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RE evacuation schemes dominate PGCIL’s “work-in-hand”

    Power transmission schemes related to evacuation of renewable energy (RE) account for a dominant proportion of the current “work-in-hand” of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In an investor presentation, PGCIL said that out of the current Read more

CERC grants transmission licence to Pachora, Halvad ISTS schemes

    Through very recent orders, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted transmission licence to two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes, housed under Pachora Power Transmission Ltd and Halvad Transmission Ltd. In the case of Halvad Transmission, Read more

PGCIL targets capex of Rs.15,000 crore in FY25

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has targeted capital expenditure of over Rs.15,000 crore in ongoing fiscal year, FY25. Addressing an investor conference in Mumbai recently, R.K. Tyagi, Chairman & Managing Director, PGCIL, said that though the official Read more

India Grid Trust: Transmission portfolio crosses 8,500 ckm

    The power transmission portfolio of India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) crossed 8,500 ckm, as of March 31, 2024. In a release, IndiGrid said that its power transmission portfolio comprising 41 projects and 49 transmission lines touched 8,692 ckm, as of Read more

PGCIL, three others, in the fray for NERGS-I

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) along with three other bidders have qualified for opening of price bids for an ISTS-TBCB scheme housed under “NERGS-I Power Transmission Ltd.” The three contenders alongside PGCIL are Sterlite Power, Techno Electric Read more

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

Only two in race for Khavda RE evacuation scheme

  Only two bidders have qualified for opening of price bids for a major interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme aiming to evacuate renewable energy from Khavda in Gujarat. It is reliably learnt that only two bidders – Read more

Project SPVs incorporated for Bikaner RE evacuation schemes

    REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has recently incorporated two project special purpose vehicles (SPV) for the development of as many interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes for renewable energy evacuation from Read more

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PGCIL commissions Neemuch interstate transmission system project

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced the completion of an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme, housed under its wholly-owned subsidiary “Powergrid Neemuch Transmission System Ltd”. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said 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