Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Hyderabad: Sterlite Power, a leading global power transmission player, today announced the commissioning of Gurgaon Palwal Transmission Project (GPTL) worth INR 1027 Cr, that will enhance the power capacity of Gurugram and Palwal areas in the state of Haryana by ~2000 MW.
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) has issued a letter of acceptance (LoA) to Honeywell Automation India Limited for the contract worth Rs 76,33,16,727.00 for the supply of telecommunication systems for Pune Metro Rail project. The contract was signed on 25th February 2020.
One of India’s leading renewable energy companies, Adani Green Energy, has reported an impressive 30% increase in installed capacity between April 2019 and March 2020.
India’s mega plans to expand transmission infrastructure to support upcoming and planned renewable energy projects continues to take shape.
The manufacturer Magenta Power has said that the ChargeGrid Flare has been specially designed in partnership with HPCL to offer energy-efficient street light combined with an EV charging point.
Solar power in India has just had a major boost. The country’s government has announced funding that will enable 2 million farmers to invest in irrigation pumps powered by solar photovoltaic arrays.
Tata Power Solar will build the 300 MW CPSU-II for NTPC at an all-inclusive price of Rs 1,730.16 crore (US$ 247.55 million).
NHAI has accomplished construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year 2019-20. This is the highest ever highway construction achieved in a financial year by NHAI.
Under NBM, the government envisages providing broadband access to all villages, including those in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh by 2022.The Central government’s plan to provide broadband services in all villages of the country is likely to see an investment of Rs seven lakh crore with 90% of the contribution coming from industry players.
The Indian Railways, which had announced closure of all passenger, mail and express train services from 24 March to 14 April in a bid to stop the chain of transmission of novel coronavirus (Covid-19), has started preparation to resume all its services from 15 April, sources said on Saturday (4 April).
