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IEX witnesses all-time high electricity trading volume in December 2020

The electricity market at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded an all-time high volume of 7,260 MU during December 2020, witnessing an 52 per cent year-on-year growth during the month.

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ADB and India sign loan agreement for Bengaluru power distribution upgrade

ADB Bengaluru | T&D India

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have recently signed a $100-million loan agreement to modernise and upgrade the power distribution system to enhance the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Bengaluru city in Karnataka.

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Dues of state discoms to power generators up 36 pc in November

Tata Power Mundra UMPP | T&D India

The total pending dues of state government-owned distribution companies to power generators rose 36 per cent year-on-year in November 2020.

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IPDS records significant progress despite COVID lockdown

IPDS | T&D India

The government has recorded significant achievement on the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), despite the implementation restrictions faced due to the COVID-induced lockdown, a government release said.

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Tata Power DDL meets record peak power demand on January 1, 2021

Tata Power

Power distribution utility Tata Power Delhi Distribution, serving a populace of 7 million in the national capital, successfully met the record peak power demand of 1,568 mw, on January 1, 2021.

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India’s smart meter installations nudging 2 million

Smart Meter | T&D India

India’s total smart meter installation count has reached nearly 2 million, according to a recent government release.

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Sterlite Power, AMP Capital team up for energy transmission platform

Sterlite NER | T&D India

Global investment manager AMP Capital has established a 50:50 partnership with Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd for the development of energy transmission projects in India.

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PGCIL commissions India’s first fully-digital substation

digital substation automation systems | T&D India

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) recently commissioned a 400kV digital substation in Punjab, making it India’s first such.

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Indian Railways plans 100% electrification of broad-gauge network

Railway Electrification

The Indian Railways (IR) has planned to achieve 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge (BG) network by 2030, a government statement said.

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Electricity consumers empowered in unprecedented government move

Maharashtra DF

The Union ministry has promulgated rules laying down the rights of power consumers in the country.  This is for the first time that electricity consumers have been empowered against errant actions of power distribution utilities.

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