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Record substation capacity addition likely in FY25

    India is likely to witness record transformation capacity addition in FY25, going by official statistics. Latest reports by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest that in the current fiscal year FY25 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, Read more

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Lower transmission line addition expected by private sector in FY25

    Private sector entities are likely to commission a lesser quantum of transmission lines in FY25 as compared with FY24, official statistics indicate. An analysis by T&D India based on statistics newly released by Central Electricity Authority ( Read more

Five ISTS-TBCB projects scheduled to complete in Q1FY25

    By end of the first quarter of FY25, five interstate transmission schemes (ISTS) schemes awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are scheduled to complete, thereby capitalizing assets worth over Rs.5,000 crore. According to a special study done Read more

Uttar Pradesh tops in transmission line addition by state utilities

    Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the leading state with respect to addition of transmission lines by state transmission utilities in FY24, statistics by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest. In FY24, state utility Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Read more

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PMDP-2015 expected to be fully commissioned by October 2025

    Power T&D upgrade in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh, envisaged under the “Prime Minister Development Package – 2015” project, is expected to be fully commissioned by October 2025. According to statistics recently released by Read more

765kV line addition in FY24 surpasses target

    The quantum of 765kV lines added in FY24 has surpassed the target set for the period, according to recent statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). For FY24, the target for 765kV line addition was 2,076 Read more

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Maintaining aluminium quality standards: CEA issues advisory

    The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), on March 27, 2024, issued an advisory for implementation of BIS Standards and Quality Control orders related to aluminium ingots, wire rods and wires used in the manufacture of power Read more

Substation capacity addition up 9 per cent in FY24

  Substation capacity addition in the first eleven months of FY24 was up 9.3 per cent, year-on-year. According to recent statistics issued by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India added 54,493 MVA of substation capacity in the first Read more

Fourth edition of “Lineman Diwas” on March 4

    Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power is organizing the celebration of the fourth edition of 'Lineman Diwas', in New Delhi on March 4, 2024. The day is being celebrated in order to recognize the tireless Read more

Over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of ISTS-TBCB schemes awarded so far

    The recently released National Electricity Plan (Transmission -- Vol.2) suggests that over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes have been awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route, so far. According to the Read more