Special Report
Transmission line addition in FY25 falling short of target
The pace of transmission line addition in the current fiscal is falling significantly short of expectations, official statistics suggest.
Six ISTS-TBCB schemes fully commissioned in 9MFY25
- Jan 13, 2025
Six interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes awarded under the tariff-based completive bidding (TBCB) route were fully commissioned during the first nine months (April to December) of FY25.
NERSIP on the verge of completion
- Jan 9, 2025
The Centrally-sponsored North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) is progressing well and is expected to fully commission by March 2025.
PGCIL sweeps ISTS-TBCB market with over 60 per cent tariff share
- Jan 6, 2025
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) clearly dominated the ISTS-TBCB market accounting for a tariff share of over 60 per cent during the first nine months (April to December) of FY25.
Substation capacity addition grows 18 per cent in Apr-Nov FY25
- Dec 27, 2024
Healthy substation capacity addition was witnessed in the first eight months (April to November) of FY25.
No ISTS line addition in November 2024, intrastate network grows
- Dec 19, 2024
There was nil addition of new transmission lines on the interstate transmission system (ISTS) network in November 2024. The entire addition during the month was seen in the intrastate transmission system (InSTS) grid.
Assam and Bihar account for highest smart meter installations under RDSS
- Dec 6, 2024
Assam and Bihar are today the leading states with respect to smart meters installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), according to information tabled in Parliament recently.
TBCB guidelines to be revised for “single-bidder” situation
- Nov 29, 2024
Guidelines related to the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are likely to be reviewed to tackle situations where there is only one bidder participating.
Major HVDC transmission build-up seen in FY28-FY32
- Nov 26, 2024
The five-year period from FY28 to FY32 (April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2032) is likely to see a major build-up of HVDC-based power transmission infrastructure.
Eventful month for ISTS-TBCB project completions
- Nov 19, 2024
The month of October 2024 proved very eventful for the ISTS-TBCB landscape with as many as three schemes getting fully commissioned.