Amol Kotwal, Director, Energy & Power Systems Practice, Frost & Sullivan, speaks on what can be done to turn around the distribution scenario in the country to boost the prospects of the power sector.
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Tag: transmission
L And T bags PowerGrid contract
The Power Transmission & Distribution business of Larsen & Toubro has bagged a contract from the Power Grid Corporation of India for executing 400/220 kV GIS substation at Pandiabil in Odisha
FDI in infrastructure: Key Challenges
In addition to fuel shortage for thermal power projects, the power sector in general suffers from regulatory delays, chief of which are the land acquisition and environmental clearance issues.
L&T bags Rs 1,832 crore contracts
Larsen & Toubro has bagged contracts worth Rs 1,832 crore from various business segments since July.
Mysore-Kozhikode power line gets nod
Despite protests from environmentalists, the Karnataka state government has decided to go ahead with drawing of a 400 kV power line from My- sore to Kozhikode via Kodagu, to evacuate power from Kaiga nuclear plant, near Karwar.
Alstom bags Rs.3,250 cr PowerGrid contract for transmission link
Alstom has been awarded Euro 400 million (Rs 3,250 crore) from Power Grid Corporation for building a transmission link between Haryana and Chhattisgarh.
TN power transmission corridor to be set up
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa made a series of announcements covering energy, transport and Adi Dravidar welfare sectors running into several crores of rupees.
Power Person
Vimal Kejriwal is President - Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Business, of KEC International Limited (KEC), a billion dollar infrastructure Engineering Procurement Construction
Govt approves Rs 12,500 crore transmission projects
The Ministry of Power has approved nine new projects with an aggregate cost of over Rs 12,500 crore. These transmission projects will benefit several states such as Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra etc, by enabling
PowerGrid to invest in Gujarat
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) will invest Rs 5,800 crore for upgrading its network in Gujarat over the next three to four years, its Executive Director DK Singh has said.




