PGCIL
Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC line expected by December 2020
- Jun 24, 2020
Power Grid Corporation of India expects to complete the 800kV Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC line by December 2020, the Central PSU said in an investor presentation. During FY20, PGCIL completed the low-power testing of the aforementioned bipolar HVDC link while the Read more
PGCIL sees no material impact of COVID-19 in FY20
- Jun 21, 2020
Being in the essential service of electricity, Power Grid Corporation of India did not see any impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in FY20. However, the impact assessment of COVID-19 is a continuing process given the uncertainties associated with Read more
CTU operations of PGCIL to be hived off
- Jun 18, 2020
In a very significant move, the Union ministry of power has directed Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) to hive off its operations as the “Central Transmission Utility” (CTU) into a separate entity. The move to separate the CTU Read more
PGCIL fixes quantum of one-time rebate to discoms
- Jun 11, 2020
Power Grid Corporation of India, in a communication to stock exchanges, has informed that it has fixed the quantum of the one-time rebate that it would be extending to discoms. In its board meeting held on June 6, 2020, Read more
GE wins its first 765kV GIS order from PGCIL
- Feb 7, 2020
GE T&D India Ltd has been awarded a contract by the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd for constructing 765kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) bays at Phagi in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. This is GE’s first 765 kV GIS Read more
Siemens builds Protection Automation and Control Laboratory for PGCIL
- Jul 2, 2019
Siemens Ltd has set up the Protection Automation and Control Laboratory, an integral part of POWERGRID Advanced Research and Technology Centre (PARTeC) for Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. The laboratory, located in Manesar, Haryana, is the first Read more
GE T&D India lands substation order from PGCIL
- Feb 26, 2019
GE T&D India Ltd has been awarded a Rs.162-crore contract by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd to extend the 765kV AIS substation and setting up a new 400V/220kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) at Bhuj in Gujarat and extend Read more
PGCIL commissions Jabalpur TBCB project
- Jan 5, 2019
Powergrid Jabalpur Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, has successfully commissioned the Vindhyachal Pooling Station-Jabalpur Pooling Station 765kV double-circuit transmission line. The project, secured through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB), is part of Read more
REC transfers Jawaharpur shell company to PGCIL
- Dec 24, 2018
The entire shareholding of REC Transmission Projects Co Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation) in Jawaharpur Firozabad Transmission Ltd comprising of 50,000 equity shares have been transferred along with all its assets and liabilities on December Read more
GE part-commissions WAMS project for PGCIL
- Jul 13, 2018
GE Power’s Grid Solutions business has announced today the commissioning of the first leg of the mega grid-stabilization project by handing over what will be the world’s largest Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) solution to Power Grid Corporation Read more