T&D News
Telangana builds its longest 400kV line
Transmission Corporation of Telangana Ltd (TSTransco) has commissioned its longest 400kV line. The new double-circuit line with quad moose conductor runs 462 ckm from the 400kV Suryapet substation in Suryapet district to the 400kV Shankarpally substation in Rangareddy district. It has two components Suryapet- Nandiwanaparthi (240 ckm) and Nandiwanaparthi-Shankarpally (222 ckm). Read more
PGCIL sees limited impact on proposed China ban
- Jun 1, 2017
Power Grid Corporation of India would not be impacted much by the probable restriction of Chinese equipment in the Indian power transmission sector. On the sidelines of a recent company press meet in Mumbai, I.S. Jha, Chairman & Managing Director, PGCIL, when asked about the possible effects of the government’s attempt to curtail Chinese equipment in the Indian power transmission sector, said, “I don’t think this is going to impact us much.” Read more
Ground broken for Raigarh-Pugalur UHVDC link
- May 23, 2017
On May 21, 2017, the ground breaking ceremony for the Raigarh-Pugalur 800kV ultra high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line was conducted. This marked the beginning of work on India’s first green energy corridor project with a UHVDC link running 1,800-plus km to bring power to 80 million people. This link is also a key element of integrating renewable energy with the main grid. It will integrate thermal and wind energy for transmission of power to high consumption centres located thousands of kilometers away, supporting electricity demands in the south, when wind strength is low, and transmitting clean energy to the north, when there is excess wind power. This project, owned by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is being executed by ABB in partnership with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. This project is also a great example of the Make in India initiative where design, engineering, manufacturing of major components and project execution is done locally, a release from ABB said.