Electrical & Power Industry News: Power/Electricity Distribution

Union Budget 2023 | Reaction from Bhupesh Arora, Business Head, Digital Energy, Schneider Electric India The Union Budget 2023 demonstrates the government's commitment to building and expanding the infrastructure sector to boost the economy.  We welcome the government’s move to announce an enhanced outlay on capital investment by 33.4% to Rs. 10 lakh crore, for the infrastructure sector. This will result in more employment creation, increased manufacturing capacities, and the energy sector's...

Union Budget 2023 | Reaction from Shivaji Waghmare, CEO, Fuji Electric India I think Budget 2023 is growth-oriented and it strikes a balance between economic growth and social welfare. It is great news that the budget has provided Rs 35,000 crores priority capital investment towards energy transition and net zero objectives, and energy security. We appreciate the move to extend customs duty exemption to the import of capital goods and...

Union Budget 2023 | Reaction from N Venu, MD and CEO, India and South Asia, Hitachi Energy  InfrastructureIndia needs commensurate infrastructure development to reach its goal of becoming a 5 trillion economy. Over many years, the governments have been investing in capex, pumping the much-needed energy to keep the economy sanguine.This is well reflected in the Economic Survey of 2022-23; Capital Expenditure (Capex) of the central government increased by 63.4...

Captain Electrical to set up new manufacturing plant in Maharashtra The new factory will produce its new range of premium products called AVE for customers around the globe.Captain Electrical Industries announces the setting up a new plant in Maharashtra’s Palghar, with the goal of doubling its manufacturing capacity upgrading from 24,000 sq ft to 150,000 sq ft and creating over 250 job opportunities for the locals.The company's commitment to continual...

MSETCL bags SKOCH award for using drones for patrolling of EHV Transmission Lines Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) have been declared the prestigious ‘Silver’ award winner for using drone technology for patrolling of Extra High Voltage (EHV) Transmission Lines. The 76th SKOCH awards were recently announced in New Delhi and MSETCL bagged this award in the power and energy category. The company is using the drones for inspecting...

B&R introduces a new PLC family: X20 Embedded B&R introduces a new PLC family: X20 Embedded. The PLCs combine high performance and numerous integrated interfaces in a housing only 55 mm wide. That makes them only half the width of comparable devices.With their powerful Intel Atom processors, the new PLCs are also suitable for demanding applications with short cycle times. The compact devices can even control a full-fledged robotics application....

RSB Transmissions partners with Israel’s EVR Motors to electrify India’s LCV market RSB Transmissions (I) Ltd, as part of diversification, has made entry into EV segment to tap wide market potential in LCV segment by partnering with EVR Motors, Israel, who are leading design innovators in EV segment and created benchmark to make EVs more effective and accessible with rich portfolio of global clientele. The agreement was signed in the...

Socomec India announces appointment of Meenu Singhal as New Regional MD Socomec, a global specialist in low voltage (LV) power management, announced that Sushil Virmani, Regional Managing Director, will retire from its India operations effective 31st March. Meenu Singhal, a seasoned leader in industrial automation, will assume the role of Regional Managing Director as of 9th January. He will spearhead all four business applications and play a vital role in...

Atul Greentech announces its foray into electric vehicle space | Auto Expo 2023 Atul Greentech Private Limited (AGPL), a subsidiary of Atul Auto Limited, today announced its foray into the electric space with the unveiling of two electric three-wheelers, Atul Mobili and Atul Energie at the Auto Expo 2023 in New Delhi. Atul Mobili is a passenger vehicle and Atul Energie is a cargo variant with distinct looks, robust build...

ReNew Power installs first 3x platform wind turbine generators in Karnataka ReNew Power announced the installations of India’s first-ever 3x platform Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) in Gadag, Karnataka. The WTGs have a nameplate capacity of 3.3-3.465 MW and are 128-140m in height. They offer significantly improved capacity over models installed in India to date, which typically have a nameplate capacity of 2-3 MW.The new WTGs will be a part of...

Honeywell wins SEAL Sustainable Innovation Award 2022 for its Solstice portfolio Honeywell received the “SEAL Sustainable Innovation Award 2022” for its Solstice portfolio of ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) products. Honeywell's Solstice portfolio has been contributing significantly to sustainability across industries.The SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement, and Leadership) Sustainable Innovation Award recognizes innovations that represent game-changing ideas that bring us to a more sustainable future. The applicants were judged on the...

ABB technology to facilitate energy efficiency savings in Formula E ABB will this year integrate its innovative ABB Ability OPTIMAX energy management software solution into the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, helping to maximize the energy efficiency of the racing series’ at-track operations.Season 9 of the all-electric racing series, of which ABB is official charging partner, begins this weekend in Mexico City, where ABB Ability OPTIMAX will be used...

Honeywell partners with Nexceris to improve electric vehicles safety Honeywell announced today it is expanding its strategic alliance with Nexceris, developer of Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, to help make electric vehicles (EVs) safer. Honeywell and Nexceris will offer advanced automotive sensing technology to help prevent conditions leading to thermal runaway in EV batteries, a phenomenon that causes extremely high temperatures within the battery cell and can result in...

Schneider Electric appoints Binu Philip as CHRO for Greater India Zone Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Binu Philip as the new Zone VP HR (CHRO) for Greater India.Prior to this appointment, Binu was the Vice Presider HR for the International Operations for the Secure Power Division of the company.Binu has been with Schneider Electric for over 7 years. He has...

Sistema.bio's flexi biogas technology gets Govt approval The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, grants approval to Sistema.bio for its biogas technology.Sistema.bio biodigesters are now accredited under the National Biogas Programme, which was recently launched in Delhi to encourage the use of biogas as a clean cooking fuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and provides organic fertiliser for agriculture.“The certification was awarded to Sistema.bio following a...