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Bhadla Pooling Station augmentation scheme approved

    In a recent meeting, the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme, aiming to augment capacity at the upcoming Bhadla-III pooling station in Rajasthan. The scheme officially termed as “Additional Read more

Salzer to put up integrated smart meter facility in Tamil Nadu

    Salzer Electronics Ltd, in a release, said that it would be putting up an integrated facility in Tamil Nadu for smart meters. This new smart meter manufacturing plant, coming up at Coimbatore, will have an annual production capacity of Read more

Shaping the future of LV power distribution

A smart low-voltage electrical infrastructure is essential for implementing connected energy systems. While traditional protection and switching tasks are still necessary, the real future is in intelligence. It’s all about transparency, data, and digitalization, notes Andreas Matthé [caption id="attachment_26682" Read more

Sub-transmission substation capacity to grow 29 per cent by 2030

    The aggregate transformation capacity of sub-transmission substations is expected to grow by 29 per cent by 2030, according to the recently-released “Distribution Perspective Plan 2030.” According to the plan document, prepared by the Distribution Planning & Technology Division of Read more

Nextracker solar trackers selected for Al Kahfah Solar Park

    Nextracker has been selected by ACWA Power and Larsen & Toubro to provide its all-terrain tracker NX Horizon-XTR™ for a 1.17-GW installation at Al Kahfah Solar Power Plant in Saudi Arabia. The Al Kahfah project in Saudi Arabia represents Read more

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PGCIL to commission ULDC for Northern Region by November 2025

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) expects to commission the Unified Load Dispatch & Communication Centre (Phase III) project by November 2025. In a recent stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that the company’s board of directors, on February Read more

Interregional electricity exchange up 4.4 per cent in 9MFY24

    The total volume of interregional electricity transfer was up 4.4 per cent year-on-year during the first nine months (9M: April to December) of FY24. According to latest statistics released by Grid Read more

Over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of ISTS-TBCB schemes awarded so far

    The recently released National Electricity Plan (Transmission -- Vol.2) suggests that over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes have been awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route, so far. According to the Read more

Tata Power set to formally acquire Jalpura-Khurja intrastate scheme

    Tata Power is set to formally acquire the project special purpose vehicle for development of an intrastate power transmission scheme in Uttar Pradesh, for which the Tata Group entity had emerged winning bidder under the tariff-based competitive bidding Read more

Renewable Energy and Battery Storage: Cornerstones of Energy Transition

This article is the first of a three-part series of thought leadership on Energy Transition, authored by Anil Rawal. The Energy Transition series expounds on the role of six pillars on which global “Net Zero” ambitions would rest Read more