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SIKORA’s latest measuring devices for quality control

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014July 13, 2021

September 22, 2014July 13, 2021

August 13, 2014 Highest quality control for various applications SIKORA’s measuring devices are based on the latest optical techniques and X-ray technologies. For the various applications and requirements in production, both technologies contribute significantly to the online quality control during cable production when being used individually or in optimum combination.......

EPEI’s wire and cable plant commences pilot production

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

July 6, 2014 Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry (EPEI) announced its wire and cable production plant, which was established in 2012, has commenced pilot production. Back in 2012, when established with 80 Million Birr ($4 million), the plant was intended to produce copper wires for transformers, electronic products and motors of......

China operates new UHV power line

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

July 7, 2014 China has started operating another ultra-high voltage (UHV) power line, connecting its second-largest hydropower plant in the landlocked west to a province on the east coast. State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the world’s biggest utility and a pioneer of UHV technology, plans to spend 620 billion......

Google, Asian telecoms to build $300 million undersea cable to Japan

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

August 12, 2014 Search engine Google Inc and five Asian telecom and communications companies have agreed to invest about $300 million to develop and operate a trans-Pacific cable network connecting the United States to Japan. To be named “FASTER,” the cable network will have an initial capacity of 60 terabits......

Vodafone and ESB to invest €450 million in 100% fibre broadband network

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

July 2, 2014 ESB and Vodafone signed an innovative joint venture agreement to invest €450 million in building a 100 per cent fibre-to-the-building broadband network offering speeds from 200 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps, propelling Ireland into the ranks of the world’s fastest broadband countries. Ireland will also become the first......

Sterlite Technologies to implement end-to-end rollout of Optical Fiber Network for defense services

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

July 1, 2014 Sterlite Technologies Limited, a leading global provider of transmission solutions for the telecom and power industries, announced that it has secured an Advance Purchase Order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) for end-to-end deployment including design, engineering, implementation and maintenance of a part of Network for Spectrum......

Tamil Nadu to set up power transmission corridor with Rs. 5,284 crore

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

July 31, 2014 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa made a series of announcements covering Energy, Transport and Adi Dravidar welfare sectors running into several crore of rupees. As part of her government’s efforts to ensure uninterrupted power supply and develop the infrastructure for the purpose, 60 sub-stations and 2,500 km......

KEC International wins orders of Rs. 246 crore

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

July 18, 2014 KEC International Ltd. (KEC) has secured new orders of Rs. 246 crore in its Transmission & Distribution and Cables businesses. Details are as follows: Transmission and Distribution Businesses: In this business, the Company has secured orders in India, the Americas, Philippines and Ghana amounting to Rs. 179......

Power Grid Corp to invest Rs. 477 crore in transmission projects

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

August 8, 2014 Power Grid Corp has received approval of its board for investing Rs. 477.24 crore in two transmission projects. The utility will invest Rs. 288.49 crore for ‘System Strengthening – XX in Southern Regional Grid’. Another Rs. 188.75 crore would be put in for ‘Transmission System for Connectivity......

PM dedicates 765 kV Ranchi- Dharamjaygarh-Sipat transmission line

wirecableSeptember 22, 2014June 23, 2015

September 22, 2014June 23, 2015

August 21, 2014 Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 765 kV Ranchi-Dharmjaygarh-Sipat Transmission Line connecting the Eastern and Western parts of the country. The transmission link was inaugurated online at Prabhat Tara, Dhurwa, in Ranchi. In a slew of inaugurations, Mr. Modi also initiated the commencement......