Yet again in the power sector, Telangana sets a record for the highest ever power demand of 10,429 MW, surpassing its earlier demand of 10,284 MW in March, 2018.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Two mega hydropower plants in Himachal shut
Due to a rise in the level of the silt content in the Satluj River, IndiaÂ’s two mega hydropower plants- 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri plant and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Electric Project- in Himachal Pradesh were shut down temporarily.
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449 MW Duggar power project allotted to NHPC
The decision of allotting Duggar hydro electric project with capacity of 449 MW in NHPC for a period of 70 years after completion of which the project will revert to the state government with specified generation capacity was taken at the cabinet meeting.
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BEST to get 400,000 hi-tech smart meters to track power consumption
BEST will be replacing 0.3 million electricity metre of low-end residential consumers and 0.1 million high-end users with hi-tech smart metres with an estimated cost of Rs 2.38 billion.
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Essel plans Rs 17.5 billion project for EV charging infrastructure in UP
In order to implement the initiative of setting up electric vehicle charging and battery swapping infrastructure under Essel Green Mobility, Essel Infraprojects (EIL) is planning to invest Rs 17.5 billion in a phased manner. In 20 cities, EIL will set up 250 charging stations and 1,000 battery swapping stations.
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Railway shuts 7 halt stations in Trichy over non-viability
Being commercially unviable, the Southern Railway has shut down the seven halt stations in Trichy railway division. Trichy– Lalgudi and Trichy- Riddhachalam passenger trains will not stop at Mandurai.
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UP becomes first state in India to have rapid rail system
Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in India to have a rapid rail system during the first implementation of RRTS. The first corridor network for the rapid rail will be connecting Delhi and Meerut. The plan was presented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
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MahaMetro to build sub-station in Pimpri
In order to power the Pimpri- Swargate Metro rail corridor, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) will be building a 25.7 MW traction and sub-station (TSS) in Pimpri.
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NMMT to set up 18 charging stations and 30 electric buses
30 battery operated electric buses and 18 bus charging stations were approved by the civic transport wing committee. In order to be financed under the Central GovernmentÂ’s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (and Hybrid) Vehicles in India (FAME- 1) scheme, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport had sent a proposal to the Department of Heavy Industry for the project.
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Indian Railways plans on expanding bullet train to four metro cities
With an objective of connecting all the four major metro cities in the country, the Indian Railways is planning on setting up high-speed rail network across Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.