T&D News
E-mobility will be a big boost to industry: Geete
The government e-mobility plan that aims at having only electric vehicles (EVs) plying on Indian roads by 2030, can provide a big impetus to the electrical equipment industry, according to Anant Geete, Union minister for heavy industries and public enterprises. Geete was delivering the keynote address at the recent IEEMA Convention 2017 in Mumbai.
Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Grid in Jaipur
- Oct 27, 2017
Energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric has made available its digital architecture, EcoStruxureTM Grid in Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. The platform utilises disruptive technology to generate higher efficiency within utilities. The architecture is an open IoT-enabled framework for digital transformation of distribution utilities. EcoStruxureTM leverages the IT/OT convergence, thereby ensuring higher efficiency in grid operations, enabling overall digital transformation and optimal asset management, a release from Schneider Electric said.
ITI outbids Larsen & Toubro in reverse auction of mega smart meter tender
- Oct 24, 2017
Central public sector unit ITI Ltd has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder in the reverse auction conducted by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) for the mega procurement drive of single-phase smart meters. Before the reverse auction, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was the lowest bidder.
PGCIL clinches ERSS-XXI transmission scheme in TBCB mode
- Oct 19, 2017
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has been declared as developer (successful bidder) for the Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme (ERSS)-XXI in Bihar, which has an estimated cost of Rs.1,320 crore. In a stock exchange communication, PGCIL said that it received the letter of intent on October 17, 2017. The project was awarded using the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism.
EESL to make Guwahati Income Tax Office energy efficient
- Oct 17, 2017
Income Tax Office (Aaykar Bhawan) at Guwahati in Assam has signed an agreement with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to retrofit existing inefficient lighting, fans and air conditioners with energy efficient appliances. This MoU was signed under the Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP) that is being implemented by EESL. This is the first such project in the Income Tax Department, a release by EESL noted.
KSEB seeks Power Grid’s assistance in intrastate network
- Oct 16, 2017
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is exploring the involvement of Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India for implementing the southern state’s mega project “Transgrid-2.0”. According to reliable reports, KSEB wants to involve PGCIL in any one of the following three modes:
Phase-I of Champa-Kurukshetra UHVDC transmission system completed
- Oct 6, 2017
GE has announced that it has recently commissioned the second pole of the ±800kV UHVDC Champa-Kurukshetra transmission system. This marks the completion of the first phase of the project. The two-phase project, owned by Power Grid Corporation of India, aims to transfer up to 6,000 mw of electricity from Chhattisgarh in eastern to northern India.
Presented below is an overview of the project: