REC to provide Rs 140 million loan for 2,400 MW Patratu power plant The Rural Electrification Corporation and Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, have signed a loan agreement worth Rs […]
High voltage direct current (HVDC) technology has provided the industry with a powerful tool to move a large quantum of power over long distances and expand the network’s capacity to transmit electricity. This technology was […]
Rapid economic growth has increased the burden on India’s infrastructure, which is one of the weakest links in the country. An inadequate infrastructure can severely hold back a country’s growth story. Thus, over the past […]
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the nodal agency for implementing the National Mission on Energy Efficiency, has transformed the energy efficiency market. Set up in 2001, BEE has successfully initiated several important programmes including […]
Against the backdrop of aggressive bidding and continuously plummeting renewable energy tariffs, several state governments have shied away from honouring previously signed power purchase agreements (PPAs). Taking cognisance of these developments, the government is now […]
Hartek Power, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm of the Hartek Group, has received an order from Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) for executing a 132 kV gas-insulated substation at the 31 acre […]
Austrian technology group ANDRITZ Hydro has set up a new corporate office in New Delhi. The company has been operating in India for over two decades and has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Prithla and […]
CMI Limited has secured an order worth Rs 326.4 million from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for providing LT-XLPE cables. These comprise aluminium-armoured cables as well as copper-armoured cables. Delivery is expected over the next […]
ABB India is providing critical technology through its solar inverters for solar-powered charging stations for e-rickshaws at four locations in Jabalpur. The solar-powered charging stations are part of a renewable energy project initiated by the […]
Tata Motors Limited has signed an MoU with EESL to achieve energy saving and resource conservation by implementing various energy efficiency initiatives across the former’s manufacturing facilities. The energy efficiency programme will be implemented in […]
Azure Power has announced its foray into rural electrification through mini- and microgrids in Jharkhand. The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency has awarded projects for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and operation for five years […]
EPAL, a JV between state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and UK-based EnergyPro, is partnering with leading battery storage solutions provider Leclanché for an advanced battery storage project in Ontario, Canada. EPAL has invested Rs […]
FG Wilson has over five decades of experience in the supply of diesel and gas generator sets. The products in the Indian market range from 10 to 200 kVA. The company’s experience indicates that consumers […]
The metals and mining industry is a key contributor to the country’s economy as its output is used across sectors such as construction, power, automobile, defence and aerospace. Higher government spending on infrastructure, ambitious schemes […]
India has come a long way from the power shortage situation in the past to the current power surplus situation. With a large interconnected grid (meeting peak load of 160 GW) as well as the […]
Karnataka Power Transmission Company Limited (KPTCL), the sole transmission company in Karnataka, is one of the largest transcos in the country. It is also among the few transcos to have consistently undertaken activities to modernise […]
India jumped 30 places to reach the 100th rank for the first time in the ease of doing business rankings, as per the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report. The annual exercise, which was carried […]
Globally, there are over 200 high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems installed across continents, since the world’s first commercial HVDC link was commissioned by ABB in 1954. The ever increasing pace of HVDC deployment has […]
India has a vast mineral potential with mining leases granted for long durations of 20 to 30 years. Approximately 87 minerals – four fuel related, 10 metallic, 47 non-metallic, three atomic and 23 minor – […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to come up in a big way and play a vital role in mitigating environmental degradation in the coming years. The government is promoting the use and manufacturing of EVs […]
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