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765kV transmission lines stage comeback in FY22
- Jan 12, 2022
After a very dull performance in FY21, addition of 765kV saw remarkable improvement in the first three quarters of FY22, official statistics suggest. In the first three quarters (April to December) of FY22, India saw the addition of 3,958 Read more
State sector commands highest share in transmission lines commissioned in FY22
- Dec 16, 2021
Latest government statistics indicate that state government utilities accounted for most of the transmission lines commissioned in the first eight months of the ongoing fiscal year, FY22. The statistics, recently released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Read more
Major additions to 765kV lines in October 2021
- Nov 19, 2021
The month of October 2021 saw significant addition to 765kV transmission line infrastructure, with PGCIL commissioning lines aggregating over 700 ckm. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Power Grid Corporation of India Read more
765kV line addition falls short of target in April-July 2021
- Sep 6, 2021
The pace of addition of 765kV transmission lines slowed down in the first four months of FY22, with the actual achievement standing at only around 16 per cent of the planned target. According to the latest statistics released by Read more
Protecting the Great Indian Bustard: PGCIL to file fresh petition for transmission licence
- Sep 1, 2021
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has given the liberty to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) to file fresh petitions for grant of transmission licence for three of its TBCB projects, after PGCIL has sought recommendations of Read more
GE lands major PGCIL order for 765kV transformers and reactors
- Jul 21, 2021
The Grid Solutions business of GE Renewable Energy has won a major order from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for the supply of 765kV transformers and reactors. In a release, GE said that it would be supply 13 Read more
One Nation, One Specification
- Apr 26, 2021
The standardization of technical specification of transformers incorporating the best practices and latest technological developments and future trend is the need of hour to ensure quality, reliability and to have uniform Read more
After a long lull, February 2021 brings cheer to 765kV lines
- Apr 12, 2021
For the first time in FY21, there were some positive signs with respect to new 765kV transmission lines, in February 2021. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), 538 ckm of new 765kV lines were added Read more
Insignificant progress on 765kV lines in FY21
- Jan 11, 2021
There has been insignificant addition of 765kV transmission lines in the ongoing fiscal year, so far, according to statistics newly released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). These CEA statistics giving the latest update on power transmission capacity addition by Read more
GE T&D India lands substation order from PGCIL
- Feb 26, 2019
GE T&D India Ltd has been awarded a Rs.162-crore contract by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd to extend the 765kV AIS substation and setting up a new 400V/220kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) at Bhuj in Gujarat and extend Read more