimulate infrastructure growth is effective deployment of capital resources by the government, notes Shashank Agarwal. Infrastructure is a significant area for the general advancement of any country. Read more

Windmill | T&D India

Siemens Gamesa wins order from ReNew Power, second in July

Siemens Gamesa has won an order from ReNew Power for a 322-mw wind project. This is the second order from ReNew in July 2021. The first was for a 301-mw project. The latest order is for a wind power Read more

Vikram Solar TN Facility LR | T&D India

Vikram Solar inaugurates solar module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu

  Vikram Solar has inaugurated a new 1.3-GW solar module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, taking the company’s total such capacity to 2.5 GW. The new manufacturing facility is located at Indospace Industrial Park, Oragadam, Tamil Nadu. In a release, Read more

Mundra Solar Energy | T&D India

NTPC’s renewable arm wins two projects in RUMSL auction

  NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL) has won two projects at the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd (RUMSL) auction. The auction by RUMSL was for solar projects worth 450 mw at the Shajapur Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh. In a Read more

LR Godrej & Boyce GIS for GETCO | T&D India

Godrej & Boyce wins order for 400kV GIS substation in Mumbai

Godrej Electricals & Electronics’ Power Infrastructure and Renewable Energy (PIRE), a division of Godrej & Boyce, has won an order to build a 400kV GIS substation in Mumbai. In a release, Godrej & Boyce (G&B) said that the contract, Read more

TL SS FY21 Q1 | T&D India

Bolstered by June performance, transmission upgrade improves in Q1 of FY22

Capacity addition of transmission infrastructure showed significant growth in the first quarter of FY21, as judged from newly-released government statistics. Much of the addition came in June 2021 alone. During Q1 of FY22, the country saw addition of 1,550 Read more

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Major reforms in power distribution sector expected in ongoing Monsoon Session

Major reforms are envisaged in the power distribution sector, as envisaged in the “New Electricity Amendment Bill,” expected to be introduced and passed in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. According to reliable media reports, one major change likely Read more

Tata Power DDL launches safety drive for consumers

With the onset of the monsoon season, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) is taking proactive measures by organising an extensive safety drive for its consumers and staff to reduce chances of electricity-related mishaps. In a release, Tata Power Read more

T&D India (July 2021) – Transformers

  Click here to view the July 2021 edition of T&D India in PDF format   (This is a special edition on transformers. It also covers an exclusive interview with Hitachi ABB Power Grids (pp22)) Read more

Salzer EMarch | T&D India

Sazler forms second joint venture in e-mobility space

  Salzer Electronics has announced the formation of a new joint venture with EMarch LLC to manufacture electric conversion kits for vehicles. This is Salzer’s second joint venture in the e-mobility space, following one Read more