TBCB

Wind farm India

Wind tariffs continue to fall in SECI Auction No.3

Nodal agency Solar Energy Corporation of India has completed the auction of 2 GW of ISTS-connected wind projects under the third round of auction. The lowest tariff quoted by developers was Rs.2.44 per kwh, which is Rs.0.20 per Read more

Sterlite

Sterlite Power commissions two 400kV lines in Telangana

Sterlite Power has announced the commissioning of two 400kV lines in Telangana as part of the Maheshwaram Transmission scheme in Telangana that Sterlite is developing on BOOM basis. The lines Nizamabad-Shankarapally (double-circuit) and Maheshwaram-Mahaboobnagar are expected to improve Read more

ERSS

PGCIL to complete ERSS-XXI scheme in 38 months

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) will complete the Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme (ERSS)-XXI progressively in 38 months, the company said in a stock exchange filing. On January 12, 2018, PGCIL took over ERSS XXI Transmission Ltd, the Read more

Guidelines issued for procurement of auction-based wind energy

The Centre has issued detailed guidelines that provide a framework for procurement of wind energy through the tariff-based competitive bidding route. Issued under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003, these guidelines aim at standardizing the tariff-based competitive bidding Read more

Kalpataru

Mega power transmission projects facing RoW constraints

Over half of the interregional power transmission projects awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are facing right-of-way challenges, a study by T&D India suggests. The basic data for the study was obtained from official reports released Read more

PGCIL clinches ERSS-XXI transmission scheme in TBCB mode

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has been declared as developer (successful bidder) for the Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme (ERSS)-XXI in Bihar, which has an estimated cost of Rs.1,320 crore. In a stock exchange communication, PGCIL said Read more

Developers, procurers and investors to benefit from new solar guidelines

The Union ministry of new and renewable energy Read more

Mega transmission projects up for award

In the foreseeable future, interstate power transmission projects worth over Rs.5,000 crore are coming up for award on the tariff-based competitive bidding route. This gives ample opportunity for existing developers to Read more