The Central Government is charting a plan to set up three large manufacturing zones for power equipment in different places in the country.

In an order worth Rs 1.2 billion, Hitachi ABB Power Grids India will be delivering its transformers to the government-owned electric locomotive manufacturer, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), for the production of 400 passenger and freight locomotive engines.

The Power Minister pointed out that from the data on item-wise quantum of imports in power sector given by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence (DGCI), Department of Commerce it is seen that many types of equipment like transmission line towers, conductors, industrial electronics, capacitors, transformers, cables and insulators and fittings, etc.

The Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that this was a good time for India to promote electronic manufacturing. Addressing at a meeting with IT ministers of states through video conference on Tuesday,etc .

Contributions from the power equipment industry is 8.1 per cent of the manufacturing sector in terms of value and 1.35 per cent of India's GDP, providing direct employment to 5 lakh people, indirect employment to 10 lakh people, and employment to over 50 lakh people across the entire value chain.

Giving a technological boost to the existing AirSewa app, the MoCA introduces the upgraded and the futuristic AirSewa 2.0

Neeraj Nanda, President-South Asia (T&D, Solar), KEC International speaks to INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY in length about the potentials in India's transmission sector. He also advices DISCOMs to enhance their willingness and preparedness to adopt and drive renewable energy.

Metro railways has become an integral part of the city commute in 10 cities of India and there are as many as 20 cities where metro rail is planned or under-construction.

RaIn an interaction with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Katsunori Ushiku, Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric India (MEI), said that for transportation systems, the company is targeting an annual revenue of US $170 million in India by 2020, partly by strengthening sales and maintenance services for subways and trains, to meet the growing global demand for transportation infrastructure.