Given the manifold rise in oxygen demand from both medical facilities and for home treatment of patients due to the second Covid-19 wave, the Ministry of Power has undertaken several proactive measures to facilitate uninterrupted power supply to plants by state utilities. The ministry is monitoring the power supply to 73 major identified oxygen plants,...
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Over 32,000 electricity poles replaced after Cyclone Vardah
The power supply network in Chennai and the neighbouring districts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur suffered a massive blow due to Cyclone Vardah. Thousands of concrete poles fell like pins, high tension towers were uprooted, overhead power lines snapped and distribution transformers damaged.
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Velagapudi gets a major power boost
The Government Interim Complex has been provided 24 x 7 power supply after the Southern Power Distribution Company Limited completed laying of underground power lines. Electrical engineers of the SPDCL have completed laying of an underground high power 600 KVA line to the complex.
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Amethi sends Rs.10 cr power supply proposal to Centre
The district electricity committee sent a proposal of Rs.10 crore to the Centre for uninterrupted power supply in Amethi and Musafirkhana Nagar panchayats.
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Mobility solutions
The total investment required in urban transport works out to roughly about Rs.1 lakh crore per year for the next 20 years. It is important to find appropriate ways and means to be able to generate this kind of investment.The next phase of India´s growth is predominantly dependent on planned urbanisation and the key to planned urbanisation is robust.
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Welspun to set up solar plant in Punjab
Welspun Energy (WEL) announced an MoU with Punjab government to set up solar power project of 150 MW capacity. WEL will invest over Rs 1,300 crore for this project over the next three years.
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NTPCs Sipat plant to supply power to 7 states
As part of NTPCs Western Region II, NTPC Sipat will ensure power supply to the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Daman & Diu as also Dadra & Nagar Haveli. NTPC will source the coal from Korbas Dipka extension mines of SECL for the project at Sipat.
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Cable Corporation of India secures TNEB cable order
Cable Corporation of India has secured an order to lay 129 km of 230 KV EHV cable valued at Rs 140 crore from Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB).
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Siemens wins equipment contract
Siemens AG, Germany, and Siemens India consortium were awarded a Rs 305 crore contract for power supply and overhead equipment by Chennai Metro Rail.