Electrical & Power Industry News: Power/Electricity Distribution

Power Grid to launch InvIT IPO on April 29 State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) to launch its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) on April 29. PowerGrid, in a regulatory filings with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), said that its issue comprises Rs 4,994 crore of fresh issuance and an offer for sale, the amount of which was undisclosed. It said, “The selling unitholder will be entitled to the proceeds...

EDF submits binding techno-commercial offer for Jaitapur French state-run power utility firm Électricité de France S.A.(EDF) has submitted binding techno-commercial offer to state-run Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd (NPCIL) for construction of six EPR reactors at Jaitapur site in Maharashtra.  As per the offer, EDF will provide the EPR technology for the construction of six reactors. The Group relies on the know-how of its subsidiary Framatome to supply the engineering...

Ola announces World’s Largest Electric 2-Wheeler Charging Network Ola Electric today revealed its plans for providing charging solutions to all its electric two wheeler customers and unveiled the Ola Hypercharger Network, the charging network for its upcoming two wheeler products starting with the Ola Scooter to be launched in the coming months. Ola will offer the most comprehensive set of charging options to its electric vehicle customers through a combination of...

Subex launches HyperSense, an end-to-end augmented analytics platform Subex, a pioneer in Digital Trust, today launches HyperSense, an end-to-end Augmented Analytics platform that helps enterprises make faster, better decisions by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the data value chain. Developed based on Subex’s extensive data analytics experience, HyperSense contains all the Augmented Analytics capabilities enterprises need in one flexible and modular platform. HyperSense‘s unique no-code capabilities allow users without a knowledge...

IEX starts cross border electricity trade on its platform The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s premiere energy marketplace, announced commencement of the Cross Border Electricity Trade (CBET) on its platform. This is a first-of-its kind initiative for the Exchanges to expand their power markets beyond India to the South Asia region towards building an integrated South Asian regional power market. In a remarkable development following the notification of CBET Regulations by CERC...

Schneider Electric partners with top 1,000 suppliers to help reduce their operations’ CO2 footprint 50% by 2025 Schneider Electric has launched the Zero Carbon Project under which the company will partner with its top 1,000 suppliers that represent 70% of Schneider’s carbon emissions - to halve their operations’ CO2 emissions by 2025. The initiative is part of Schneider’s 2021-2025 sustainability goals, and is a concrete step towards limiting the rise...

Procter & Gamble commissions 1MW in-house solar plant at Hyderabad site Procter & Gamble announced the commissioning of its first in-house solar plant at the company’s Hyderabad manufacturing site. This is P&G’s first site in India and only the fifth manufacturing site globally to house a solar plant. Spread over 16,000 sq. mt. and comprising of nearly 3000 panels, the in-house solar plant has a capacity of 1MW clean energy production...

Adani Electricity Mumbai commissions synthetic ester oil filled transformer at Borivali Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML), an integrated power utility, recently commissioned India’s first Synthetic Ester Oil filled 220kV, 125MVA capacity power transformer in its Mumbai transmission network at 220kV Borivali EHV substation. According to AEML, unlike conventional mineral oil filled transformer, synthetic ester oil transformer has higher fire point (>300 deg.C), low heat of combustion (30.8 MJ/kg). Moreover, it offers...

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’ 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...

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...

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...