September 2024

PGCIL set to dominate Rajasthan REZ Phase-IV transmission scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is set to win an overwhelming majority of the TBCB-based constituents under the “Transmission System for Rajasthan REZ Phase IV (Part 2: 5.5 GW) (Jaisalmer/Barmer)” ISTS scheme. The overall scheme has been Read more

PGCIL named successful bidder for Rajasthan REZ ISTS scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been declared as successful bidder for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme associated with renewable energy evacuation from Rajasthan. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that Read more

Consultant appointed for intrastate TBCB scheme in UT of J&K

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has recently appointed a technical consultant associated with an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. According to information available with T&D India, Read more

We help digitize the power T&D sector: Axis Solutions

Axis Solutions is a prominent player in industrial automation, instrumentation, and control systems, catering to a wide spectrum of engineering industries like oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, coal & mining, etc. Axis specializes in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) Read more

Gautam Solar to enter solar cell manufacturing, plans Rs.1,000-crore capex

Gautam Solar has announced its plans of setting up a solar cell manufacturing facility with annual capacity of 2 GW in the first phase. With an estimated investment of Rs.1,000 crore for the 2-GW solar cell facility, the company Read more

Torrent Power receives LoI for long-term pumped storage capacity

Torrent Power has received the letter of intent of what the company says is the country’s first procurement of long-term pumped storage capacity. In a release, Torrent Power said that it has emerged as a successful bidder and received Read more

BC Jindal Group company Jindal India Renewable Energy announces BESS foray

Jindal India Renewable Energy (JIRE), part of the BC Jindal Group, has announced its foray into the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) segment. The company plans to build 1-GWh battery pack assembly line with LFP (lithium iron phosphate) chemistry Read more

REC targets renewable energy loan book of Rs.3 trillion by 2030

REC Ltd, in a release, said that it has undertaken a non-binding financial commitment of increasing its renewable energy (RE) loan book to over Rs.3 lakh crore (Rs.3 trillion), by 2030. This will increase the share of RE in Read more

NPCIL-NTPC joint venture “ASHVINI” gets formal approval

The Department of Atomic Energy, on September 17, 2024, formally handed over the government approval to Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI) to the respective CMDs of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and NTPC Read more

More evacuation infrastructure planned for Kurnool RE zone in AP

A new transmission system for evacuation of renewable energy from Kurnool REZ in Andhra Pradesh is in the making. This interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme has been named “Transmission system for integration of Kurnool-IV REZ – Read more