#India

India, Jammu and Kashmir: 62 damaged distribution transformers of different capacities have been replaced in Hiranagar constituency in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Switzerland, Zurich: Five substations have been commissioned in India to integrate a 648 MW solar project at Kamuthi in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid.

India, Uttar Pradesh: The consortium of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Instalaciones Inabensa, S.A. from Spain has been awarded a design and construction order worth $126 million from Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) for electrification works for 417-km section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor from Mughalsarai to New Bhaupur in Uttar Pradesh.

India, New Delhi: Indian Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) has extended the cut-off date for the application of new quality control regulations for the supply of electrical transformers, which national manufacturers and power distributors accepted with relief.

India, Delhi: Tata Power Delhi Distribution has commissioned a new 66/11 kV AIS grid substation at Rohini, Delhi, which will serve over 50,000 existing and new customers in Rohini and adjoining areas.

India, Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) has approved installation of 108 new transformers in the city of Lucknow in order to respond to increasing consumption of electricity in the city.

India, Uttar Pradesh: The Central government has approved $57 million funding for the proposed electrification projects in the city of Ghaziabad aiming to increase power supply in the coming years.

India, Telengana: Telengana state in India will receive funding of $6 billion from the Union Government to develop the state power sector and improve the efficiency of the electricity distribution companies, Transco and Power Generation Corporation.

India, Maharashtra: Following a death of one person in a transformer blast that took place in Chinchwad on 7 May, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) decided to install tin sheet covers over 744 transformers in the city to improve public safety.

India, Andhra Pradesh: The state transmission company APTRANSCO is preparing for commissioning of three 132 kV substations at Bhavanipuram, Rangannagudem, and Chigurukota in June as part of its infrastructure expansion in Krishna district.

India: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons announced that the company is in the final stage of discussions for taking over a considerable stake in a Dubai-based LLC Trading Company in order to expand on the Middle East transformers market.

Inida, Chhattisgarh: The state power distribution company Raipur Power Department started installing coolers on electric transformers around the city to prevent transformer blasts caused by intense heat.

India: According to Live Mint, Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons is in advanced stages of negotiations with a Bangladesh-based transformer manufacturer to create a joint venture company and open a manufacturing facility in Bangladesh.

India: Alstom T&D India Ltd has announced the company appointed Mr. Gaurav Manoher Negi as Chief Financial Officer.

India: Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems India (TTDI) has won a $34 million contract from Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) for the supply of around 8,000 distribution transformers made at the company’s facility in Hyderabad.

India: As part of the Make in India strategy, Inida’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government may shortly decide on setting up the country’s pilot research and development project for specialised electrical steel used for manufacturing transformers.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly support the development of clean energy infrastructure in India.

India, New Delhi: India’s largest power utility NTPC has ordered 10 single-phase generator step-up (GSU) transformers of the rating 315 MVA, 23.5 kV or 420 kV, which are the largest GSU transformers produced within the “Make in India” initiative.

India, New Delhi: India’s state-run utility company Power Grid Corporation will spend $6 billion to procure distribution equipment from domestic vendors on behalf of states, required for implementation of the rural electrification and network strengthening programmes.

India: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons has introduced the franchise model to cater to the entire country’s rising demand for distribution transformers.

United Kingdom, London: Tata Steel in India has decided to pull out of all its UK operations, including the steel factory in Port Talbot, which could put thousands of jobs at risk.

Mumbai, India: Indian engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced its regional subsidiary has won a turnkey order to construct reactor transformers for a customer in Oman.

India, Maharashtra: Planning to revamp the entire electricity distribution network in the state, the Maharashtra state government has devised a multi-million million plan to improve the distribution system and mitigate electricity losses.

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG has won a $35 million order from PT PLN (Persero), the state-owned electricity company of Indonesia, to manufacture and install 28 power transformers across PT PLN’s transmission network.