2025

Siemens Energy India Ltd announces new board of directors

Siemens Energy India Ltd (SEIL), the demerged energy business of Siemens Ltd has announced its Board of Directors. The Board of Siemens Energy India Ltd at its meeting held on March 25, 2025, appointed Sunil Mathur, Managing Director & Read more

Bajel Projects commissions two key 400kV transmission lines

Bajel Projects Ltd has announced the commissioning of two key 400kV transmission line projects. In a release, Bajel Projects said that it has successfully commissioned the Raipur Pool – Dhamtari (CKT-I and CKT-II) and Navsari – Magarwada (CKT-I and Read more

Resonia wins Anantapur ISTS scheme in TBCB mode

Resonia (formerly Sterlite Power) has won an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Andhra Pradesh, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL), on Read more

L&T wins domestic and overseas power T&D orders

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the winning of new power T&D-related orders in the domestic and overseas markets. In a release, L&T said that its power transmission & distribution (PT&D) vertical has won new orders in India and Read more

Developer selection begins for intrastate TBCB schemes in Maharashtra

Bidding has begun for three intrastate transmission system (InSTS) schemes in Maharashtra, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. While bid process coordinators REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has initiated the Read more

Second phase for evacuation from Kurnool REZ planned under TBCB

An interstate scheme for evacuation of a further 3 GW from the Kurnool renewable energy zone (REZ) in Andhra Pradesh has been planned under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its latest Read more

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PGCIL acquires Kurnool-III PS ISTS scheme in Andhra Pradesh

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), on March 27, 2025, formally acquired the project SPV of an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Andhra Pradesh, from bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd ( Read more

BHEL wins Rs.11,800-crore supercritical power plant EPC order

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced the receipt of letter of intent relating to a mega Rs.11,800-crore order from a state power generation utility in Chhattisgarh. In a stock exchange filing, BHEL said that on March 27, 2025, Read more

Bihar leads in smart meter installations

Bihar today is the leading state in terms of consumer smart meter installations, official statistics suggest. According to data available on the National Smart Grid Mission portal, as of March 18, 2025, Bihar had a total of 63.55 lakh Read more

Testing of water-resistant cables

In this paper, Benoit Lecuyer deciphers the characteristics of water-resistant cables, the tests applied to them, and how they are used in integrated systems. After oxygen, the most Read more