Arunachal Pradesh

CCEA approves investment for two hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved investment of Rs.3,689 crore for development of two hydropower schemes with aggregate capacity 426 MW, in Arunachal Pradesh. Both the projects will be developed through a joint venture between NEEPCO Read more

Arunachal & Sikkim grid upgrade completion expected by March 2025

The Centrally-funded “Comprehensive Scheme for T&D System in Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim” is expected to commission by March 2025. According to the latest status report issued by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the scheme was broadly 62 Read more

Arunachal Pradesh told to expedite works under RDSS

The northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh was told to expedite projects under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), during a high-level review meeting at the state’s capital Itangar, on July 8, 2024. Union Power minister Manoharlal Khattar chaired the Read more

BHEL, Patel Engg bag major orders from NHPC for Dibang project

  Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has reported the winning of a order valued at over Rs.2,200 crore from NHPC relating to the Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange filing, BHEL said that the order aggregating Read more

Arunachal Pradesh gets its first GIS substation

A new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation was recently commissioned in Arunachal Pradesh – the first such for the northeastern state. On August 2, 2023, a 132/33kV GIS substation located at Nirjuli, a town in Papum Pare district, was inaugurated Read more

Patel Engineering wins major contract for India’s largest hydropower project

  Patel Engineering Ltd, in the joint venture, has been declared L1 for a civil works package relating to NHPC’s 2,880-MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange communication, Patel Engineering said that its joint venture with Read more

CCEA clears pre-project investment for Dibang hydropower project

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has accorded approval for incurring expenditure of Rs.1,600 crore on pre-investment activities and various clearances for the Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh, being developed by NHPC Ltd.   With an installed capacity Read more

ER NER TBCB | T&D India

PGCIL emerges successful bidder for ER-NER transmission scheme

  Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced that it has emerged as the successful bidder for an interstate transmission scheme spread over eastern and northeastern India, awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. In a brief Read more

hydropower

SJVN to soon sign MOUs for major hydropower projects in Arunachal

  SJVN Ltd is expected to soon sign MoUs for five hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, the development rights of which have been given to the Central PSU. The Arunachal Pradesh, it may be recalled, has accepted the allotment of Read more

Subansiri HEP | T&D India

GE Power resumes work on Subansiri hydropower project

  After a gap of ten years, GE Power India has restarted work on the mega Subansiri hydropower project, which was stifled by agitation at the project site. In a release, GE Power India said that it Read more