The state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) is expected to complete the 132 kV Narok–Bomet line in 11 months. The new line will also help alleviate strain on the 132 kV Muhoroni–Chemosit and Kisumu–Muhoroni lines, both grappling with overload issues. The scope of the project involved the construction of a...
The Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy has established the framework for implementing the viability gap funding programme, aimed at developing battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a capacity of 4,000 MWh. The minister emphasised the decline in the cost of BESS in recent years. He...
Torrent Power has been issued the letter of intent by PFC Consulting for the development of an inter-state transmission system (ISTS) to facilitate the power evacuation from 1,500 MW clean energy projects located in Solapur, Maharashtra. The annual transmission charges stand at Rs 500 million. The project will be...
Battery-integrated EV charging station provider FreeWire Technologies has unveiled the Boost Power Pro product within the company’s Pro Series line of chargers. All FreeWire chargers use built-in energy storage to allow charger owners to participate in bidirectional power sharing, blackout charging and site backup power. The Pro Series offers the following...
SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL) has signed the power usage agreement with Jammu & Kashmir Power Corporation Limited (JKPCL) for 300 MW solar power capacity. The 300 MW power shall be supplied to JKPCL from the under construction 1,000 MW Bikaner solar project which is being developed under the central-public...
Skipper Limited has secured a new Rs 7.37 billion order for designing, supplying, and constructing a 765 kV transmission line project for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). As a leading manufacturer of power transmission and distribution structures, Skipper is well-known for its expertise in delivering high-quality infrastructure...
The state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has energised the 94-km, 132 kV Isinya–Namanga transmission line project to enhance power supply reliability in Namanga town and its surroundings. The region was previously served by a 140- km, 33 kV medium voltage line from another state-owned power utility, Kenya Power and...
⦁ Rightcharge launches its latest technology that covers an employee’s home charging costs by making direct payment to their energy account, regardless of their home energy supplier⦁ Drivers can digitally link their home energy accounts so that any changes to their home tariff rates are immediately detected, regardless of...
Servotech Power Systems Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 1.02 billion for 1500 DC fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and other leading EV charger original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). This order encompasses two variants of chargers, namely 60 kW and 120 kW, with the...
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has directed the power exchanges to hold a comprehensive review of operations at power exchanges to ascertain that they comply with the CERC (Power Market) Regulations, 2021. As per the order, there shall be no manual entry of bids by the power exchanges on...