Electrical & Power Industry News: Power/Electricity Distribution

Coal India’s supplies to Power Sector scale up 14% amid rising demand Coal India in a filing to BSE announced that the company has raised its supplies to thermal power stations by 14.2% during the first half of April this year compared to same period last April amid the spiraling power generation. CIL’s supplies have hit 1.64 million tonnes (MTs) per day during this period against 1.43 MTs of similar period...

Sterlite Power acquires 65% stake in MTCIL JV for OPGW Fiber Network in Maharashtra Sterlite Power has announced acquisition of 64.98% equity stake in Maharashtra Transmission Communication Infrastructure Limited (MTCIL) - a joint venture with Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL). MTCIL is a Public Private Partnership for OPGW (Optical Ground Wire) Fiber networks operating on a ‘BOOM’ model. MTCIL operates a fiber network of ~3,162 kms across 35 Co-locations,...

Numeric launches Keor XPE, three-phase UPS for data centers Numeric announced the launch of ‘Keor XPE’, 3 Phase modular UPS at an event held in Mumbai. The newly launched UPS is designed to meet the changing business demands of data centers and mission critical applications. The launch took place during the ‘Data Center Summit & Awards 2022 by UBS Forums’ held in Mumbai.  The scalability of Keor is up to 2.1...

“Fire evacuation a major concern” In the recent past, Mumbai and other mega cities have witnessed many fire incidents. Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) recently stated, the financial capital has witnessed more than 26,000 fire incidents in the past five years. The report also specifies that 324 fires were reported in the city's high-rises alone, between January 2020 and October 2021 period. In all such incidents the number of casualties and...

RR Kabel acquires Luminous Home Electricals business from Schneider RR Kabel, one of the leading electrical manufacturing companies in India and a part RR Global, has today announced the acquisition of home electrical business of Luminous from Schneider Electric. This acquisition will further strengthen RR Kabel’s consumer electricals business which has a diversified portfolio of fans, lights & appliances. The transaction is expected to close in May this year. Speaking on...

Cooper Corporation launches Genset Series for western market Cooper Corporation, one of India’s leading engine manufacturers, has introduced a brand-new world-class Genset range ranging from 5KVA to 250KVA for the western market. The company’s in-house research and strategic alliances with partners such as Ricardo PLCUK, have resulted in the introduction of a truly unique category of power generators. These robust gensets provide best-in-class backup power solutions with minimal CapEx and OpEx spend,...

ELECRAMA 2023 space booking opens from May 16 Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association announced space booking commencement of its flagship event the 15th edition of ELECRAMA 2023 from May 16th, 2022 in a scintillating event held in Mumbai. The launch event was attended by more than 300 CEOs and senior officials from the industry, utilities and diplomats. ELECRAMA, the largest stand-alone showcase of the Indian Electrical and Allied Electronics Industry by...

ABB India expands its Gujarat factory to produce digital technologies for electrical distribution networks ABB India today announced the inauguration of its expanded Digital Substation Products and Digital Systems factory in Vadodara, Gujarat. Located within ABB India’s largest manufacturing campus, this new factory will meet the growing demand for a wide range of digital substation products and digital solutions in India and in more than 50 countries. The manufacturing portfolio...

Panasonic Life Solutions India launches Ecobreez Urban to beat the heat Larger parts of the country are sweltering under the grasp of the prevalent heatwaves with temperatures exceeding the 40 degrees celsius mark. The scorching summer season is almost here is to endure in a country like India. Refreshing our needs this season, Panasonic Life Solutions India introduces it’s a new range of fans Ecobreez Urban, an energy-efficient solution with...

Maharashtra to use Hydrogen energy to generate power: Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut While the Maharashtra government is supporting use of electric vehicle for mobility, the government is now all set to use Hydrogen energy as alternative fuel to generate power. This was announced by State's Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut today at "Alternative Fuel Conclave" held at Pune.  He also announced Energy department's plan to expand base of charging stations...

Hitachi Energy launches OceaniQ for offshore environment   Hitachi Energy today launched its OceaniQ portfolio for the offshore energy environment, which will be showcased this week at the annual WindEurope event in Bilbao, Spain.  Combining cross-industry competence from the power and marine sectors, OceaniQ addresses applications for fixed platforms, floating structures and sub-sea power systems for wind, marine and other offshore operators. Hitachi Energy rigorously designs its OceaniQ products, services and...

ABB India’s Kiran Dutt appointed as Vice Chairman of IEEMA’s LV Switchgear Division Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) has appointed Kiran Dutt as the Vice Chairman of its Low-Voltage (LV) Switchgear Division. His appointment comes ahead of his rich and vast experience spanning over 26 years in this industry. Currently, Kiran is the President of Electrification Business at ABB India Ltd. With this additional responsibility at IEEMA, Kiran will be...

MoEVing launches India’s first multi modal EV Charging Space MoEVing inaugurated India’s first futuristic electric vehicle charging space in Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru. Spread across 12,000 sq ft, this charging space will have high volume electric vehicle (EV) charging points, both fast and slow charging, EV battery swapping stations, EV maintenance stations and EV experience & learning center, all under one roof. Agnostic across OEMs, vehicle types and charging technologies, MoEVing is...

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Magenta to set up EV Charging Stations at Xavier’s campuses Magenta ties up with  Xavier Institutes to install EV charging stations at their multiple educational campuses. This initiative has been started off by the first EV charger installation  at Mumbai's Xavier's Institute of Engineering Campus at Mahim. With this, Magenta will be installing EV chargers across the Xavier’s network of educational institute in India which pervades 83 university colleges, 7...