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India adds 9.7 GW of power generation capacity this fiscal till Feb 28 India added 9.7 gigawatt of power generation capacity during this financial year till February 28, 2021 which includes 3.8 GW of conventional energy and 5.9 GW from renewable sources. In 2019-20, India had added 15.8 GW of power generation capacity including 7.1 GW of conventional sources and 8.8 GW of renewable sources. From April, 2015 till February, 2021, India...

Hero Motors Company has unveiled its new hi-end export-oriented manufacturing plant at the Hero E Cycle Valley near Ludhiana in Punjab. Hero Motors Company’s Chairman and Managing Director Pankaj Munjal said that the plant will augment the company's annual production capacity to 10 million units, with a production of 4 million premium bicycles and E Cycles, majorly for global consumption. Along with the new plant, Hero E Cycle Valley will...

Siemens Healthcare India names Vivek Kanade as MD Siemens Healthcare Private Limited (SHPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Siemens Healthineers AG, named Vivek Kanade as the Managing Director effective 1st April. Vivek will continue to lead the business for Siemens Healthineers India including, manufacturing, sales and distribution, strategy for “Zone India”, comprising of neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. During his association with Siemens for over 27 years, he has...

Siemens’ new F-gas-free ring main unit sets new standards for climate-friendly power distribution Siemens Smart Infrastructure has introduced the 8DJH 24 switchgear, a ring main unit (RMU) for line voltages up to 24 kilovolts (kV), completely free of fluorinated gases. This medium-voltage switchgear for secondary electrical distribution has the same compact dimensions as the variant with sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) but uses the climate-neutral insulation medium “Clean Air”, which consists exclusively...

L&T begins constructing 300MW Solar Plant in Saudi Arabia Renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro's Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured the go-ahead to begin constructing the 300MW Jeddah Solar PV Power Plant. The turnkey EPC order has been received from the consortium of Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma Company. Awarded by Saudi Arabia's Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) to the  consortium under design, finance, build and operate mode,...

Schneider Electric unveils Compact 3-Phase UPS Galaxy VL Schneider Electric announced the global launch of the Galaxy VL 200-500 kW (400V/480V) 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS), the newest addition to the Galaxy family. According to the company, “Available worldwide, this highly efficient, compact UPS offers up to 99-percent efficiency in ECOnversion mode for a full return on investment within two years (model dependent) for medium and large data centers and commercial and industrial...

Make in India through Industry 4.0 is an important transition in manufacturing: Dr Saraswat Dr V K Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog said that there is a need to push the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat programs in the Indian manufacturing ecosystem. “A service-based economy is prone to market risks and manufacturing is going to facilitate a stronger and stable growth. Atmanirbharta calls for high reliance on imports that limits...

JMC Projects secures new orders of Rs 1,262 Cr JMC Projects (India) (JMC), a subsidiary of Kalpataru Power Transmission, has secured building projects in India of Rs 1,059 crore. It has also bagged a water project worth approximately Rs 203 crore in Maldives. Of the total Rs 1,262 crore, orders worth Rs 431 crore were bagged in March while the remaining orders worth Rs 831 crore were secured in April till...

Flipkart partners with Adani Group to strengthen logistics and data centre capabilities Flipkart today announced a strategic and commercial partnership with the Adani Group. In this two-pronged partnership, Flipkart will work with Adani Logistics Limited, the largest diversified end-to-end logistics service provider in the country and a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Limited, to strengthen Flipkart’s supply chain infrastructure and further enhance its ability to...

Atos, Dassault Systèmes, Groupe Renault, STMicroelectronics and Thales join forces to create Software République     Elie Girard, Bernard Charlès, Luca de Meo, Jean-Marc Chery and Patrice Caine, respectively the chief executives of Atos, Dassault Systèmes, Groupe Renault, STMicroelectronics and Thales announced their intention to join forces to create the Software République, a new ecosystem for innovation in intelligent mobility. By pooling their complementary expertise, the partners plan to develop and market...

Schneider Electric Launches EcoStruxure Rail in India Schneider Electric announced the launch of EcoStruxure Rail in India. Through this end-to-end digital solution, the company aims to build a collaborative digital environment for a safe, efficient, reliable and sustainable metro rail operations in the country. The solution also intends to significantly enhance smart management, provide electrical safety and improve energy efficiency by upto 25%, Enables efficiency planning services and safeguard system’s...

Hitachi and ABB target carbon-free mining machinery Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ABB Ltd. to explore opportunities for mine operators to target net-zero emissions from mining machinery. This MoU will allow Hitachi Construction Machinery and ABB to share their expertise and collaborate in bringing solutions to market that will reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with heavy machinery in mining. The companies will...

Vi unveils integrated IoT solutions for enterprises Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea Ltd. (VIL), announced the launch of its Integrated Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for enterprises. With this initiative, VIL will offer a secure end-to-end IoT solution offering that comprises connectivity, hardware, network, application, analytics, security and support. The offering is designed to simplify and accelerate the digital transformation journey for enterprises. Vi IoT is transforming the...

Tata Power Solar doubles its manufacturing capacity of cells and modules to 1,100 MW Tata Power Solar Systems Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, taking the total production capacity of cells and modules to 1,100 MW. Commenting on the expansion, Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power said, “We are happy to expand our production capacity to meet the...

Ashok Leyland strengthens its footprint in green transport solutions Ashok Leyland, through its subsidiary Switch Mobility Ltd - the U.K. based EV producer of buses and vans, announced its global expansion plans into India and its plan to create two subsidiary companies. The first, Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd, is being formed to carry on the EV strategy in India, which forms part of its global entity. The second is OHM...