Posts by T&D India

Apraava Energy wins its fourth greenfield ISTS-TBCB scheme

Apraava Energy has won its fourth greenfield interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. On August 21, 2024, bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) formally handed over project SPV “Rajasthan Read more

NERPSIP makes good progress in FY25

The Centrally-funded North-Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) has made significant progress in the first four months (April to July) of FY25. NERPSIP is a major Centrally-sponsored power T&D upgrade programme covering the northeast states, except Arunachal Pradesh. During Read more

ABB surpasses 10-GW milestone for RE automation solutions

ABB has surpassed the 10-GW milestone in delivering its automation solution for renewable energy RE plants in India, a company release said. Starting with a 100-MW project about seven years ago, ABB has strengthened its footprint in the renewable Read more

Genus R&D Lab | T&D India

Genus Power wins smart metering orders worth over Rs.3,500 crore

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd has received three smart metering orders, aggregating over Rs.3,500 crore. In a stock exchange notification, Genus Power said that its (unnamed) wholly-owned subsidiary has received three letters of award worth Rs. Read more

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Jharkhand transco terminates contract placed on BGR Energy

State transmission utility Jharkhand Urja Sanchar Nigam Ltd (JUSNL) has terminated a contract placed on BGR Energy Systems Ltd. In a stock exchange filing, BGR Energy Systems Ltd said that the contract entered between the company and JUSNL (Contract Read more

Three qualify for Navinal TBCB transmission scheme in Gujarat

Three developers have qualified for opening of initial price bids for the ISTS-TBCB scheme housed under “Navinal Transmission Ltd”. It is learnt that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), Sterlite Power and Adani Energy Solutions Read more

Vertiv Issues “2023 Responsible Business Report”

Vertiv has released its 2023 Responsible Business Report, which details progress in focus areas, and introduces the company’s “One Vertiv, One World” plan for advancing the principles of environmental stewardship, fostering a safe, inclusive, and engaged workplace, and Read more

Siemens introduces control cabinets made entirely from green steel

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, through its German subsidiary Alpha Verteilertechnik, has launched the latest addition to its line of sustainable electrical products. Now, besides conventional control cabinets, customers globally can purchase its SIVACON 8MF1 industrial control cabinet series, made with Read more

No ISTS-TBCB completions in FY25 so far

No interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism has been fully commissioned in the ongoing fiscal year FY25, so far. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), no ISTS-TBCB scheme Read more

Two SPVs for ISTS-TBCB schemes handed over to PGCIL

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), on August 19, 2024, formally handed over two project special purpose vehicles associated with as many ISTS-TBCB schemes to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), the successful Read more