by Dale | Aug 31, 2020 | Power Plant
The Srisailam Left Bank Hydel Power Station suffered a major fire outbreak that caused several injuries and fatalities on August 20th. A federal investigation is being conducted to find the cause. Preliminary reports suggest an auxiliary transformer exploded that...
by Dale | Aug 26, 2020 | Power Plant, Utility Industry
UPPTC Ltd, located in Uttar Pradesh India, has shut down sectors of the substation due to a 500 MVA transformer fire in the Sector 148. The fire is reported to have started Wednesday, August 19th. Reports indicate the substation sectors will be shut down for over a...
by Dale | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
Hindustantimes.com has reported that a damaged gas well that has been spewing an uncontrolled release of gas for over 56 days has exploded, injuring three foreign experts. This explosion is the result of a blowout at Oil India Limited’s gas well number 5, which...
by Dale | Jul 20, 2020 | Power Plant
Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday that an explosion at a power plant in the central Iranian province of Isfahan. The news agency reported the explosion was triggered by faulty equipment. No casualties were reported. The managing director of...
by Dale | Jul 14, 2020 | Petroleum Industry
In an effort to meet the rising domestic fuel demands as well as export market, India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said during a webinar on June 16th 2020 that they plan to double the oil refining capacity to 450-500 million tonnes in the next 10 years....
