April 2025

Gautam Solar introduces high-efficiency bifacial solar panel

Gautam Solar has introduced its Rectangular N-Type TOPCon Bifacial Solar Panel, making the company among the early adopters in India to roll out this high-efficiency, next-gen N-Type TOPCon solution. Designed to cater to the ever-evolving requirements of developers and Read more

Bajel Projects completes 132kV transmission Line in Zambia

Bajel Projects Ltd has successfully completed and commissioned the 132kV Single Circuit Coventry – Waterworks, Coventry – Jimmy – Chawama transmission line project for ZESCO, in Lusaka, Zambia.   In a release, Bajel Projects said that the project involved the Read more

Toshiba TDI to expand mfg facilities in Telangana, signs MoU with state govt

Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Pvt Ltd (TTDI), a subsidiary of Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Japan), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana, on April 19, 2025 The MoU intends to Read more

NERPSIP completion pushed further to June 2025

The North-Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) is now expected to be fully commissioned in June 2025. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), of the total 446 project elements envisaged under Read more

PGCIL starts commercial operations on Raipur Pool Dhamtari TBCB project

Powergrid Raipur Pool Dhamtari Transmission Ltd, a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), has begun commercial operations from its interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Chhattisgarh. In a stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that Powergrid Read more

PFCCL incorporates three project SPVs for ISTS-TBCB projects

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has newly incorporated three wholly-owned subsidiaries that will act as project special purpose vehicles (SPV) for as many interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes being developed under the tariff-based competitive bidding ( Read more

Wi-SUN can help accelerate growth of smart metering in India

The Wi-SUN Alliance is a global industry association focused on advancing wireless communication technologies for various large-geography Internet of Things (IoT) applications, including smart metering. In this exclusive interaction, we have Phil Beecher, President & CEO, Wi-SUN Alliance, Read more

CERC grants interim transmission licence to Rajasthan IVB Power Transmission

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interim transmission licence to Rajasthan IVB Power Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt Ltd (DRAIPL). Rajasthan IVB Power Transmission Ltd is a project SPV that is developing Read more

Bajaj Electricals signs agreement with Slovakian firm for tunnel lighting solutions

Bajaj Electricals Ltd has entered into an agreement with SEAK s.r.o., a company incorporated in the Slovak Republic, to collaborate in the field of lighting solutions. In a stock exchange notification, Bajaj Electricals said that the agreement establishes an Read more

Second phase of Ananthapuram REZ integration planned under TBCB mode

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme for integrating 3 GW from the Ananthapuram-II REZ in Andhra Pradesh has been proposed for development under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mode. In a recent meeting, the National Read more