CERC grants transmission licence for Khavda IV-E2 TBCB project

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted transmission licence to “Powergrid Khavda IV-E2 Power Transmission Ltd” for its ISTS project involving RE evacuation from Khavda in Gujarat. In very recent orders, CERC has granted transmission licence Read more

India’s Strategic Vision for Power Transmission

The significant transformation currently being witnessed in the power transmission sector is crucial to meet the increasing energy needs of the country, which is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, note Rohin Agarwal and Aditya Jain. [caption Read more

Adani Energy wins Pune-III Transmission, its fourth ISTS-TBCB project this fiscal

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has formally been awarded an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme housed under “Pune-III Transmission Ltd” under the TBCB route, making it the company’s fourth such win so far in this Read more

Madhya Pradesh deploys TBCB for its fourth intrastate scheme

Bidding has begun for what would be the fourth intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Madhya Pradesh, being developed under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd ( Read more

Historic ISTS-TBCB project formally transferred to PGCIL

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has formally acquired “Khavda V-A Power Transmission Ltd” from bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) today, November 19, 2024. This project, for which PGCIL was Read more

RECPDCL incorporates two SPVS for ISTS schemes

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has incorporated two wholly-owned subsidiaries that would act as special purpose vehicles for the development of two ISTS schemes to be awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding ( Read more

Eventful month for ISTS-TBCB project completions

The month of October 2024 proved very eventful for the ISTS-TBCB landscape with as many as three schemes getting fully commissioned. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), three interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes awarded under Read more

One new entrant among entities qualified for “Rajasthan 4B” ISTS scheme

One new entrant features in the list of four bidders qualified for opening of initial price bids for an ISTS scheme housed under “Rajasthan IV 4B Power Transmission Ltd.” The new entrant Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Read more

Tata Power acquires ERES-XXXIX Power Transmission, its third ISTS-TBCB scheme

Tata Power has formally acquired “ERES-XXXIX Power Transmission Ltd” – a project SPV for the development of an ISTS scheme in Odisha – from bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL). This becomes Read more

Torrent Power Agra | T&D India

Torrent Power records lower losses in most distribution circles

Torrent Power has recorded lower T&D losses in most of its licensed and franchised distribution areas during the first half (H1: April to September) of FY25. As can be seen in the table alongside, T&D losses in the Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar Read more