January 2025

CEA proposes regional standing committees for power system planning

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed the setting up of regional standing committees for reviewing intrastate and interstate transmission systems. This recommendation is part of the amendment recently carried out to the “Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria”. CEA has proposed Read more

NERSIP on the verge of completion

The Centrally-sponsored North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) is progressing well and is expected to fully commission by March 2025. According to a latest report by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), only five project elements Read more

PM lays foundation stone for NTPC’s green hydrogen hub in AP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on January 8, 2025, laid the foundation stone for NTPC Green Energy Ltd’s (NGEL) green hydrogen hub project at Pudimadaka near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone virtually from Visakhapatnam Read more

BHEL commissions two units of Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project in Bhutan

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced the successful commissioning of two units of the 6x170-MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II) in Bhutan. Executed as part of a bilateral agreement between the Government of India and the Royal Government of Read more

IREDA sanctions Rs.2,128-crore loan to GMR Group entities for smart metering projects

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has sanctioned a total loan of Rs.2,128 crore to three special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of GMR Smart Electricity Distributions Pvt Ltd (GSEDPL). In a communication to stock exchanges, GSEDPL informed that the IREDA Read more

Bidding deadline extended for Anantapur REZ ISTS scheme

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has extended the bid submission date for an ISTS-TBCB scheme related to the Anantapur-II renewable energy zone in Andhra Pradesh. The submission date for both technical and financial bids Read more

Larsen & Toubro wins domestic and overseas power T&D orders

The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) business vertical of Larsen & Toubro Ltd has won new orders in India and the Middle East. In a release, L&T said that its PT&D division has won an order to implement advanced Read more

PGCIL receives letter of intent for two ISTS-TBCB schemes

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been named successful bidder for two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mode. In a stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that it has Read more

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Sterlite Grid 32 Ltd refinances Mumbai Ujra Marg project

Sterlite Grid 32 Ltd (SGL32) has successfully refinanced its Mumbai Urja Transmission Limited ('MUML') Project by way of listed non-convertible debentures. It may be recalled that the infrastructure business of Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd was demerged into Sterlite Grid Read more

PGCIL sweeps ISTS-TBCB market with over 60 per cent tariff share

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) clearly dominated the ISTS-TBCB market accounting for a tariff share of over 60 per cent during the first nine months (April to December) of FY25. According to a special study by T&D Read more