Power Grid seeks ‘viable return’ for India-Lanka undersea link

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

September 8, 2013 Power Grid Corporation is seeking a “viable return” for a proposed undersea transmission cable linking India and Sri Lanka, which has been delayed. The project, with a capacity to transmit 500 MW of electricity, is to be jointly implemented with the Ceylon Electricity Board at an estimated......

Uganda plans major transmission expansion

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

September 27, 2013 Uganda plans to spend $500 million to double the length of its power grid in four years. The country wants to expand its electricity generation infrastructure before its planned start of crude oil production by 2017. At the 15th annual East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) held......

KEC International wins orders

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

September 11, 2013 KEC International Ltd. (KEC), an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders of Rs. 1,004 crore in its transmission, cables, telecom and power systems businesses. Transmission Business In this business, the Company has secured orders in India (Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh), Americas and Kuwait amounting to......

Rs. 2,600 crore power distribution project launched in Odisha

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

October 9, 2013 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Odisha distribution system strengthening project as part of the plan to provide uninterrupted and quality power to the people of the state. The chief minister said the state government would invest Rs. 2,600 crore for construction of 500 new 33/11 kV......

KPTL received new orders of over Rs. 620 crore

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

October 10, 2013 Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) has secured new orders worth over Rs 620 crore, of which major orders are as follows: • Supply and Installation of 171 kms, 400 kV D/C transmission line worth Rs. 463 crore from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited. • Installation of 160......

Southern power grid to be integrated with national grid by early 2014

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November 27, 2013April 29, 2016

September 12, 2013 The southern power grid is expected to be integrated with the national grid by early 2014. To connect the southern grid with the national grid, Power Grid has been constructing an 800 kV transmission link between Raichur in Karnataka and Sholapur in Maharashtra. Currently, the inter-regional transmission......

Statoil, ABB to develop subsea power distribution technology

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

September 5, 2013 Oil and gas firm Statoil and ABB agreed to jointly develop technology to transmit and distribute electricity up to 3,000 m below the sea surface to power subsea equipment. Statoil has been moving more and more equipment to the bottom of the sea, as subsea equipment improve......

SAARC nations discuss issue of power shortage in the region

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

September 26, 2013 Five SAARC countries, including India and Pakistan, discussed the issue of power shortage in the region. “Development of energy sector is at top priority in Pakistan. We would welcome interconnectivity and for this a regional framework within SAARC can be extended further,” Ambassador of Pakistan to India......

$283 billion likely to be invested in MENA region’s power sector

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November 27, 2013January 7, 2014

September 25, 2013 With electricity demand in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries set to grow at an average annual rate of 7 per cent per year, it is estimated that as much as $283 billion (Dh 1.039 trillion) will be invested in the region’s power sector between......

Tamil Nadu waiting environmental clearance for two mega power projects

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November 27, 2013April 28, 2016

September 11, 2013 The central environment and forest ministry is yet to give its nod for two mega thermal power projects in Tamil Nadu despite its own expert committee having given its sanction for the projects, state Power Minister Natham R. Viswanathan said. Speaking at the power ministers conference here,......