Posts by Venugopal Pillai

India needs more distribution franchisees: Essel Utilities

Essel Utilities Distribution Company Ltd, popularly known as Essel Utilities, is part of the multifaceted Essel Group. Essel Utilities provides various utility-based integrated services in Read more

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Anil Saboo, Chairman & Managing Director, Elektrolites (Power) Pvt. Ltd.

To improve India’s global competitiveness India can increase its exports by finding more prospective buyers of target products across the world. They are most likely to find these buyers in countries where the demand of target products is Read more

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Toshiba to expand Indian hydropower turbine unit

TPSC (India) Private Ltd, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation in Japan, has announced that it will expand its assembly plant of water turbines for small and medium sized hydroelectric power project. The company Read more

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T&D contractors see positive changes in policy framework

Augmenting power transmission capacity is one of India’s foremost objectives as the country strives to transfer an ever growing quantum of power—from generation centres to far-flung consumption areas. Laying overhead power transmission lines is a highly land-centric activity, Read more

Complete village electrification is a great national achievement: SPML

SPML Infra is a multifarious infrastructure development company with diverse capabilities ranging from water management, wastewater handling, solid waste management, power T&D and civil infrastructure. In this exchange, we have Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Ltd, expounding on Read more

We are geared up for the mega order: AEW

Allied Engineering Works (AEW) recently received an order for 2 million prepaid meters from Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). In this exclusive conversation with T&D India, an Read more

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Energy meter procurement gathers steam

Union power minister R.K. Singh recently announced that over the next three years, India will predominantly have prepaid meters obviating the need for electricity bills reaching the consumer. In this context, it is worth observing that Energy Efficiency Read more

Constant monitoring of transformer health is critical: SGS

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 95,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,400 offices and laboratories around Read more

Siemens offers almost every test possible for switchgear

For more than 80 years, Siemens has been testing electro-technical equipment in high and medium voltage at its test facilities at the Schaltwerk Berlin, Germany. In this exclusive interaction with T&D India, we have Dr. Lars Klingbeil, Head of Read more

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PGCIL keen to support intrastate transmission grids

Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) whose main mandate is development of interregional lines, is willing to support the development of even intrastate power transmission infrastructure, noted I.S. Jha, Chairman & Managing Director, PGCIL. Read more