T&D News
Maharashtra hopes to finalize DF mandates by end-December
The Maharashtra government is hopeful of soon appointing distribution franchisees in two circles, bidding for which is currently underway. Franchisees for the Malegaon and Mumbra-Kalwa circles will be made by end of December this year, according to Arvind Singh, Principal Secretary (Energy), Government of Maharashtra. Singh was addressing a select media gathering during the “Distribution Utility Meet 2018”, organized by Tata Power in Mumbai recently.
Tata Power hosts Distribution Utility Meet in Mumbai
- Nov 2, 2018
Tata Power hosted the 2nd Annual Distribution Utility Meet, 2018 in Mumbai, on November 1, 2018. The event was inaugurated at the hands of Arvind Singh, Principal Secretary – Energy, Government of Maharashtra in the presence of Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power and Reji Kumar Pillai, President, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).
Tata Power launches its VoiceBOT “TINA”
- Sep 19, 2018
Tata Power, on September 19, 2018, launched its VoiceBOT “TINA”, thus becoming the first utility in India to offer such a service to its customers. TINA, now powered by Google Assistant will allow the company to address all the customer queries using any compatible Android or iOS mobile devices and Google home devices, without downloading the app, or visiting the company website, a release from Tata Power said.
Transrail successfully commissions its first substation project
- Sep 7, 2018
Transrail Lighting Ltd has crossed a new milestone in its power T&D contracting journey with the commissioning of its very first substation project. A very seasoned player in the power transmission tower and conductoring business, Transrail recently ventured into related areas like substations and railway electrification.
Siemens announces completion of Indo-Bangladesh HVDC link
- Aug 31, 2018
Siemens recently announced that in June this year, it fully commissioned the second block of the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) back-to-back link in Bheramara, Bangladesh, to connect the electricity supply networks of India and Bangladesh with a transmission capacity of up to 500 mw.
Adani completes acquisition of RInfra’s power business
- Aug 30, 2018
Adani Transmission Ltd, part of the Adani Group, announced that it has acquired Reliance Infrastructure’s integrated business of generation, transmission and retail electricity distribution. The deal is worth Rs.18,800 crore, and was in the making since December 2017.