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ABB India order inflow up 7.5 per cent in Q2FY18

ABB India witnessed new order inflow of Rs.2,474 crore during the second quarter (April to June) of 2018 that was 7.5 per cent higher than the comparable level of Rs.2,302 crore in the same period of 2017. By the same comparison, export orders grew 68 per cent.

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Tata Power completes first training workshop in Ethiopia

Tata

The Tata Power Skill Development Institute (TPSDI), a fully-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, announced the successful completion of its first training workshop on ’Safety and Grounding/Earthing’ and Train-the-Trainer program for select employees of Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) from at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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GE part-commissions WAMS project for PGCIL

GE

GE Power’s Grid Solutions business has announced today the commissioning of the first leg of the mega grid-stabilization project by handing over what will be the world’s largest Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) solution to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for the Northern Grid (NR) in India.

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Sterlite Power wins six new transmission concessions in Brazil

Sterlite

In the recently concluded auction for transmission projects in Brazil, Sterlite Power emerged as the largest winner, clinching six lots at an investment of roughly $1 billion, securing about 65 per cent of the capex under auction.

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EESL signs MoUs with Haryana discoms to install 10 lakh smart meters

EESL

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has signed two MoUs with two Haryana discoms–UHBVN (Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam) and DHBVN (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam)—to install 10 lakh smart meters in Haryana.  The MoUs entail supply and installation of Smart Meters in Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar, Karnal, Panipat and Panchkula within three years in a phased manner, a release from EESL said.

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KEC enters American T&D market with Nicaraguan order

KEC

KEC International Ltd has made a direct entry in the American T&D EPC market by winning its first order in Nicaragua. This order was part of a series of domestic and international orders worth Rs.1,357 crore that KEC announced in a media release on July 10.

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Tata Power automates bill payment via e-NACH

Tata Power, in a release, said that it has become the first power utility to enable online, automated bill payments using e-NACH (Electronic National Automated Clearing House). IDFC Bank is a technology partner and a settlement banker to Tata Power.

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Adani Transmission marks footprint in Uttar Pradesh

Adani

Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL) has clinched the Ghatampur power transmission project under the tariff-based competitive bidding route, marking its first presence in Uttar Pradesh.

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Electrical equipment industry clocks 12.8 pc growth in FY18, says IEEMA

After a seven-year lull, the electrical equipment industry has bounced back with a double-digit growth in FY18, a release by industry body IEEMA suggests.

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Medium term PPA scheme should be enhanced: PFC  

PFC

There is scope to enhance the magnitude of the “Medium Term PPA Scheme” recently announced by the Union power ministry, according to Rajeev Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation Ltd. He was addressing the media at a recent press conference in Mumbai.

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