T&D News
Tata Power DDL inaugurates its second microgrid project
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, on January 15, 2018, inaugurated its second microgrid project. Set up at Behlolpur, a riverine village in Vaishali district of Bihar, the project will provide reliable and quality power supply to about 1,200 persons residing in 220 hutments that were hitherto unelectrified.
“Electricity Safety Week” launched in Maharashtra
- Jan 15, 2018
To sensitize and to propagate the message of safe electrical practices, Chief Electrical Inspectorate of Maharashtra in association with Industry stakeholders including International Copper Association India (ICA India) is organising Electrical Safety Week between January 11, 2018 and January 17, 2018 . The Safety Week is aimed to outline the provisions of safety regulation with the new technological developments, problems and challenges in implementing the regulation and to ensure the safety of electrical installation and the user of electricity.
Transrail wins Rs.904 crore of new orders in H1 of FY18
- Jan 3, 2018
Transrail Lighting Ltd, a turnkey solutions provider in the power T&D space, has secured new orders worth Rs.904 crore in India and abroad during the six months ending September 2017. The company’s order book as on September 30, 2017 stood at Rs.3,580 crore, Transrail said in a press release.
Adani signs deal to acquire RInfra’s Mumbai power biz
- Dec 21, 2017
Adani Transmission Ltd has announced that it has signed a binding share purchase agreement with Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra) to fully acquire the latter’s integrated power business in Mumbai. The deal, valued at Rs.13,251 crore plus working capital, is subject to regulatory approvals.
Sterlite Power wins third concession in Brazil
- Dec 19, 2017
Sterlite Power has won a power transmission concession worth $800 million in Brazil, it said in a statement. The 1,800-km long project was won in a reverse auction tender with State Grid of China, Engie Elecnor and Power Grid Corporation of India being contenders. This is the third power transmission project of Sterlite Power in Brazil.
Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Grid in Hyderabad
- Dec 18, 2017
Schneider Electric recently launched its digital architecture, EcoStruxure Grid in Hyderabad. The architecture is an open IoT-enabled framework for digital transformation of distribution utilities and utilises disruptive technology to generate higher efficiency. EcoStruxure leverages the IT/OT convergence, ensuring higher efficiency in grid operations, enabling overall digital transformation and optimal asset management, a release from Schneider Electric said.
Prepaid meter procurement moves to bidding stage
- Dec 16, 2017
India’s plan to induct prepaid energy meters in its power distribution value chain has moved a step further with nodal Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) out in the market with a procurement tender. EESL, it may be recalled, had invited expressions of interest last month from potential domestic and international suppliers for supplying 10 million prepaid meters. Though EESL officials were unavailable for comment, industry sources suggest that the EOI exercise received encouraging response.
ABB tests 1,100kV UHVDC transformer for deployment in China
- Dec 8, 2017
ABB has successfully tested the low and high voltage units of the world’s most powerful ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transformer. The +/-1,100 kV UHVDC transformer, developed and manufactured in close collaboration with State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), has successfully passed a series of type tests, paving the way for the implementation of the Changji-Guquan UHVDC link, which will transmit power from the Xinjiang region in the Northwest, to Anhui province in eastern China, a release from ABB said.