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New Delhi, India – October 11, 2018–Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Group recognized GE (NYSE: GE) with the 'Engineering Service Provider of the Year' award for the year 2017-2018.The award was given to GE Power’s Grid Solutions Services team for providing outstanding services to operate and maintain the power distribution system at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Terminal 3 in New Delhi, India.   Read More

Baden, Switzerland -- September 26, 2018: GE Power today announced that technology has been selected by NTPC and Tata Chemicals to upgrade two coal-fired boilers in India with its low NOx firing system. This is the first installation of this technology in India and it will be implemented at NTPC’s 2x490 thermal plant in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh and the 136 TPH Boiler Tata project in Mithapur, Gujarat. GE Power’s technology can help reduce NOx generation by up to 40% from current levels in these units.   Read More

NEW DELHI, INDIA – August 21, 2018 – GE Power (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has been selected by BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) for the supply of one 6F.03 gas turbine and a generator for installation at HPCL’s (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) refinery at Vizag (Visakhapatnam) in India. The order, worth INR 220 crores, is part of the capacity expansion plan of HPCL refinery from the current 8.33 MMTPA to 15 MMTPA. Read More

New Delhi, India – July 12, 2018 – GE Power’s Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GE) announced today the commissioning of the first leg of the mega grid-stabilization project by handing over what will be the world’s largest Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) solution to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for the Northern Grid (NR) in India. Read More

India, July 03, 2018-- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has awarded twin boiler equipment orders to GE Power’s Steam Power business for supercritical thermal power projects at Patratu in Jharkhand and Udangudi in Tamil Nadu, at a combined order value of $72.4 million out of which the scope for GE Power India Limited (GEPIL) is $ 68.3 million.   Read More

Colombo, Sri-Lanka; June 28, 2018: With the demand for electricity growing, managing Sri Lanka’s increasingly complex power grid has been challenging.  GE Power’s Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GE)in collaboration with Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the electricity company in Sri Lanka, deployed the country’s first centrally integrated control and load forecasting system in the state-of-the-art National System Control Center (NSCC) in Colombo. The system will cover 100% of the nation’s transmission pow Read More

New Delhi, India; June 12, 2018: GE Power’s Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GE) has launched in India a first-of-its-kind Advanced Distribution Management Solution (ADMS) in collaboration with Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power - DDL), a pioneer in India’s power distribution landscape. The project has been executed by GE T&D India Limited – the listed entity of GE Power Grid Solutions in India. Read More

New Delhi – April 11, 2018: Setting a milestone for adoption of cleaner coal technologies in India, GE announced today the successful completion of the first turnkey full flow wet flue gas desulphurization (WFGD) unit at NTPC’s 500 MW Super Thermal Power project site in Vindhyachal, Madhya Pradesh. The FGD installation at Vindhyachal is the first limestone-based WFGD commissioned in an NTPC power plant suitable for continuous operation at 500 MW unit for 100% gas flow.   Read More

New Delhi – April 11, 2018: Setting a milestone for adoption of cleaner coal technologies in India, GE announced today the successful completion of the first turnkey full flow wet flue gas desulphurization (WFGD) unit at NTPC’s 500 MW Super Thermal Power project site in Vindhyachal, Madhya Pradesh. The FGD installation at Vindhyachal is the first limestone-based WFGD commissioned in an NTPC power plant suitable for continuous operation at 500 MW unit for 100% gas flow.   Read More

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Chicago, USA Jan 8, 2018 – GE Healthcare has entered into a strategic, long-term partnership with Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) to jointly develop and co-market digital clinical decision support solutions. The partnership will initially focus on products that accelerate and improve individualized treatment options for cancer and critical care patients.   Read More

GE Healthcare's priority is to provide safe products that help improve patient health. Recent publications indicate low levels of gadolinium are retained in the brain following repeated exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). We take very seriously any information concerning possible adverse events associated with our products. Read More

BADEN, SWITZERLAND—November 21, 2017—Aligning with India’s goal to improve the efficiency and reduce emissions of the country’s installed fleet of coal-fired power plants, GE’s Power Services business (NYSE: GE), in consortium with NGSL (50:50 joint venture of NTPC and GE) and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), today announced the milestone results of a steam turbine modernization project at the Ukai power station in the state of Gujarat. Read More

New Delhi– August 23, 2017: GE today announced the appointment of Vishal Wanchoo as President & CEO of GE South Asia effective October 1, 2017. Vishal succeeds Banmali Agrawala, who is moving on from GE to join Tata Sons as President of its infrastructure, defence and aerospace business. Read More

CHICAGO, IL - July 18, 2017 – GE Healthcare announced the world premiere of Heroines of Health, a documentary by Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lisa Russell, MPH.  The film follows three heroines, from India, Kenya and Indonesia, who are overcoming steep challenges and expectations to bring better health and hope to their communities.  Read More

RAJASTHAN, INDIA—June 22, 2017—India’s booming economy and the increasing need for electricity have made the country quickly emerge as one of the world’s hotspots for solar power. Today, GE Energy Connections (NYSE: GE) is partnering with Solairedirect, a subsidiary of Engie, to equip its plants with 140 megawatts (MW) of LV5 1-MW solar inverters as well as a 25-year, long-term service agreement (LTSA). Inverters will be installed in two solar plants with 70-MW capacity each. Read More

Patna, June 20, 2017: GE, the world's premier Digital Industrial company today organized its Suppliers’ Conference in Bihar along with representatives of the Government of Bihar at Hotel Maurya, Patna. Shri Jai Kumar Singh, Honorable Industries Minister was the Chief Guest. The conference was hosted by GE Transportation with the theme “Attracting Industrial Investment in Bihar” and was attended by members from various Industry bodies. Read More

BADEN, SWITZERLAND—May 9, 2017—Following on the heels of its Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence (COE) launch in March, GE (NYSE: GE) has announced an agreement with the world’s largest aluminium rolling company Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Hindalco) to upgrade generation equipment at its Renusagar Captive Power Plant located in Uttar Pradesh, India. The steam turbine modernizations provided by GE will help increase the plant’s efficiency by up to 6 percent and reduce the cost of power generation by approximately $15 million over five years. Read More

È partita la prima fase del progetto UHVDC[1] di Champa, che utilizza la tecnologia della corrente continua ad altissima tensione per rispondere al bisogno crescente di energia nella regione settentrionale dell’India. GE Energy Connections (NYSE: GE) ha, infatti, annunciato di avere trasmesso con successo i primi 1.500 MW di energia.   Read More

BADEN, SWITZERLAND—March 6, 2017—GE (NYSE: GE) today announced its new global Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence (COE), which brings together cross-business experts in its energy businesses to apply a total plant hardware and software solution approach to boost the efficiency of the world’s new and existing coal-fired power plants and significantly reduce their emissions. The global COE, headquartered in Baden, will create integrated solutions as well as provide vision and oversight around the world. Read More