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

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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EDF and Capgemini sign global agreement for smart grid services

EdF Capgemini Smart Grid | T&D India

EDF International Networks and Capgemini have signed a partnership agreement to combine their expertise and together confirm their position as major players for emerging smart grid projects worldwide.

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Business model of public discoms needs a rethink: CEEW–IISD report

distribution

Direct tariff electricity subsidies from state governments have increased 32 per cent since FY16, amounting to Rs.110,391 crore (USD 14.96 billion) in FY19, according to an independent report (Unpacking India’s Electricity Subsidies) recently released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

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Competition in intrastate power transmission will boost renewables growth: IEEFA

Dollar Solar Tirupur | T&D India

A new IEEFA report recommends increasing competition in the development of intra-state transmission infrastructure, to speed up deployment of renewable energy in India.

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TRIL expects Rs.68 crore relief in bank guarantees

TRIL Changodar | T&D India

Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd [TRIL] expects to get substantial relief in bank guarantees for existing and upcoming contracts from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, the transformer manufacturer said in a stock exchange filing.

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