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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 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
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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
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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.
“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.
Crompton Greaves Ltd – India
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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.
Power Grid Corp of India Ltd – India
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Sector shaped dies
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
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