T&D News
Budget 2018: FM acts, industry reacts
The Union Budget 2018, presented by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on February 1, 2018, has been generally welcomed. T&D India brings to you reactions by eminent industry players.
Budget maintains household electrification drive
- Feb 1, 2018
The Budget 2018-19 presented by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley today clearly focused on the rural population and in general, the economically-challenged. In keeping with this, the capital expenditure on the national household electrification programme (Saubhagya) has been increased to Rs.3,700 crore for FY19 from Rs.2,000 crore in FY18 (Revised Estimate).
Schneider Electric, SEforALL create partnership to work on UN energy goals
- Jan 31, 2018
Schneider Electric is pursuing its commitment to help reduce energy poverty and provide universal access to environmentally friendly energy, by entering into a partnership with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), a global non-profit organization. The aim is to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 on energy.
Companies unprepared for new energy economy: Schneider Electric study
- Jan 24, 2018
A new study released recently by Schneider Electric, reveals that most organizations feel prepared for a decentralized, decarbonized and digitized future, but many are not taking the necessary steps to integrate and advance their energy and sustainability programs.
Ground broken for India’s first utility-scale energy storage project
- Jan 24, 2018
Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) has joined hands with AES India, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation to start construction of India’s first utility-scale energy storage solution to serve Tata Power-DDL’s electric grid at Sector 24, Rohini, New Delhi.
Tata Power DDL inaugurates its second microgrid project
- Jan 16, 2018
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.