WCA March 2014

India Insight

Jindal’s TMT rebars Steel maker Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) is to move into retail with its newly launched ‘Jindal Panther’ brand thermo-mechanically treated (TMT) rebars for construction. JSPL claims that the ribbed TMT rebars have a higher degree of strength, ductility and malleability than standard rebar, producing the best results for construction. “Our entry into retail is spurred with an aim to provide top quality reinforced bars to the housing segment. With this we aspire to serve emerging needs of infrastructure,” managing director and chief executive Ravi Uppal said. He added that Jindal Panther TMT rebars are made from superior quality steel billets with a restricted level of sulphur and phosphorus, complying with the latest Bureau of Indian Standards specifications. Jindal Steel – India Website : www.jindalsteel.com Generation increase Tata Power reports that power generation from its wind farms increased 43 per cent during 2012-13 to 800 million units (mu) from 569mu recorded in the previous year. The company has an installed capacity of 398MW in wind power with plants across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The growth was due mainly to its Agaswadi wind farms, which saw an increased generation of 85mu, and Poolavadi’s increase to 140mu. Managing director Anil Sardana said the company is in the process of developing wind power projects of over 160MW in India. The company is committed to work towards generating 20-25 per cent of its total generation capacity from clean energy sources. Tata Power – India Website : www.tatapower.com

“UHV is an evolving technology, specially initiated by countries with large surface areas like China and India,” said John Yesuraj, deputy general manager, design and technology, Crompton Greaves Ltd. “India’s ambition of a 1,200kV system, which would be a step greater than China’s 1,100kV, is now widely discussed in international technical forums across the world,” he told Business Line . Cromption Greaves announced the setting up of a UHV laboratory to test whether transmission equipment can withstand electrical stress when current of up to 1,600kV passes through it. The lab will enable the local manufacture of UHV products to substitute costly imports. Bangladesh power boost India is to supply up to 500MW of power on a daily basis to Bangladesh. According to a bilateral agreement, India began selling 250MW of electricity to the neighbouring nation in early October. Supplies were stepped up after the Bangladeshi transmission network was strengthened, said sources at Power Grid Corp of India Ltd. According to the agreement, India will supply up to 250MW electricity every day from NTPC’s power plants at the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for 25 years. Bangladesh is free to import the residual 250MW from the Indian open market, and has agreed a short-term deal with an Indian power trading company to buy 250MW a day, supplied by Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. NTPC and the Bangladesh Power Development Board have entered into a joint venture agreement for Bangladesh India Friendship Power Co Pvt Ltd to establish a 1,320MW thermal power plant at Khulna, Bangladesh. Crompton Greaves Ltd – India Website : www.cgglobal.com Regal Carbide Dies Pvt Ltd has added sector shaped TC compacting dies to its range of manufactured products. The dies are made from tungsten carbide with wide entry and exit angles on both sides for smooth passage of the compacted wires. The dies have been made according to the sample of compacted wires provided by clients. The dies are mirror polished for best results. Apart from these shaped dies, Regal makes compacting dies in two pieces. These help in reducing the down time of the machine and avoid wastage, as the wire does not have to be cut in the case of breakage. The die can be opened and the wire can again be fed into the die. Regal Carbide Dies Pvt Ltd – India Website : www.regaldies.com Power Grid Corp of India Ltd – India Website : www.powergridindia.com Sector shaped dies

Highest capacity transmission line

Cables connecting the cities of Wardha and Aurangabad will be the world’s highest capacity power transmission line after its upgrade from the present 400kV to 1,200kV. Nowhere in the world does a 1,200kV line exist, partly because other countries do not need such high capacity lines, although China has a 1,100kV line in commercial operation. The 400km Wardha to Aurangabad transmission system will follow from a 2km pilot line, tested by the public sector PGCIL. The pilot was to study how electrical systems behave when used to carry a 1,200kV current.

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