Special Report
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.
Substation capacity addition falls 7 per cent in FY24
- Apr 15, 2024
Addition of substation (transformation) capacity in FY24 was 6.8 per cent lower than in FY23, according to a special study by T&D India.
765kV line addition in FY24 surpasses target
- Apr 12, 2024
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).
Substation capacity addition up 9 per cent in FY24
- Mar 21, 2024
Substation capacity addition in the first eleven months of FY24 was up 9.3 per cent, year-on-year.
Transmission line addition meets only two-thirds of the target
- Mar 6, 2024
The build-up of new transmission lines during the April-January period of FY24 was just two-thirds of the planned addition, according to statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
India well-poised to tap green hydrogen opportunity, says A&M report
- Feb 29, 2024
A newly-released report “Green Hydrogen: India’s opportunity for a strategic shift in global energy trade” by Alvarez & Marsel (A&M), a leading global professional services firm, notes that India is amongst the few countries that are very well positioned to tap the global green hydrogen economic opportunity, which is estimated to be $0.5 trillion by 2050.
Sub-transmission substation capacity to grow 29 per cent by 2030
- Feb 22, 2024
The aggregate transformation capacity of sub-transmission substations is expected to grow by 29 per cent by 2030, according to the recently-released “Distribution Perspective Plan 2030.”
Over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of ISTS-TBCB schemes awarded so far
- Feb 19, 2024
The recently released National Electricity Plan (Transmission — Vol.2) suggests that over Rs.1.2 trillion worth of interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes have been awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route, so far.
PGCIL records major success in ISTS-TBCB projects in FY24
- Feb 14, 2024
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has recorded major success in the ISTS-TBCB market during FY24.
Plan outlay of power CPSUs up 14 per cent in FY25
- Feb 5, 2024
The plan outlay of Central PSUs in the power ministry is estimated to be nearly 14 per cent higher in FY25, as envisaged in the Interim Budget 2024.