ABB wins power products orders worth $56 million in India

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 20, 2014 ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $56 million from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID), India’s central power transmission utility, to supply power transformers and shunt reactors for substations being built to support the country’s ultrahigh voltage transmission grid......

PGCIL to invest Rs 16,300 crore in Bihar

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

December 31, 2013 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), India’s largest power transmission utility, announced it would invest Rs 16,300 crore in two phases in Bihar to ramp up the electricity grid system of the state. The investment would be done through a new Joint Venture (JV) company between......

Alstom wins major 400 kV gas-insulated substation orders for Himachal Pradesh

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

December 30, 2013 Alstom T&D India has been awarded two contracts with a total value of Rs 2,983 million (€38 million) to supply two 400/220/66 kV gas-insulated substations (GIS) at Wangtoo and Gumma in Himachal Pradesh. The projects received from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and HP Power Transmission Corporation Limited......

ADB passes $350 million loan for Madhya Pradesh power transmission

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 18, 2014 The government has signed a $350-million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improving the power transmission and distribution system in Madhya Pradesh. The project would fund about 1,800 circuit kilometres of transmission lines and over 3,100 circuit kilometres of distribution lines, as well as building......

BSNL’s Rs 13,300 crore network project for armed forces faces delay

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 19, 2014 The Rs 13,334 crore alternate communications network that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will build for the armed forces is likely to face delay as the state-run telco is yet to finalise nearly Rs 4,800 crore of contracts for the vital optic fibre backbone package. The Rs......

SCRIPS scheme implementation in Odisha to cost Rs 1,500 crore

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 25, 2014 The state energy department intends to implement the State Capital Region Improvement in Power System (SCRIPS) scheme at an investment of Rs 1,500 crore to ensure stable and uninterrupted power supply in Bhubaneswar. This scheme involves massive overhaul of power transmission and distribution infrastructure. A senior government......

Power projects worth Rs 12,000 crore launched in Bihar

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 22, 2014 Bihar Chief Minister Mr. Nitish Kumar inaugurated various power projects in Bihar. These projects are valued at Rs 12,000 crore. The Chief Minister signed an agreement between Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited, NHPC and NTPC for Rs 18,000 crore power projects at Pirpainti and Karja. The......

J&K draws roadmap for 9000 MW hydro power generation by 2021

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 22, 2014 The Jammu and Kashmir government has framed a roadmap for generation of 9,000 MW hydro power by 2021. In this regard, J&K Hydro-Electric Projects Development Policy 2011 has been notified to encourage participation of the private sector. With the implementation of the policy, a roadmap envisaging an......

Nigerians to get 40,000 MW of power by 2020

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 21, 2014 The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali, has assured Nigerians that the government’s target of generating 40,000 MW of power by year 2020 would be realised, with the expectation of more capacities from Mambilla, Zungeru large hydros and grid power from the solar,......

China to invest $35 billion in Pakistan’s power sector

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March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 25, 2014 China has decided to invest $35 billion in Pakistan’s power sector over five years to help it overcome its energy crisis. This investment in solar, wind and hydel plants will be in addition to projects already initiated by the Pakistan government. Earlier, China agreed to provide a......