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With respect to installed capacity, Kerala stands at 16th position with approximately 1.66% of the total in the country. The per capita consumption of power in Kerala has been 549 units which is much lower than the National Average of 1010 units as observed during FY 2014-15…

Smart energy grid indicates an energy network that allows a two-way communication between suppliers and consumers, while monitoring the network condition in real time i.e., electricity production, consumption and distribution... - Jayesh G Priolkar

Sterlite Power, a global power transmission company announced the financial closure of their Arcoverde project in Brazil.

On-Load Tap-Changer On-Load Tap-Changer (OLTC) is a device for changing the tapping connections of a winding suitable for operation while transformer is energised and...

Transtector Systems has released a new line of enterprise rack-mount integrated power systems (IPS), combining AC-to-DC power rectification, power distribution and load control into...

Global investment manager AMP Capital has established a 50/50 partnership with Sterlite Power Transmission Limited (Sterlite Power) for the development of energy transmission projects...

Sterlite Power has recently acquired Beawar Transmission Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited – a wholly owned...

Taihan had finalized two contracts with SP PowerAssets Limited for the supply and installation of a 400kV EHV power grid, with a total value...

For making electricity readily available in all parts of India, current means of production and transmission and distribution are not capable. We need smart grids to achieve this goal. Therefore, research and innovation in this area is a must for a cleaner and more advanced India.

The type of underground cable to be used at a particular location is determined by the voltage at which it is re-quired to operate. Underground cables are classified and used at a particular location as per their voltage rating. - Munazama Ali

By Subhajit Roy, Group Editor

"With the vision of being aligned to India’s growth curve in the electrical industry, Vedanta has already taken major steps," said Ajay Kapur, CEO, Aluminium & Power Business, Vedanta Ltd.

The company holds credit of creating power transmission infrastructure for over 13,700 circuit kms and 26,100 MVA in India and Brazil...

At present, the inter-regional transmission capacity of the National Grid is about 1,12,250 MW (76,300 MW added since April, 2014). Considering the anticipated growth...

In New Delhi, on 21st November 2023, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh had an interaction with...

California-based TS Conductor has developed a transmission cable with carbon nanotube (CNT) composite fibres to give the core of the cable conductive and reinforcing...

Sterlite Power Transmission Limited is one of the leading companies which is at the forefront of power transmission industry. Sterlite has four business units namely Solutions, Infrastructure, IndiGrid & Convergence. Government should mandate the planners must evaluate all possibilities to upgrade existing lines, before building any new lines. Besides, benefit span over increased power transfer, faster implementation vis-à-vis creating new parallel corridors conservation of scarce land, RoW and forest resources, etc. So, it is prudent to uprate or upgrade the existing corridor that can serve next 20 years, suggests Manish Agarwal, CEO – Solutions, Sterlite Power in an interaction with Electrical India…

To meet the needs of India’s growing economy, providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy requires exploring a range of options. One of the most important requirements is reinventing the grid with the introduction of grid intelligence and communication systems for its secure and efficient operation. This paper is an attempt towards grid redesign to meet the requirements of the transforming energy sector in India... - Er. K S Sidhu

For success of power sector reforms and provision of services of specified standards to consumers, it is necessary that distribution segment should be technically and commercially efficient... - Jayesh G Priolkar, Abhinay Gupta

The article presents a review of recent researches in the field of wireless power transmission and also about the solar energy conversion technology by satellite to microwaves using an external device called magnetron. The methods applied for wireless power transmission are also discussed. - S G Srivani