TATA Power-DDL Innovates Revolutionising Technology for Underground Cable Healing Through Vacuum and Gas

wirecableNovember 20, 2018August 27, 2021

November 20, 2018August 27, 2021

Becomes the first utility in the world to invent this technology. New technology uses vacuum pump and gas to remove the presence of heterogeneous fluid inside cable conductor and prevents failure. In the utilities industry, every day a lot of new challenges arise, one of them is uninterrupted electricity supply......

Tata Power Signs MoU with Russia for Energy Investment

wirecableFebruary 9, 2016February 15, 2016

February 9, 2016February 15, 2016

The company has an installed generation capacity of 8669 MW in India December 25, 2015 Tata Power, on December 24, signed a memorandum of understanding with ministry of development of Russian Far East, Government of Russian Federation, to explore and develop investment opportunities in energy sector. As per this MoU,......

Tata Power commissions additional transmission line between Kalwa and Salsette for Mumbai

wirecableJanuary 6, 2014January 23, 2014

January 6, 2014January 23, 2014

November 22, 2013 Tata Power has always been the frontrunner and a pioneer in providing reliable and uninterrupted power to the city of Mumbai. In line with this, the company announced the commissioning of additional transmission lines in Maharashtra between Kalwa and Salsette. The 220kV line will relieve critical loading......

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Sterlite Helps Tata Power Augment Power Carrying Capacity for a Critical Mumbai Line

wirecableSeptember 21, 2013August 4, 2021

September 21, 2013August 4, 2021

Upgrades the 22 kV IIT Powai-Saki transmission line crossing over a thickly populated slum area comprising closely spaced hutments and hilly terrain – one of the toughest terrains for specialised stringing. Sterlite Technologies Limited announced that it has completed installation and commissioning of a challenging project in the heart of......

Rs. 10,000 crore transmission projects

wirecableJuly 19, 2013April 30, 2016

July 19, 2013April 30, 2016

June 6, 2013 A host of power companies are set to aggressively bid for Rs. 10,000 crore worth of transmission projects. Those in the fray include L&T, Reliance Infrastructure, Tata Power, Sterlite Grid, Isolux and Gammon, which are pitching for the over half-a-dozen transmission projects. However, private players fear that......

4,000 MW Mundra UMPP fully operational

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May 23, 2013June 7, 2013

March 7, 2013 Tata Power said its 4,000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project is fully operational with the synchronisation of the fifth 800 MW unit. With the synchronisation of the fifth unit at Mundra plant, country’s first UMPP, the utility’s overall generation capacity has increased to nearly 8,500 MW,......

Power sector says Budget 2013 is a mixed bag

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April 1, 2013July 22, 2013

February 28, 2013 The Budget has evoked a mixed reaction in the power sector with large players slamming the import duty hikes, but those in the renewable energy space welcomed the proposal to incentivise wind energy projects. While some players criticised the upward revision of the import duty, from 1......

Mundra UMPP transmission line commissioned

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November 17, 2011December 27, 2011

3 October, 2011 Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) said it had commissioned the transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Gujarat. The 4,000 MW Mundra project, being developed by Tata Power, would be the first UMPP to start power generation in the......

PGCIL earmarks Rs 5,000 cr for transmission network in Gujarat

wirecableNovember 17, 2011December 27, 2011

November 17, 2011December 27, 2011

4 November, 2011 Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) has set aside around Rs 5,000 crore for setting up transmission network in Gujarat by October next year. PGCIL’s network would connect Bhachau, Morbi, Lalpar and Halvad at Gujarat’s Kutch district. The company has already commissioned transmission system for two units of the......

Tata Power to invest Rs 1,000 crore to lay Cables in Mumbai

wirecableSeptember 13, 2011September 15, 2011

September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

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......