#India

PGCIL has commissioned an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Rajasthan, won under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism.

Nextracker said that it has surpassed a corporate milestone of 10 GW of smart solar trackers operational or under fulfilment for projects located in the Middle East, Africa and India.

In the wake of Cyclone Michaung, Tangedco has decided to move its substations and transmission towers to higher ground.

The capacities of three substations in Ghaziabad, Loni, Sahibabad, and Morti, will be increased by installing additional transformers.

Almost 40,000 consumers in Chakan city and the MIDC area found themselves in the dark as the Alephata substation experienced a breakdown, causing a halt in power supply.

ReNew has announced that it has commissioned its first interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme.

Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) has created a record of sorts by supplying, in entirety, green electricity to its consumers.

Hitachi Energy India Ltd reported an order backlog of Rs. 7,578.9 crore ($910 million), as of September 30, 2023, which is the company’s highest-ever.

A leopard died from an electric shock in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur after it climbed on a transformer.

Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd (TSECL) has initiated a process to upgrade its transmission system by setting up a 400 KV power substation in West Tripura district.

L&T Construction’s Power Transmission & Distribution has secured several major contracts in several regions.

Adani Energy Solutions Limited has fully commissioned the Warora Kurnool Transmission line, spanning 1,756 circuit kilometres across Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.

The Indian central government has approved the construction of a 5 GW renewable energy transmission line from Ladakh to Kaithal in Haryana.

In a bid to meet rising power demand, Tantransco is all set to inaugurate two 765 kV substations in north Chennai and Ariyalur by November.

The 400 kV Kharghar-Vikhroli line will bring additional 1,000 MW of reliable power to Mumbai.

With an increasing population and a proportional rise in power demand, the Noida Authority plans to build eight new substations of 33/11KV (kilovolt) capacity each by the next year.

Servokon Systems Ltd has announced its plan to invest over $24 million in setting up a new manufacturing facility in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh.

Nepal has exported electricity worth Rs 5,43 billion ($40,6 million) to India in the first two months of the current fiscal year.

India and Nepal approved plans to enhance their cross-border transmission infrastructure to boost electricity trade.

MP Transco has installed a new additional power transformer of 50 MVA capacity in the 220 KV substation of Pithampur Sector-3, Industrial Area.

India’s KEC International has won $138 M Saudi NEOM power contract.

The first underground power transformer in India was installed in the city of Bengaluru.

Caltrain energizes second power substation; in Texas, transformers are delivered with the help of a heavy haulier company; while in India, a new transformer alleviates increased electricity needs.

Nepal plans to increase the export of electricity to neighbouring India from 450 MW to 10,000 MW in the next 10 years.

India, Hinjawadi, Pune: thyssenkrupp has announced the inauguration of its new facility for the Technology Center in India (TCI) in Hinjawadi, Pune.

India, Madhya Pradesh: State power utility Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has improved the capacity of its 220 kV Chichli substation.

India, Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has announced energising the state’s first 220 kV, 50 MVAR bus reactor.

India, Punjab: Hartek Power Pvt Ltd has installed and commissioned a 400 kV/125 MVAr reactor at the 400/220 kV Dhuri substation in Punjab.