Transmission Infrastructure
Year: 2016
Transmission Infrastructure
GIS Gains: Gas-insulated substations offer land, cost and time savings
Increased economic development and burgeoning population levels over the years have created power transmission challenges in urban centres. In such a scenario, transmission utilities need to take steps such as design modifications of substation equipment […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Support Systems: FACTS and HVDC applications
Given the country’s complex power grid, ensuring system security and stability is a formidable task. The key emerging technologies in this regard are flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) and high voltage direct current (HVDC). […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Substation Automation: Achieving operational efficiencies by minimising human intervention
Substation automation involves the integration of operations-related activities like system protection, control and data acquisition into a unified control system. The objective of automating substations is to reduce overall costs and eliminate redundant equipment and […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Design Trends: Greater customisation in tower structures and foundations
The configuration of transmission towers depends on several parameters such as voltage levels, the number and configuration of circuits, the number of conductors in each phase, geographical conditions at the site (whether the terrain is […]
Transmission Infrastructure
New Conductor Technologies: Addressing the structural and capacity challenges of power networks
A key trend in the transmission industry in recent years has been the adoption of new conductor technologies. The major drivers of this trend have been the scarcity of space, which leads to delays in […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Grid Strengthening: Transmission segment receives policy attention
The rising power demand and the increasing share of renewable energy in the power mix are making it increasingly necessary to augment the transmission network in the country. The strengthening of the transmission grid has […]
Finance
Financial Briefs: India and overseas
Powergrid approves investment of Rs 3.65 billion for NERSSS IV (India) The board of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has approved an investment of Rs 3.65 billion for the North Eastern Region System […]
Finance
Rising Asset Sales: M&A activity increases as distressed sellers seek to deleverage
Amid the uncertainty over land acquisition, fuel availability, regulatory delays and deteriorating finances, companies in the power sector are increasingly exploring opportunities for the acquisition of stressed assets. The past 12-18 months have seen increased […]
Forum
Combating Emissions: New norms call for an increased role of environmental control systems
India has emerged as an attractive investment destination amid global slowdown as it overtakes China to become the fastest growing economy in the world. A series of structural reforms and mega initiatives like “Make in […]
Forum
Interview with I.S. Jha: “We have been able to complete work without time and cost overruns”
With a portfolio of critical transmission projects including green energy and high capacity power transmission corridors, public major Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) is leading the development of the country’s power transmission segment. […]
Forum
Local Sourcing: New CEA norms likely to boost domestic manufacturing
The Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) new norms for domestic procurement have been received well by equipment manufacturers. According to the norms, equipment for government-funded power projects will have to be locally procured through domestic competitive […]
Company Release
LOESCHE wins order for vertical roller mill
LOESCHE India Private Limited, a subsidiary of LOESCHE GmbH, has won an order from Balaha Chemicals Private Limited for supplying a vertical roller mill for the Hindupur grinding plant at Andhra Pradesh. The mill, designed […]
Company Release
TÜV SÜD completes PG tests for BTG package of Kalisindh Power Plant Unit 2
TÜV SÜD has successfully completed performance guarantee (PG) tests for the boiler, turbine, generator (BTG) package of Unit 2 of the Kalisindh coal-based thermal power plant in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The company was awarded the contract […]
Company Release
MAGNATECH Smart Grid Solutions is setting up a Test Bench Service Support Centre
Magnatech Smart Grid Solutions Private Limited is setting up a service support centre in Delhi, which will function as a central hub, operated by competent, experienced and trained engineers and technicians under the leadership of […]
Company Release
EMC Limited wins contracts worth Rs 7.46 billion from Powergrid and UPPTCL
EMC Limited has secured five contracts aggregating Rs 7.46 billion from Powergrid and Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited (UPPTCL). Of these, three contracts worth Rs 5.48 billion have been awarded by Powergrid for 765 […]
Company Release
Hartek Power launches hi-tech switchgear panel in Rajasthan
Hartek Power has introduced a 33 kV medium-voltage panel under the brand Hartek-Schneider for a 5 MW solar plant commissioned in Rajasthan. The company has been manufacturing medium-voltage panels up to 11 kV with Schneider […]
Company Release
RXPE wins power electronics solution contract from POWERGRID
Power technology development company RXPE has won a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) to design and build the world’s largest dynamic reactive power compensation installations using STATCOM technology. STATCOMs are a […]
Industrial Power
Trading Options: Industries turn to short-term market to meet their power needs
The country’s power demand is seasonal and weather sensitive. In addition, there is a major difference in power demand at different hours of the day, with variations during peak hours and off-peak hours. The short-term […]
Regulation
Secure Operations: CERC report highlights the need for an effective communications system
Communication has always played a critical role in the power sector and has become even more important in the context of smart grid infrastructure. The communication network in a power system has the important task […]