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PowerGrid to launch India’s first 1,200-Kv station

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26 August, 2011 Soon India’s power sector will witness a new era in the transmission segment when Power Grid Corp will launch a 1,200-Kv ultra-high voltage (UHV) test station along with experimental lines in Bina, Madhya Pradesh. The investment for the project is estimated at Rs 800 crore. The company......
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PGCIL laying transmission lines from Shilong to Agra

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27 July, 2011 PGCIL is laying transmission lines with 800kV transformers from Shillong to Agra for evacuation of 6,000 mw of hydropower per day. The transmission corridor, which will run 2,000 circuit km, is estimated to cost 1,200 crore. The project is scheduled for commissioning in 2014. Besides, the corporation......
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RPTL arms seek Rs 700 crore relief for two key projects

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21 August, 2011 Reliance Power Transmission’s arms, North Karanpura Transmission Company and Talcher-II Transmission Company, have moved the apex power regulator seeking cumulative “relief” of over Rs 700 crore for going ahead with the execution of two key transmission projects. Reliance Power Transmission, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, has......
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Tripura demands transmission network for power evacuation

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8 August, 2011 Tripura has demanded erection of transmission line for evacuation of power to be generated in ONGC Tripura Power Company’s (OTPC) 720 MW Palatana project next year. The state government has also been urging for an alternative power evacuation network through Bangladesh from Palatana site following repeated demands......
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Sterlite gets Rs. 225 Order from Powergrid

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26 August, 2011 Sterlite Technologies Limited announced that it has received two new contracts from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for manufacture and supply of power conductors. The first contract is for Sterlite power conductors, that would be used in the 765KV double circuit Champa-Raipur. Pooling Station Transmission Line......
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Pakistan to expedite Guddu, Uch transmission line projects

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25 August, 2011 Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari directed that procedural formalities concerning Guddu and Uch transmission line projects should be completed in time so that the signing agreement could take place in September this year. Pakistan was facing difficulties in meeting its energy requirements. To improve energy resources the......
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Cross-border transmission line: India & Nepal sign ITSA

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27 July, 2011 The much awaited Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur Cross-Border Transmission Line Project moved a step forward with the initial signing of Implementation and Transmission Service Agreements (ITSA) on July 21, 2011 in New Delhi, India. Following the inking of ITSA-Nepal and ITSA-India, the road towards financial closure of joint venture companies......
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Haryana plans Rs. 4,058 crore to boost power T&D

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16 August, 2011 The Haryana government has chalked out Rs. 4,058.55 crore plan to strengthen power transmission and distribution in the state. The state government will add 174 new substations and also increase the capacity of 98 existing substations. The plan would be completed in three years in a phased......
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KEC International wins orders worth Rs. 400 crore

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9 August, 2011 KEC has secured three orders for transmission lines in India, of these two orders are from Private sector customers – CESC Limited & DB Power Limited and one order is from State Utility – Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL, Patiala). Total value of these orders is......
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Tata Power to invest Rs 1,000 crore to lay Cables in Mumbai

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27 August, 2011 The country’s largest private power generation company Tata Power plans to invest around Rs 1,000 crore over the next three years for laying its own cable network in the metropolis for distributing power, a senior company official has said. “We will be investing around Rs 1,000 crore......
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