HVDC

GE Vernova and Seatrium Consortium awarded third HVDC contract by TenneT

    GE Vernova Inc and Seatrium Ltd have announced that they have been awarded a third contract by TenneT TSO BV for the construction of a 2-GW HVDC electric offshore transmission system in the Netherlands. This contract, Read more

Sumitomo Electric acquires majority stake in German cable maker

    Sumitomo Electric has announced the acquisition of majority shareholding in Südkabel – a prominent high-voltage cable manufacturer in Germany. In a release, Sumitomo Electric said that this controlling stake, to be followed by capacity expansion of Südkabel’s Mannheim plant Read more

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Sterlite Power gets stakeholder nod for demerger of transmission business

    Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd (STPL) has received approval from its equity shareholders, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, and non-fund-based lenders for the demerger of its transmission business. In a release, STPL said that the vote on the demerger proposal received Read more

Hitachi Energy India closes FY24 with over Rs.7,200 crore order backlog

    Hitachi Energy India Ltd ended FY24 with an outstanding order book position of over Rs.7,200 crore, as of March 31, 2024. In a media release, Hitachi Energy India said that its outstanding order book as of March 31, 2024 Read more

GE T&D India: Order inflow more than doubles in FY24

    The new order inflow of GE T&D India in FY24 has more than doubled year-on-year. In a media release, GE T&D India said that order inflows in FY24 (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024), the company recorded new Read more

Record substation capacity addition likely in FY25

    India is likely to witness record transformation capacity addition in FY25, going by official statistics. Latest reports by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest that in the current fiscal year FY25 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, Read more

Sumitomo Electric receives order for HVDC cable project in Japan

    Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd announced that that it has received the contract for a 250kV HVDC cable link in Japan. In a release, Sumitomo Electric said that the 250kV DC XLPE cable project is a pivotal part of the Read more

Sterlite Power appoints Reshu Madan as CEO, Global Products & Services Business

    Sterlite Powerhas announced the appointment of Reshu Madan as Chief Executive Officer, Global Products & Services (GPS) business. He succeeds Manish Agarwal who has decided to pursue an opportunity outside the company. Effective May 1, 2024, Reshu will report Read more

HVDC power transmission gaining prominence, major capacity build-up in the pipeline

    The quantum of interregional electricity transfer through HVDC lines appears to have increased significantly in FY24, as borne out by newly-released statistics by GRID-INDIA. In FY24, the total interregional electricity transfer stood at 249,487 MU (million Read more

Hitachi Energy kicks off “Energy & Digital World 2024”

    Coinciding with its 75th anniversary, Hitachi Energy kicked off “Energy & Digital World 2024” in Hyderabad, on April 23, 2024. EDW 2024, a multi-city event, spanning five months and covering seven cities, will touch upon the latest advancements in Read more