2021
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
India’s first anti-viral switches from Schneider Electric
- Mar 26, 2021
Schneider Electric has announced the launch of self-disinfecting anti-viral and anti-bacterial switches under its Clipsal X product range. Meeting international standards of testing, the switches are powered by Silver Ion technology which can kill over 99.9 per cent of Read more
Waaree commissions solar power project for Maharashtra Seamless
- Mar 26, 2021
Waaree Energies, in a release, announced that it has commissioned a solar photovoltaic project for Maharashtra Seamless Ltd (MSL). The ground-mounted project with aggregate capacity of 21 mw has been set up at Swami Samarth Solar Park in Akkalkot, Read more
PGCIL acquires project SPV for TBCB project in Rajasthan
- Mar 26, 2021
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has completed the acquisition of a project SPV for which it was recently declared successful bidder, under the tariff-based competitive bidding mechanism. In a stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that it has Read more
PXIL launches Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) platform
- Mar 25, 2021
Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) launched the Green-Term Ahead Market (GTAM) on its transaction platform on March 24, 2021. The development took place after receiving approval from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on March 19, 2021. To familiarize the Read more
Discoms may choose to exit PPA after expiry of tenure
- Mar 25, 2021
The Union power ministry has issued a notification enabling discoms to either continue or exit the power purchase agreement (PPA) after its term. The notification gives flexibility to power generators to sell the relinquished power in any mode after Read more
India’s power generation capacity estimated at 817 GW by FY30
- Mar 25, 2021
India’s installed power generation capacity is set to grow to 817 GW by end of FY30, Minister of State (independent charge) for power, R.K. Singh, recently stated in a written reply in Parliament. The minister said that India attained Read more
GRAM UJALA launched in Varanasi, 1.5 crore LED bulbs targeted in first phase
- Mar 25, 2021
R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Power & New and Renewable Energy, launched the GRAM UJALA programme in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on March 24, 2021. Under this program Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Read more
ABB reaches 5-GW milestone in solar plant automation solutions
- Mar 24, 2021
ABB has reached the cumulative 5-GW mark in providing programmable Logic Controller-based (PLC) solar plant automation solutions in India. This milestone is an outcome of many significant solar power projects that the company won across India Read more
Mitsubishi Electric ranks third globally in international patent applications
- Mar 24, 2021
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it ranked first among Japanese firms and third globally in terms of international patent applications filed in 2020. Mitsubishi supported its claim by an announcement made by Switzerland-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) earlier Read more