Posts by T&D India

Schneider Electric illuminates 350 households in Kargil district

Schneider Electric India Foundation and Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation, in association with Schneider Electric India, recently completed a rural electrification project in Jammu & Kashmir. Under the project, 350 households of Darchik and Garkone villages in Kargil district Read more

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Nagaland joins UDAY, total state count reaches 27

Nagaland, and three Union territories, are the latest entrants to the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Central scheme for restructuring government-owned power distribution utilities. The three UTs are Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Read more

News in Brief: November 2017

Here is an ongoing summary of developments in the power T&D space during the month of November 2017 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, in collaboration with cab aggregator Ola, has launched the country’s first electric charging station at its Read more

Hartek Group wins its first GIS substation project

Hartek Power, the EPC arm of the Hartek Group, has won a major order from Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd for executing a 132kV gas-insulated substation at the 31-acre National Cancer Institute of the All-India Institute of Medical Read more

PMX aims to be a complete powerhouse in power solutions

Founded in 2000 by a team of technocrats, Power Matrix Solutions Pvt Ltd, popularly known as PMX, is a leading Read more

Grundfos opens new plant in India

Denmark-headquartered Grundfos A/S, a leading global manufacturer of energy-efficient pumps, has announced the launch of its latest manufacturing facility at Dantali in Gujarat, run by its subsidiary Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd. The facility is spread across two Read more

BHEL wins its biggest 765kV substation order

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has won its single-largest order for 765kV substations, the PSU engineering firm said in a release. The order, valued at Rs.350 crore, was placed by Powergrid Medinipur-Jeerat Transmission Ltd Read more

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Siemens tests world’s first 1,100kV HVDC transformer

The world’s first transformer, which Siemens developed and manufactured for high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission systems with what is currently the highest transmission voltage of ±1,100kV, recently passed its type test, Siemens said in a release. Siemens developed, manufactured and Read more

PGCIL completes one section of Srinagar-Leh transmission line

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has successfully completed and charged the 220kV single-circuit Leh-Khalsti line, which is part of the longer 220kV single-circuit Srinagar (Alusteng)-Leh transmission line. Along with the Leh-Khalsti line spanning 63km, two 220/66kV GIS Read more

‘There can be no productivity without safety’

3M India Ltd in collaboration with Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) recently welcomed the ‘Audhyogik Suraksha Rath’ (mobile industrial safety training van) at Central Labour Institute, Mumbai. This “Suraksha Rath” is a part of a Read more