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Adani Group set to acquire transmission asset from Kalpataru

Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL) has signed definitive agreements with Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd for acquiring Alipurduar Transmission Ltd, a release from Adani Transmission said.

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IEX achieves 515.46 MU volume on RTM in first month

IEX

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) said that its Real Time Electricity Market (RTM) accomplished volume of 515.46 MU (million units or million kwh) in June 2020 –the first month of operations of the new segment. A total of 237 customers participated in the RTM segment during the month.

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Sterlite Power Acquires Vapi-II North Lakhimpur Transmission Ltd from PFC

Sterlite

Sterlite Power has announced the acquisition of Vapi II North Lakhimpur Transmission Ltd (VNLTL), a special purpose vehicle from PFC Consulting Ltd.

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Adani wins Maharashtra transmission line in TBCB mode

Adani

Adani Transmission Ltd has signed a share purchase agreement and completed the acquisition of the special purpose vehicle Kharghar Vikhroli Transmission Pvt Ltd (KVTPL), incorporated by Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd.

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PGCIL’s order intake in FY20 sees RTM-TBCB balance

PGCIL

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL)’s order inflow of Rs.13,414 crore in FY20 was equally balanced between RTM (regulated tariff mechanism) and TBCB (tariff-based competitive bidding) power transmission projects.

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PGCIL pegs capex lower at Rs.10,500 crore for FY21

TBCB

With the first quarter of FY21 ending with little economic activity, Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has pegged its capital expenditure for the year much lower at Rs.10,500 crore, as against Rs.15,313 crore in FY20.

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Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC line expected by December 2020

HVDC

Power Grid Corporation of India expects to complete the 800kV Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC line by December 2020, the Central PSU said in an investor presentation.

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Smart meters boost efficiency for Tata Power-DDL, consumers

Tata

During the COVID-19 lockdown months, smart meters boosted commercial efficiency of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, the utility said in a statement. These meters have also proved beneficial to consumers.

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PGCIL sees no material impact of COVID-19 in FY20

TSTRANSCO

Being in the essential service of electricity, Power Grid Corporation of India did not see any impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in FY20. However, the impact assessment of COVID-19 is a continuing process given the uncertainties associated with its nature and duration, PGCIL said in a statement.

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Tata Power-DDL Successfully Meets Peak Power Demand

Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) successfully met the peak power demand of 1713 mw — the highest for this season — touched on June 18, 2020, without any network constraint and power outage. Delhi as a whole also touched season’s high of 5925 mw amidst the ongoing heat wave, a statement by Tata Power DDL said.

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