Sany Heavy Industry India Private Limited (Sany India), a leading manufacturer of construction equipments, heavy machinery and renewable equipment, launched six clutter-breaking products in the heavy equipment segment and two others in the excavator segment […]
The hydropower segment in India has consistently fallen short of achieving the prescribed capacity addition targets every year since 2008-09. During the Twelfth Plan period (2012-17), around 5,479 MW of capacity was added against the […]
Although technology makes our lives easier, it comes with its own set of complexities. However, it is often the case that complexities are investigated seriously only once an alarm goes off. For instance, the recent […]
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has appointed Honeywell to help deliver a first-of-its-kind smart energy project in the Middle East. Honeywell will provide 150,000 smart meters as part of the project. Its smart […]
The year 2017 was a tough one for the power sector. Demand remained subdued while supply exceeded demand. PLFs remained in the below 65-70 per cent range. More private players (owning conventional plants) opted for […]
Pumped storage hydropower is one of the most developed and reliable energy storage technologies globally. With an increase in the country’s intermittent renewable energy capacity, pumped storage plants (PSPs) have assumed further importance as they […]
Telangana has been taking initiatives to ensure 24×7 power supply to consumers. It is also aiming to be the first state in the country to provide 24×7 power to agricultural consumers. Besides this, the state […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Power Private Limited has secured an order from Orange Renewables for setting up a 200 MW wind power project in Poovani, Tamil Nadu. As part of the order, Siemens Gamesa will install […]
Danish manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S has secured a 250 MW turnkey order for a wind park in Gujarat. The project has been awarded by Ostro Energy Private Limited as part of India’s first wind […]
BHEL has secured an order worth Rs 73 billion for setting up a 1,320 MW supercritical thermal power plant in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. The project has been awarded to BHEL by Tamil Nadu Generation […]
Essar Power Transmission Company Limited (EPTCL), a subsidiary of Essar Power Limited, expects to commission the double-circuit 400 kV 337 km Mahan-Sipat transmission line by March 2018. The commissioning will enable Essar Power to evacuate […]
Tata Motors Limited has delivered the first batch of Tigor electric vehicles (EVs) to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), as part of the latter’s initiative to procure 10,000 EVs for use by government entities. As […]
Fortum India Private Limited has successfully connected a 100 MW solar plant at the Pavagada Solar Park in Tumkur district, Karnataka, to the grid. Fortum won the solar project in April 2016 under a reverse […]
Torrent Power Limited has commissioned a 400 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to meet the power requirements in the city. The substation has an installed capacity of 945 MVA and has increased […]
Reliance Power Limited (RPower) has signed agreements for execution of the first phase of its $1 billion (Rs 65 billion) power project in Bangladesh. The first phase of the project consists of a 750 MW […]
JSW Energy Limited has signed PPAs aggregating 208 MW. This has resulted in an increase in the company’s long-term PPA proportion on a consolidated basis from 64.6 per cent to 69.3 per cent for the […]
The Andhra Pradesh government has issued an order allowing Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited (APGENCO) to execute the 960 MW Polavaram HEP, subject to certain conditions. The conditions state that APGENCO will have to […]
Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) has commenced operations of its 500 kW floating solar plant at the Banasura Sagar reservoir in Wayanad, Kerala. It is the largest ever floating solar plant in the country. […]
The Jharkhand government has transferred over 174.84 acres of land in Godda district to Adani Power Limited for its upcoming 1,600 MW coal-based power plant in the state. About 25 per cent of electricity from […]
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