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Alcatel-Lucent to Build Undersea Cable System in Alaska

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015September 28, 2015

September 25, 2015September 28, 2015

ASN will be responsible for the project on a turnkey basis July 31, 2015 Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, said that it has entered into a turnkey contract with Quintillion Subsea Holdings LLC for the design and construction of a submarine cable system from Prudhoe......

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UK-Norway Power Link Contracts Worth EUR 1.5 Bn Awarded

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015July 7, 2021

September 25, 2015July 7, 2021

The link is expected to be operational by 2021 July 14, 2015 Contracts worth EUR 1.5 billion (£1bn) to build the first electricity link between the UK and Norway have been awarded. The ‘NSN Link’, expected to be the world’s longest interconnector, will have a capacity of 1,400MW and run......

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APEPDCL Envisages Rs 2.9K Cr Rural Network Upgrade

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015September 28, 2015

September 25, 2015September 28, 2015

The highest spending of Rs 1,062.18 crore has been mooted for West Godavari district July 29, 2015 The Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) has mooted a Rs 2,894.07 crore project to modernise and strengthen its power supply network in the rural areas under the centrally-sponsored Deen Dayal......

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U.K. Approves the Biggest Offshore Wind Project

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015July 7, 2021

September 25, 2015July 7, 2021

The 2.4-gigawatt project in the North Sea will cost USD 12.5 billion August 5, 2015 The U.K. authorized the Forewind consortium of four European utilities to build the joint-largest offshore wind project in the world. The two 1.2-gigawatt wind farms, called Dogger Bank Teesside A&B, total almost four times the......

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The Govt. to Raise USD 260 Million From Power Finance Stake Sale

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015April 29, 2016

September 25, 2015April 29, 2016

The sale is part of a target to raise as much as USD 11 billion from divestment July 27, 2015 The Govt. is set to raise about USD 260 million from a sale of 5 percent stake in Power Finance Corp Ltd., after the share auction received bids for more......

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World’s Largest Solar Power Station to Come up in Madhya Pradesh

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015April 29, 2016

September 25, 2015April 29, 2016

The project is a joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India and MP Urja Vikas Nigam August 23, 2015 Madhya Pradesh will house world’s largest 750 Mega Watts(MW) solar power station in Rewa district. “Global tenders for commissioning the solar power station in an area over 1,500 hectares at......

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India to See 2,500 MW Additionall Solar Power Capacity: Report

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015July 7, 2021

September 25, 2015July 7, 2021

The govt. has raised the target from 22 GW to 100 GW by 2022 August 18, 2015 India is projected to add 2,500 MW solar power generation capacity this year as the country’s solar market is set to “take off”, says a report. Upgrading its earlier forecast for 2015, Mercom......

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Adani in Talks With Softbank, Foxconn on USD 3 Billion Solar Plan

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015April 29, 2016

September 25, 2015April 29, 2016

The government expects clean energy to yield business worth USD 160 billion in India Aug 20, 2015 Adani Group is in talks with Japan’s Softbank and Foxconn, maker of Apple’s iPhone, to secure investment in a USD 3 billion project to make solar cells and panels in the country, two......

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NTPC Plans Solar Power Push

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015April 29, 2016

September 25, 2015April 29, 2016

The PSU plans to set up a 1,000-megawatt (MW) per annum manufacturing capacity August 07, 2015 NTPC Ltd is exploring options to manufacture solar equipment as part of the state-owned power producer’s strategy to be present across the green energy value chain. To start with, India’s largest power generator is......

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Digital India is the Agent of Hope for Sterlite and Others

wirecableSeptember 25, 2015July 6, 2021

September 25, 2015July 6, 2021

The government vows to spend USD 18 billion ‘Digital India’ drive July 16, 2015 Digital India augurs well for telecommunication cable makers in India. The initiative will lead to a 20 percent jump in orders in each of the next three years and help Sterlite end two back-to-back annual losses,......