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Dismal performance on transmission line addition front
- Jun 18, 2024
Transmission line addition in the first two months of the current fiscal year has fallen significantly short of target. According to statistics newly released by Central Electricity Authority ( Read more
MPPTCL energizes power transformer at Barhi substation
- Jul 10, 2023
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has energized a new power transformer at its Barhi substation. In a release, MPPTCL said that a new power transformer of 50 MVA capacity has been energized at the 132kV Barhi substation Read more
Transmission line addition in FY24 estimated to grow 13.5 per cent
- Jun 16, 2023
The official target for transmission line addition in FY24 represents a 13.5 per cent growth over the actual achievement in FY23. However, the comparable growth in the case of transformation capacity (substations) is much lower at 2.9 per Read more
MPPTCL augments capacity of 220kV Chichli substation
- May 10, 2023
State power utility Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL or MPTransco) has augmented the capacity of its 220kV Chichli substation in the Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. In a release, MPPTCL said that the utility has energized an Read more
Substation capacity addition falls 33 per cent short of target
- Jan 24, 2023
India added 47,272 MVA of transformation (substation) capacity during the first three quarters of FY23, which was 66 per cent of the target set for the period. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority Read more
MPPTCL builds 132kV substation for better power supply to Kuno National Park
- Nov 28, 2022
State power utility Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL, MPTransco) has newly built a 132kV substation at Karahal near the Kuno National Park buffer zone, an official statement said. Along with the 132kV substation, a 74-km 132kV power Read more
Godrej & Boyce commissions Bihar’s first-ever 400kV GIS substation
- Jun 4, 2022
The Power Infrastructure & Renewable Energy (PIRE) business unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd has commissioned what is believed to be the first-ever 400kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation in Bihar. In a release, Godrej Read more
Substation capacity addition target up 17 per cent in FY23
- May 27, 2022
The targeted substation capacity addition for ongoing FY23 is up 17 per cent compared with that for FY22. According to the latest report released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the overall target for substation (transformation) capacity addition for FY23 Read more
Godrej & Boyce commissions 220kV substation in Karnataka
- Dec 3, 2021
The Power Infrastructure and Renewable Energy (PIRE) business unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd has commissioned a 220kV grid substation in Karnataka, the company announced in a release. The 220/66/11kV grid substation was commissioned at Sira in Read more
PGCIL commissions record substation capacity in October 2021
- Nov 29, 2021
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has commissioned substation (transformation) capacity worth nearly 9,000 MVA in October 2021, the highest monthly level in recent history. According to the latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority Read more