T&D News

Electricity imports by Northern Grid surge in Q1FY25

 

 

Electricity imports by the northern regional grid (NR) rose sharply by 38 per cent, year-on-year, during the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY25.

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PGCIL plans restructuring of its wholly-owned subsidiaries

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is planning to restructure some of its wholly-owned subsidiaries by way of merger or amalgamation.

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ISTS schemes worth over Rs.22,000 crore recommended for clearance

In its latest meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has recommended interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes, with an estimated cost of over Rs.22,000 crore, to the Union power ministry for final clearance.

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MPPTCL conducts emergency live-line repair, replaces 33kV insulator

Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) successfully conducted emergency live-line maintenance to replace a faulty 33kV insulator.

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Tata Power-DDL conducts training programme for SENELEC

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (Tata Power-DDL) has successfully steered a comprehensive Training Program on “Best Practices in Smart Metering” for senior officials from Senegal National Electricity Agency (SENELEC), the national electricity utility of Senegal.

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RE evacuation scheme proposed for pumped storage plants

A major power transmission scheme for feeding RE power to pumped storage plants (PSP) in Maharashtra has been proposed, and this will be developed using the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route.

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CEA to add new chapter in transmission manual, seeks public comments

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed to introduce a new chapter to the “Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria, 2023” and is seeking public comments and suggestions to this effect.

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Madhya Pradesh to tap TBCB market for Mahan evacuation scheme

Madhya Pradesh is planning to adopt the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism for an evacuation scheme associated with the power plant of Mahan Energen Ltd.

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Four contenders in race for ERES-XXXIV project

Four bidders have qualified for opening of initial price bids for an ISTS-TBCB scheme “Eastern Region Expansion Scheme – XXXIV.”

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JSW Group in tripartite agreement for Smart Grid Centre of Excellence

The JSW Group has entered into a tripartite agreement to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for developing smart grid technologies.

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