November 2025

Madhya Pradesh adopts drone-based patrolling of transmission lines

Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has become the first state transmission utility to adopt drone patrolling of overhead transmission lines, on a large scale. In a release, MPPTCL said that extra high-voltage (EHV) transmission lines and tower Read more

Project SPV incorporated for Siang basin evacuation scheme

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has newly incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary that will act as a project special purpose vehicle (SPV) for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in northeastern India. In a regulatory Read more

Resonia granted transmission licence for NERES-XXV interstate scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a very recent order, has granted transmission licence to NER Expansion Transmission Ltd, a subsidiary of Resonia Ltd, which is developing an interstate scheme called “North Eastern Region Expansion Read more

Tata Power and Druk Green Power sign agreements for Dorjilung hydropower project in Bhutan

Tata Power Company Ltd has announced the signing of commercial agreements with Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC) for the implementation of the 1,125-MW Dorjilung project. In a release, Tata Power said that Project will be implemented through a Read more

L&T

PFC Consulting shortlists bidders for Dharashiv intrastate scheme in Maharashtra

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has shortlisted five bidders for opening of initial price bids for an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Maharashtra, deploying the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) modality. The bidders qualified are Power Grid Read more

ENGIE debuts in utility BESS space, wins capacity in GUVNL auction

ENGIE has announced the successful award of 280 MW/560 MWh of battery storage capacity in a recent auction of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL). Part of the 2 GW/4 GWh national tender, this represents one of the largest Read more

APAR unveils “APAR Shakti” green wire

APAR Industries has unveiled “APAR Shakti – Green Wire” latest addition to its cable portfolio. In a release, APAR said that the newest addition to APAR’s cable family, the APAR Shakti – Green Wire, brings together everything the company Read more

Transrail lands new orders worth Rs.548 crore, debuts in a new MENA country

Transrail Lighting Ltd has bagged new orders totaling Rs.548 crore, including a major international transmission line EPC project in new Country in MENA region. In a release, Transrail said that with these additions, the company’s cumulative order inflows for Read more

BESS can fuel India’s clean energy innovation

The Indian government is supporting the manufacturing and deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with favourable regulations. New rules, subsidies, and incentives are encouraging more investment into battery storage which helps bring the costs down and speeds Read more

Seven in fray for Umred intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra

Seven bidders have qualified for opening of initial price bids for an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Maharashtra, where bidder selection is taking place through the tariff-based competitive bidding mechanism. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator Read more