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RECPDCL Signs Major Smart Metering Agreements for 33.26 Lakh Prepaid Meters in Gujarat

Newsmantra — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:18:33 +0000

RECPDCL, a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has signed the PIA Agreement and the DDF Agreement for the “Appointment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Service Provider for the rollout of 33.26 Lakh Smart Prepaid Metering (Phase-II Project) under the RDSS Scheme in Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) jurisdiction on DBFOOT basis” on 10.07.2025 at Rajkot, Gujarat.

Further, the AMISP Contract Agreement was also signed by RECPDCL with M/s Bharat Grid Private Limited, a joint venture between Actis and EDF India.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Sh. K.P. Joshi, IAS, MD-PGVCL; Sh. T.S.C. Bosh, CEO-RECPDCL; Sh. Saurabh Rastogi, Executive Director-RECPDCL; Sh. R.J. Vala, Chief Engineer-PGVCL; Sh. Christophe Feuillard, CEO-BGPL; and other officials of PGVCL, RECPDCL, and M/s Bharat Grid.

The key benefits of the project include loss reduction, reduced downtime, better consumer engagement, and improved overall efficiency of the distribution sector.

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PM Modi to inaugurate Gujarat’s first Greenfield Airport at Hirasar on July 27

Newsmantra — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:58:46 +0000

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Gujarat’s first Greenfield Airport at Hirasar near Rajkot on 27 th July 2023. Built over 1500 acres area at a cost of 1,405 crore, the airport has been renamed as Rajkot international airport.

The greenfield airport at Hirasar is 30 kilometers away from Rajkot City, the commercial capital of the Saurashtra region. The airport has 45-meter-wide runway which can park 14 planes at any given point.

The passenger terminal at the airport can manage more than 1200 travellers per hour, during peak hours. The green filed airport is equipped with a solar power system, a green belt, and a rainwater harvesting system.

The air connectivity to the international market will boost industrial growth, especially benefit the Ceramic industry in Morbi, and will generate new employment opportunities in the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for the construction of the international airport near Rajkot in 2017.

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