Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd has been awarded a contract valued at Rs 545 million by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for the supply and installation of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) under the 9th and 11th National Communication Trunk (NCT) projects.
The scope includes installing OPGW on existing main lines that are looped in and out (LILOed) under various transmission schemes in the Northern and Western Regions.
PGCIL invited bids for this project in May 2024.
The New and Green Energy of Assam Limited (NGEAL) has floated a tender for the supply, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of a 25 MW/100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the 400 kV Kurkurmara (Mirza) grid substation in Kamrup district, Assam. The last date for bid submission is November 25, 2024. Bidders must submit a bid security of Rs 10 million and a document fee of Rs 23,600. The project must be completed…
Shilchar Technologies has completed a capacity expansion at its transformer manufacturing facility in Gavasad, Vadodara district, Gujarat. The facility’s capacity grew by 3,500 MVA in August 2024, reaching a total of 7,500 MVA annually, effective from October 1, 2024 (H2FY25). Senior management highlighted that the company is fully prepared to maximize this expanded capacity. Shilchar’s order book currently stands at approximately Rs 4.5 billion, expected to be executed over the coming nine months. Demand remains…
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has been awarded the inter-state transmission system (ISTS) project to evacuate power from the renewable energy zone in the Khavda area of Gujarat under Phase-V (8 GW), Part A. The project will be developed on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis. The project includes the establishment of 6,000 MW, ±800kV HVDC terminals at KPS2 (Gujarat) and Nagpur (Maharashtra), along with a ±800kV HVDC bipole line stretching…
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Agriculture (USDA), has allocated over $2.8bn to support clean energy in the Midwest. As part of this effort, the DOE has secured a loan guarantee of up to $1.52bn for recommissioning the 800 MW Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, marking the first revival of a retired nuclear facility in US history. Palisades, which closed in May 2022, will resume operations, providing clean…
The Swedish government has denied 13 applications for offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, south of the Sea of Åland, citing national defence interests. The rejected projects include Arkona, Aurora, Baltic Offshore Beta, Cirrus, and others, as they posed potential conflicts with Sweden’s military operations. This decision affects various developers, including Hexicon’s joint venture Freja Offshore, which will halt its Cirrus and Dyning projects. Defence Minister Pål Jonson emphasized that in the current security…
GE Vernova, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Woodward, Inc.’s heavy-duty gas turbine combustion parts business in Greenville, South Carolina. The acquisition aligns with GE Vernova’s strategy to invest in U.S. manufacturing and strengthen its domestic supply chain to meet the growing global demand for heavy-duty gas turbines and upgrades. Eric Gray, President & CEO of GE Vernova’s Gas Power business, emphasized the importance of integrating this capability to enhance domestic manufacturing and…