Posts by Venugopal Pillai

Jakson Green: Order book reaches Rs.5,000 crore

  Jakson Green, in a release, said that its order book position has reached around Rs.5,000-crore. Jakson Green, backed by business conglomerate Jakson Group, said that its renewable energy EPC order book has reached around Rs.5,000 crore, and that too Read more

PGCIL to commission 18 ISTS-RTM projects in FY24

  Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is expected to commission 18 ISTS projects awarded under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route, in the remaining period of this fiscal year. According to information tabled in Parliament, PGCIL, as of August Read more

Long-duration energy storage is imperative to grid stability: LDES Council

Launched in 2021 at the COP26 in Glasgow, The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) is on a mission to replace the use of fossil fuels to meet peak demand by accelerating the market for long duration Read more

TBCB Report Card for 4MFY24: 11 projects awarded, 1 completed

  The first four months of FY24 saw hectic activity in the interstate TBCB power transmission space with as many as 11 new projects getting awarded. According to a special study by T&D India, based on official statistics released by Read more

RDSS: Over 20 per cent of sanctioned smart meters awarded so far

  According to latest statistics released by the National Smart Grid Mission (NGSM), contracts have been placed for a little over 20 per cent of the total consumer smart meters sanctioned under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), as Read more

LED lighting technology opens a big platform for integration: Bajaj Electricals

With a longstanding presence of 85 years, Bajaj Electricals is widely regarded as the pioneer in India’s lighting landscape. Even in the relatively new LED lighting industry, Bajaj Electricals took the lead and has made immense contribution, not Read more

CEA proposes RTM route for re-conductoring of ISTS lines

  In a newly released draft paper, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recommended that re-conductoring of transmission lines of the interstate transmission system (ISTS) be carried out under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route as opposed to the tariff-based Read more

There is immense scope for batteries to support the power grid: Sheru

Energy storage company Sheru recently partnered with power utility BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd to set up India’s first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV battery swapping station in New Delhi. In this interaction, we have Ankit Mittal, Co-founder & CEO, Sheru, Read more

Odisha initiates TBCB modality for intrastate power transmission

  Odisha has initiated the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism for developing its intrastate transmission network. Confirming this to T&D India over phone, a senior official of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (OPTCL), said that the newly-incorporated SPV “Joda Barbil Read more

IndiGrid is actively evaluating transmission schemes under TBCB modality

India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), India’s first power sector investment infrastructure trust (InvIT), experienced some very interesting developments in the recent past. These included winning a greenfield TBCB project, securing additional transmission components under the RTM route and signing Read more