#India

Around 1200 residents experienced a power outage lasting eight hours on Tuesday after thieves stole transformer oil and caused the equipment to break down.

Sterlite Power has commissioned three key elements of its Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project.

MPPTCL has energized a 400 kV, 500 MVA transformer at the 400 kV Suky Sewaniya (Bhopal) substation ahead of schedule.

thyssenkrupp has sold thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India Private Ltd. to the Indian-Japanese consortium of JSW Steel Limited and JFE Steel Corporation.

The centrally funded Comprehensive Scheme for T&D System in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim is expected to commission by March 31, 2025.

The company plans to invest around $250 million in its operations in India over the next five years, contingent on continuing current underlying trends.

Tata Power plans to invest $14.32 billion into new projects in the state of Rajasthan, including the deployment of 10 GW of renewable energy capacity.

A new transmission system for evacuation of renewable energy from Kurnool REZ in Andhra Pradesh is in the making.

A new substation has been proposed in the Indian state of Assam as a path for interconnection between the northeastern and eastern region grids.

India, Karnataka: G R Infraprojects Ltd (GRIL) is poised to secure its third interstate transmission system (ISTS) project through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route….

Tata Power has won its second interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) modality.

Voltamp Transformers Ltd expects to complete the construction of its new transformer manufacturing facility by July 2026.

India’s ambitious solar expansion is currently facing significant challenges due to a severe shortage of transformers.

Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Pvt Ltd is planning to expand its transformer manufacturing capacity by roughly 1.5 times.

KEC International’s new orders include projects in the Middle East, Australia, and the Americas.

The projects will have a cumulative capacity of 3.5 GW.

The plant will be bulit in Surendranagar, Gujarat, fitting with India’s plan to build at least 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy output by 2030.

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted transmission licence to Solapur Transmission Ltd for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme.

Two transmission schemes to transmit 9 GW of renewable power have been approved by the Indian government.

The funding includes almost $819.5 million for the installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore projects, 500 MW each off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

For Halvad, the licence is final while for Pachora it is subject to no objections received to a public notice that the developer will issue.

India, Mumbai: India’s Siemens Ltd announced it will demerge its energy business into a separate listed entity to focus on core businesses that meet the…

The scheme is scheduled to be commissioned within a timeframe of 24 months from the date of award.

The line will augment electricity transfer from India and Nepal, currently taking place mostly through the 400 kV Muzaffarpur-Dhalkhebar cross-border line.