October 2025

ABB India launches new production line for energy-efficient drives

ABB India has expanded its local production footprint with the launch of a new line for variable speed drive (VSD) modules at its Peenya factory in Bengaluru. With this line, the local production capacity of drives has increased by Read more

Energy resilience and independence overtake climate confidence, study reveals

As world leaders prepare to gather in Brazil for COP30, a new major study from Siemens reveals geopolitics is reshaping infrastructure strategy, with national energy security overtaking global climate cooperation as the primary driver of the energy transition. The Read more

PGCIL’s TBCB subsidiary gets licence for RTM project

Powergrid Kurawar Transmission Ltd, a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), has very recently received transmission licence for an interstate scheme that will be developed under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) Read more

Full commissioning of 15 ISTS-TBCB schemes expected in Q3FY26

An estimated 15 interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes that were awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding route (TBCB) are likely to be commissioned during the third quarter (Q3: October to December) of FY26. According to an Read more

Adani Energy gets licence for pumped storage transmission scheme in Maharashtra

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its order dated October 24, 2025, has granted transmission licence to WRNES Talegaon Power Transmission Ltd, a TBCB subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. The transmission licence, unless revoked earlier, Read more

REC records highest-ever half-yearly disbursements in FY26

REC Ltd has recorded its highest-ever half-year disbursements during H1 (April to September) of FY26. In an investor presentation, REC said that its total disbursements in H1FY26, at Rs.1,15,470 crore, were the highest-ever in any half-year so far. Read more

Premier Energies to enter transformer, solar inverter business

Solar module maker Premier Energies has announced its plans of widening its solutions spectrum to include transformers and solar inverters, which will be achieved through strategic acquisitions. The company’s board of directors, in its meeting of October 23, 2025, Read more

Bidgely introduces “UtilityAI Pro,” a vertical AI platform for discoms

Bidgely has introduced UtilityAI Pro™, the first and most comprehensive vertical artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed specifically for global utilities, energy providers and discoms. UtilityAI Pro allows technology and digital innovation leaders to deploy Bidgely's advanced machine learning (ML) Read more

Abunayyan Holding and Nextracker to form JV for Saudi Arabia and MENA region

Abunayyan Holding and Nextracker have signed an agreement to form Nextracker Arabia, a new joint venture that will help accelerate solar adoption across the Kingdom and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Headquartered in Riyadh, Nextracker Arabia Read more

EHV transmission line tower failure: 22 cases reported in January-June 2025

During the period January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, 22 cases of EHV transmission line failure due to towers were reported by 11 utilities to the Standing Committee of Experts constituted by the Central Electricity Authority ( Read more