T&D

GE will design, construct, test and commission 765kV GIS substation at Vadodara and 765kV AIS substation at Lakadia in Gujarat.

"Now the central government has realised that the franchise model can be very effective to increase the revenues of DISCOMs. We need to provide this service for the next decade to increase more revenues," said Girish Kumar, Managing Director, SAI Computers Ltd "We have taken the most challenging area in Meghalaya. There were 87% AT&C losses in that particular area and we bought it down to 27% in 8 months duration, says Ayush Kumar, CEO, SAI Computers Ltd.

KEC International through its wholly owned subsidiary, KEC Towers LLC, has acquired automated Transmission Tower manufacturing facility with a capacity of 50,000 tons per...

Industrial enclosure is an important element of any power distribution projects. This article focuses on better selection and planning for industrial enclosures.

Sterlite Power has inked an exclusive agreement with US based Smart Wires to introduce a revolutionary technology for the Indian power sector that will...

"We are undertaking massive revamps of transmission lines across various states and transforming power delivery networks," shares Manish Agarwal, CEO - Solutions Business, Sterlite Power.

"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.

"To achieve the target of USD 5 trillion economy, India shall be requiring multiple time energy and power requirements as such Elektrolites shall be adding more smart products to meet the requirement," shares Anil Saboo, Chairman, ELECRAMA-2020 and CMD, Elektrolites (Power) Pvt. Ltd.

Named winner in Construction Project of the Year award category for its NRSS-29 transmission project in Jammu & Kashmir.

The article discusses that smart grid development is one of the most important technology revolutions currently taking place as electricity grids are the world’s large blocks of infrastructure still need to be digitised.

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...

Sustained financial turnaround for state owned distribution utilities critical for the entire power sector; significant investment requirements in T&D given the strengthening requirements, an increasing demand and growing renewable energy mix.

Palka Sahni, an IAS officer of 2004 batch from Bihar cadre is spearheading Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), a priority scheme of Government of India in the Urban Power Distribution Sector as Executive Director (IPDS), Power Finance Corporation. She gives a glimpse of status of IPDS projects, assessment of power transmission and distribution sector, policy measures taken by IPDS to curtail distribution losses, challenges in the power T&D sector that need urgent policy attention and many more in an interaction with Supriya Oundhakar.

As electricity is core for all developments, therefore without distribution reforms in respect of market conditions, desired economic development may not be achieved. Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Deputy Adviser (Energy & International Cooperation Vertical), NITI Aayog.

IEEMA’s Annual Convention ‘Transformative Reforms’ was inaugurated by Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Power. The Convention witnessed the presence of around 270 delegates from the electrical equipment industry.

The article focuses on growth drivers of the transmission sector that is witnessing the upward trajectory movement. - Ashok Upadhyay

Concerted steps needed across distribution value chain to prevent a contagion effect on generation and transmission. - Mayur Patil

Stepping into its 100th year of operations, IPCL is planning to make its Asansol operations a “Smart Utility”, keeping pace with global technology and digitisation trends. – Somesh Dasgupta, Group President, India Power Corporation Ltd

The article describes the importance of monitoring power quality parameters for stabilising the electricity grid. The recurrent and intermittent renewable energy connections also induce voltage fluctuations, harmonics, surges and imbalances in the grid. These are power quality issues which need to be addressed. - Jayant Sinha

The power T&D market in India is undergoing a significant change that has redefined the industry outlook. By Subhajit Roy, Group Editor