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PGCIL commissions over 500 ckm of transmission lines in April

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has commissioned over 500 ckm of transmission lines in April 2021, according to latest government statistics.

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Tata Power completes one year of taking over power distribution in Central Odisha

Tata Power Odisha | T&D India

Tata Power’s TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL), on June 2, 2021, completed its first year of successful operations in Odisha.

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MERC proposes committee for monitoring Mumbai transmission projects

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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in a recent suo moto order, has proposed the creation of a committee for close monitoring of upcoming projects aimed at strengthening the Mumbai power transmission network.

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Cyclone Tauktae aftermath: PGCIL restores supply to Diu

Cyclone PGCIL Diu | T&D India

A Union power ministry release said that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has restored power supply to Diu, following emergency restoration works taken up on one of the two 220kV feeder lines in Gujarat, which were devastated in the Tauktae cyclone.

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Ladakh connectivity scheme gets ISTS status, transferred to PGCIL

Ladakh connectivity scheme | T&D India

The Union power ministry has re-designated the 220kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh transmission scheme as part of the interstate transmission system (ISTS). With the result, the system has been transferred to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).

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Installed energy meter base of Genus Power reaches 65 million

Genus R&D Lab | T&D India

The installation base of energy meters of Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd touched 65 million as of March 31, 2021, a company’s investor presentation said.

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CESL embarks on its first off-grid electrification project

Goa Village House | T&D India

Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has embarked on its first off-grid electrification project. To be implemented in Goa, CESL has signed an agreement with Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) for the purpose.

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Major component of Eastern Region transmission scheme commissioned

Larsen Toubro | T&D India

The 400kV Sitamarhi-Motihari transmission line, an important component of the Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme (ERSS) – XXI, was recently commissioned.

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IndiGrid sees healthy acquisition pipeline

IndiGrid | T&D India

India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), India’s first infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in the power sector, foresees a healthy acquisition pipeline thanks to large-scale tendering of power transmission schemes.

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AIPEF demands cancellation of discom privatization in UTs

PGCIL InvIT | T&D India

The All India Power Engineers’ Federation (AIPEF), according to reliable reports, has sought scrapping of the ongoing bidding for privatization of distribution companies in Union territories.

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