Electrical & Power Industry News: Power/Electricity Distribution

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...

BPE installs UPS in MOPA greenfield airport in Goa Noida-based manufacturer of end-to-end strategic power solutions, BPE (Best Power Equipments) announced the installation of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) at the recently inaugurated MOPA Airport, Goa. BPE provides critical power products to various Indian and international airports like Singapore. The total multiple UPS capacity supplied to Goa airport is upto 500 kVA. Most of the UPS are working in parallel redundancy which...

Schneider Electric to double its manufacturing capacity; Invests Rs. 425 Cr in Bengaluru Schneider Electric plans to double its manufacturing capabilities with the development of a new smart factory in Bengaluru. With a planned investment of Rs. 425 crore, the new facility will consolidate 6 out of the 10 existing factories of the company in Bengaluru, under one roof. Expanding its presence to a 1 million sq. feet of industrial setup...

Schneider Electric signs MoU with Nettur Technical Training Foundation for Skill Development Schneider Electric announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF), a Skilling Institution in India, to maximize the impact of training and skilling initiative among the youth of the country. Schneider Electric is actively working with various education providers and universities to create a knowledge-based quality workforce in the market by providing...

G R Infraprojects inks pact with IndiGrid for Rs. 5,000 Cr power transmission bids India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), India’s first listed power sector infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) and G R Infraprojects Limited (GRIL), one of India’s leading players in infrastructure sector, have announced a strategic partnership in the Indian power transmission sector. A MoU has been signed to jointly bid for identified TBCB (Tariff Based Competitive Bidding) transmission projects aggregating to...

ReNew Power signs 150 MW agreement with Microsoft ReNew Power announced that it has signed a renewable energy agreement of 150 MW with Microsoft India, in one of the largest such deals in the country. As part of the arrangement, ReNew will produce 150 MW of clean energy from a recently commissioned solar site near Bikaner. Speaking on the agreement, Sumant Sinha, Chairman and CEO of ReNew Power said: “ReNew Power...

Gauri Khan inaugurates Tisva’s new store in Mumbai Tisva, a premium decorative and architectural lighting brand from the house of Usha International, today threw open the doors to its brand-new store in Laxmi Industrial Estate, Andheri West, Mumbai, in the presence of Gauri Khan – who has been associated with the brand since 2016. The artistically designed lighting store will be a one-stop-shop for all things lighting. The Tisva Studio...

GODI India manufactures India's first ever 5.2 Ah 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion cells GODI India, the first Indian company to get BIS certification to sell lithium-ion cells made with home grown technology, has achieved another milestone by manufacturing India's first ever 5.2 Ah 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion cells with an energy density of 275 Wh/kg based on silicon anode technology. The electrode composition has been indigenously developed as per the market requirement....

Dalmia Bharat to acquire Jaypee Group assets for Rs 5,666 Cr Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), wholly owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has today entered into a binding framework agreement for the acquisition of clinker, cement and power plants from Jaypee group flagship company Jaiprakash Associates Limited and its subsidiary / associate having total cement capacity of 9.4 MnT (along with clinker capacity of 6.7MnT and Thermal Power plants...

Schneider Electric launches Altivar Soft Starter ATS480 for the Indian market Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced the launch of Altivar Soft Starter ATS480 in the Indian market. ATS480 is a step towards the evolution of soft starters keeping in mind the necessity for digitalization. Designed for normal and heavy-duty applications, it helps simplify project execution and maximizes the availability of applications even in...

Danfoss India’s Chennai Campus Celebrates 3000 LTI Free Days Danfoss India’s Oragadam facility accomplished a safety milestone of 3000 LTI (Loss Time Injury) free days. It amounts to more than 25-million-man hours of safe operations over 8.5 years since the factory’s commissioning in the year 2014 as a greenfield facility. The event was attended by CMK Raj, Director Gen. of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, GOI (Retd.), Veeraraghavan Janakiraman, Head...

Sterlite Power acquires Kishtwar Transmission Project in J&K from PFC Sterlite Power, a leading power transmission developer and solutions provider in India and Brazil, announced the acquisition of Kishtwar Transmission Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) from PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL). PFCCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), a Maharatna Public Sector Enterprise. The project was awarded to Sterlite Power through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB)...