Special Stories
Mega transmission projects up for award
In the foreseeable future, interstate power transmission projects worth over Rs.5,000 crore are coming up for award on the tariff-based competitive bidding route. This gives ample opportunity for existing developers to consolidate their position and also to emerging Indian and foreign companies to venture into power transmission development. A story by Venugopal Pillai.
Record year for Power Grid Corporation of India
- Jun 10, 2017
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) placed orders worth Rs.30,200 crore in FY17, making it the highest level in any single year in its history. PGCIL CMD, I.S. Jha, highlighted this achievement and elaborated on several others during a recent press meet in Mumbai to discuss the company’s financial results for FY17. PGCIL commissioned assets worth Rs.32,000 crore (including projects under the tariff-based competitive bidding route) in FY17, also making it the highest such commissioning in any year so far. The highest-ever capital expenditure, at Rs.24,429 crore in FY17, was also the maximum in any year thus far. Read more
Tata Power DDL plans mobile transformers
- May 12, 2017
In order to provide uninterrupted power supply during the upcoming summer season and meet with the eventualities, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) has made an advanced preparation with 39 Mobile Distribution Transformers evenly stationed across its distribution network in North and North West Delhi, a company release said. Read more
YASH takes a step forward towards “Make in India”
- May 11, 2017
This special story discusses how two like-minded and equally aspiring companies—one local and the other international—joined forces to give India its first localized resin-impregnated paper (RIP) transformer bushing. This story is based on a conversation between Keyur Shah, Managing Director, Yash High Voltage Insulators Pvt Ltd, Laurent Vlesik, Sales & Product Manager – Bushings, MGC Moser-Glaser AG, and Hartmuth Fethke, Senior Technical Expert, Yash High Voltage Insulators Pvt Ltd, with Venugopal Pillai of T&D India, at a recent event.
Mobile transformers for grid resiliency
- May 9, 2017
Siemens mobile resilience transformers were developed in collaboration with Con Edison as a part of the Siemens Pretact® concept for maximum grid resiliency. Siemens delivered the mobile resilience transformers late last year. They can be transported to the installation site on a truck and will serve as an emergency measure in the event of unplanned outages – like those caused by hurricanes – or for planned outages due to maintenance work. Read more
China’s role in power transmission raises concern
- May 9, 2017
Indian trade bodies and manufacturing associations have voiced their concerns over the entry of Chinese players in the power transmission sector. This was stated by Piyush Goyal, minister of state (independent) charge for power in the Lok Sabha recently. The minister added the government has also set up a committee to look into this issue. Read more