Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has constructed the 132 kV double-circuit Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) transmission line to connect the 147 MW Patrind hydropower plant with the Muzaffarabad-II grid station. Recently, a unit […]
The private concessionaire of the Philippines’ high voltage network, National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), has awarded a construction contract associated with the 500 kV Hermosa–San Jose transmission line to Philippine’s First Balfour Inc. The […]
Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy will construct 66 kV and 33 kV substations and transmission lines as a part of a five-year electrification plan (2017-18 to 2021-22) aimed to provide connectivity to new towns […]
Switchgear power systems are known to be reliable and do not require major maintenance. However, because of this reputation for reliability, they tend to be the most overlooked aspect in a power control system. Despite […]
In India, the distribution of natural energy resources is uneven and concentrated in a few pockets. Without interstate as well as inter-regional links, these resources cannot be used optimally. There is also a need for […]
The power minister recently highlighted the achievements of the sector during the past three years of the NDA government at the centre. India, he noted, has become a power-surplus country. There is no shortage of […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in May 2017 was 4,700 MUs and 5.3 MUs respectively. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 2.11 per […]
The government abolished the Planning Commission and, in its place, created NITI Aayog. The aim of this institution is to provide policy inputs and disseminate knowledge. The role of the energy division in this newly […]
Technology has transformed our way of life, and power grids are no exception. Smart grids combine information technology with power distribution to not only benefit our homes but also our community and the nation at […]
The wind power segment is shifting from the traditional feed-in tariff (FiT) regime to competitive bidding. At the central level, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy floated draft guidelines for the procurement of wind […]
A growing number of industrial and commercial consumers, who had long been reeling under high utility tariffs to cross-subsidise other consumers, have in the past few years turned to the open power market. This has […]
Phoenix Contact has added new functions to its FAME (fast and modular energy) testing system to make the servicing, maintaining and upgrading of networks simpler and more secure. FAME is a global, pluggable test system […]
Vadodara-based Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) is looking for potential licensed discoms for the sale of surplus power, at a competitive unit cost, from two of its gas-based plants, the 145 MW Vadodara Stage […]
Jyoti Structures Limited has successfully type-tested a set of three 132 kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission line H-frame structures using composite fibre poles supplied by RS Poles of Canada. The poles stand 25 metres above the […]
Supreme and Company Private Limited is supplying its ERS towers, which are made of high strength steel instead of high strength aluminium, for key transmission and distribution projects. In June 2017, Supreme completed the installation […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has commissioned a 66/11 kV grid substation at Narela Sub City-1, New Delhi, which will benefit over 45,000 domestic customers. The substation, which has been built at a total […]
Digitalisation is a fast emerging trend in the power sector, driven by the need to introduce efficiency in grid operations and maintenance (O&M). In recent years, although automated systems have largely replaced conventional equipment in […]
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