NCT

PGCIL to expand capacity at Tuticorin-II Pooling Station in Tamil Nadu

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been assigned a project seeking to expand transformation capacity of the Tuticorin-II GIS Pooling Station in Tamil Nadu. National Committee on Transmission (NCT) approved this project, estimated to Read more

PGCIL gets extension in implementation timeframe for RTM projects

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has granted extension in completion timelines to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) with respect to projects implemented under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route. This extension has been Read more

RTM route recommended for Paradeep-Andaman-Nicobar HVDC link

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has recommended the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route for the proposed HVDC link to feed electricity to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ANI) from India’s eastern coast. While the tariff-based Read more

CERC grants trading licence to RECPDCL

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interstate trading licence to REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of REC Ltd. In a very recent order, CERC has issued RECPDCL, “Category I” licence Read more

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Lack of response to ISTS-TBCB scheme in Rajasthan leads to RTM route

An ISTS scheme in Rajasthan, originally to be developed under the TBCB route, will now see adoption of the RTM modality, thanks to lack of bidder response despite multiple extensions in bid submission date. In its Read more

TBCB guidelines to be revised for “single-bidder” situation

Guidelines related to the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are likely to be reviewed to tackle situations where there is only one bidder participating. This proposed review of guidelines has been prompted by two recent cases where Power Grid Read more

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No final decision yet on Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link reverse capacity

No final decision has yet emerged on the proposal of enhancing the reverse flow capacity of the 800kV 6,000-MW Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link. In its latest meeting, the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has proposed that a new committee would Read more

GIS versus AIS: NCT to deliberate

The National Committee on Transmission is soon expected to deliberate on whether GIS (gas insulated switchgear) technology would be a better alternative to the originally proposed air-insulated substation, in connection with transmission systems planned for wind energy evacuation Read more

First “Green GIS” on ISTS grid to come up for discussion

The proposal of building what could be India’s first “Green GIS” switching station on the ISTS network will be deliberated by the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) in its next meeting. This plan has been under discussion at various Read more

More evacuation infrastructure planned for Kurnool RE zone in AP

A new transmission system for evacuation of renewable energy from Kurnool REZ in Andhra Pradesh is in the making. This interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme has been named “Transmission system for integration of Kurnool-IV REZ – Read more