GE T&D India wins PGCIL mandate for asset management centre in Odisha

    GE T&D India Ltd, a listed entity of GE Vernova’s Electrification business in India, announced that it has secured orders from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) to build a state transmission asset management Read more

Licence granted to cross-border transmission line

    Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted licence to the Indian portion of an Indo-Nepal transmission line, owned by Butwal-Gorakhpur Cross Border Power Transmission Ltd (BGCPTL). In a recent order, CERC granted licence to BGCPTL for Read more

Techo Electric re-enters ISTS-TBCB space

    Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL) has re-entered the power transmission development space by announcing the winning of an ISTS-TBCB scheme. In a stock exchange filing, TEECL said that it has won the bid under Read more

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Adani Energy seeks licence for Halvad Transmission

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) is in the process of securing transmission licence for an ISTS-TBCB project that it is implementing through its wholly-owned subsidiary “Halvad Transmission Ltd.” In a very recent order, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission ( Read more

PGCIL set to become single-largest shareholder in NHPTL

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is set to become the single-largest shareholder in National High Power Test Laboratory Pvt Ltd (NHPTL). On April 23, 2024, PGCIL co-signed a supplementary joint venture agreement with all the remaining shareholders Read more

Full completion of NERSPIP expected by end of 2024

    The North-Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP), a major Centrally-sponsored programme covering the northeast states, except Arunachal Pradesh, is expected to be fully commissioned by end of 2024, according to a latest government report. The Read more

PGCIL approves Rs.12,000-crore bond issue

  Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has approved the raising of up to Rs.12,000 crore by way of non-convertible bonds during FY25. In a stock exchange notification, PGCIL said that the company’s “Committee of Directors for Bonds,” in Read more

PGCIL named successful bidder for three ISTS-TBCB schemes

    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been named successful bidder in three interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. In a stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that it has Read more

Tata Power gets transmission licence for ISTS-TBCB scheme

    Tata Power has received transmission licence for its first-ever greenfield interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme. In an order dated today (April 15, 2024), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted transmission licence to Tata Power for 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