Electrical & Power Industry News: Power/Electricity Distribution

What Is the Future of Green Building? Ms. Mala Singh talks with Mr. Subhajit Roy Everything you wanted to know about India’s Green Building Movement. @mojo4industry brings you a detailed insight with an exclusive interview of Ms. Mala Singh, a leading green entrepreneur in India. “It's not about what the future holds about green building, building green itself is the future for India,” she said. Tickers • Green business is worship • Green...

Industrial News Bulletin – 6th January 2021 | Headlines for the Industry News Today • Samsung launches New Wi-Fi enabled range of Compact VRF Air Conditioning System • OMRON releases Servo System with high level safety features • Imaginarium joins GE Additive Sales Partner Network to accelerate adoption of metal 3D printing technology in India 👍Make sure to like and subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/mojo4industry, and press the bell icon🔔 to get notifications...

Samsung launches New Wi-Fi enabled range of Compact VRF Air Conditioning System Samsung has launched large capacity Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air conditioning systems in India that can be installed in just 0.5 sq metres of space in premium apartments, villas, bungalows, houses as well as commercial and retail establishments. The new side discharge VRF system—DVM S Eco—promises an extremely efficient, eco-friendly and quiet air conditioning solution and offers a specialized...

Will India's power sector sail through? Mr. Ashok Khurana, Director General at APP on mojo4industry In the year 2020, we all have witnessed an unprecedented scenario unfold with the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on demand and revenue collections of distribution companies has led to a cascading effect on the entire power sector value chain. In an exclusive interview with Subhajit Roy, Mr. Ashok Khurana, Director General at Association...

Leading By Putting People First | Opportunities and Challenges in the Solar Power Sector India is the new hotspot for solar power with a target of 100 GW by 2022. As of 31st August, we had around 36 GW of installed solar power capacity. In 2019, we have been able to install 7.3 GW of solar power across the country, establishing our position as the third-largest solar market in the...

Adani Green Energy wins 600 MW solar-wind deal Adani Renewable Energy Holding Eight Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy on 31st December 2020 received the Letter of Award from Solar Energy Corporation of India to set-up 600 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project. The fixed tariff for this project capacity is Rs. 2.41/ kWh for a period of 25 years. The project is expected to be commissioned in 18 months...

Govt signs MoU with NHPC to make J&K power surplus In a significant development that might be a gamechanger in making Jammu and Kashmir a power surplus region, the government on Sunday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation for implementation and execution of five Hydroelectric Power Projects (HEPs) for generating over 4,000 MW electricity. The MoUs are signed for implementation of 850 MW Ratle HEP and...

ADB, India sign $100 Mn loan to upgrade power distribution system in Bengaluru The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 31st December 2020 signed a $100 million loan to modernise and upgrade the power distribution system to enhance the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Bengaluru city. Beside the $100 million sovereign loan, ADB will provide a $90 million without sovereign guarantee loan for the project...

Industrial News Bulletin - 29th December'20 Headlines: • Keep infrastructure development away from politics: PM • Coal India to set up an integrated solar wafer manufacturing facility • Infosys, Daimler partner for IT infra transformation in auto sector • Tata Power subsidiary inaugurates 5 kW biogas plant in Bihar Keep infrastructure development away from politics: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged to keep the development of infrastructure away from politics. He said that...

Tata Power subsidiary inaugurates 5 kW biogas plant in Bihar TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a wholly subsidiary of Tata Power, announced that it had inaugurated its first 5kW Bio-gas generating plant at Kamalpura (Basaitha) village in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. The plant commenced operations on ‘National Energy Conservation Day,’ i.e. 14th December. TPRMG constructed this plant in association with Grassroots Energy. The plant consumes cow dung which is procured from nearby...

Coal India to set up integrated solar wafer manufacturing facility Coal India Limited (CIL) has received approval from its board to venture into the solar power value chain and aluminium value chain. In a BSE filing, the coal giant said that the board has approved the creation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to set up an integrated solar wafer manufacturing facility to boost the solar value chain. It will also...

PM Modi Inaugurates India's First-Ever Driverless Train Operations Industrial News Bulletin - 28th December'20 | Headlines for the Industry News Today: • PM Modi inaugurates India's first-ever driverless train operations • Adani's deal to buy stake in Odisha Power Generation Corp cancelled • Govt identifies new routes for waterways • Hartek Solar bags 1.8-MW rooftop project from Bikaji PM Modi inaugurates India's first-ever driverless train operations Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train operations...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line today through a video conference. Today the National Common Mobility Card was expanded to the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister termed today's event as an attempt to make urban development future ready. He said preparing the country for future needs is an important responsibility of governance. He...

Adani's deal to buy stake in Odisha Power Generation Corp cancelled Adani Power's agreement with AES OPGC Holding and AES India for acquisition of 49 per cent stake in the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) has been cancelled as the Odisha government, which holds 52 per cent stake in OPGC has exercised the right of first refusal. Earlier in June, Adani Power Ltd had entered into a share sale and purchase...

Hartek Solar bags 1.8-MW rooftop project from Bikaji Hartek Solar, the rooftop solar division of the Hartek Group, has bagged a 1.8-MW rooftop project in the industrial category from Bikaji, a leading FMCG company, in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Based on the latest Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) technology with monocrystalline solar panels, the solar plant at Bikaji’s Head Office in Bichhwal Industrial Area will also be equipped with storage facility. It...