ISTS
PGCIL commissions Bikaner ISTS project in Rajasthan
- Jul 26, 2023
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Powergrid Bikaner Transmission System Ltd, has commissioned an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Rajasthan. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that Powergrid Bikaner Transmission System Read more
HVDC transmission planned for Khavda RE scheme
- Jul 17, 2023
Significant power transmission infrastructure involving HVDC technology has been envisaged for a major evacuation scheme related to the Khavda Renewable Energy (RE) zone in Gujarat. The ISTS scheme, officially known as “Transmission system for evacuation of power from potential Read more
Khavda RE evacuation scheme to adopt TBCB and RTM routes
- Jul 13, 2023
The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its recent meeting, has proposed that an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme for evacuation of renewable energy from the Khavda RE Park in Gujarat be implemented using a combination of TBCB Read more
CERC grants transmission licence to five ISTS schemes
- Jul 12, 2023
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), over the past one week, has granted transmission licence to as many as five interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes. For each of these schemes, CERC has also completed the tariff adoption routine. In several Read more
CERC grants transmission licence to Dharamjaigarh Transmission
- Jul 6, 2023
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a very recent order, has granted transmission licence to “Dharamjaigarh Transmission Ltd”. Dharamjaigarh Transmission Ltd was incorporated as a project special purpose vehicle (SPV) by the bid process coordinator to develop an interstate Read more
CEA proposes RTM route for re-conductoring of ISTS lines
- Jul 3, 2023
In a newly released draft paper, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recommended that re-conductoring of transmission lines of the interstate transmission system (ISTS) be carried out under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route as opposed to the tariff-based Read more
Major RE evacuation schemes planned for Khavda region in Gujarat
- Jun 22, 2023
Two important ISTS schemes aimed at evacuating a total of 15 GW of renewable energy from Khavda region in Gujarat have been proposed. The two schemes are officially termed as: Transmission System for Evacuation of Power Read more
REC board approves four SPVs for interstate transmission schemes
- May 18, 2023
The board of REC Ltd, in a recent meeting, has approved the creation of four subsidiaries that will act as special-purpose vehicles for developing interstate transmission schemes. In a stock exchange filing, REC Ltd said that these four entities Read more
NCT recommends TBCB mode for three ISTS schemes
- Apr 20, 2023
The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its recent meeting, has recommended three interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes to be implemented under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. The recommendation has been forwarded to the Read more
NCT approves ISTS scheme for RE evacuation in Solapur
- Apr 17, 2023
The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its recent meeting, approved an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme for the evacuation of 1,500 MW worth of upcoming renewable energy projects at Solapur in Maharashtra. The scheme, estimated Read more