2025

Hydropower evacuation scheme in Himachal may come up for rebidding with revised terms

An ISTS scheme dealing with evacuation infrastructure for two upcoming hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh might come up for re-bidding with some changes in the scope of work. The bidding process for this ISTS-TBCB scheme was annulled even after Read more

Adani Energy acquires Mahan intrastate scheme in MP, under TBCB

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has formally acquired “Mahan Transmission Ltd” – a project SPV for development of an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme, from bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL). In Read more

PGCIL to expand capacity at Tuticorin-II Pooling Station in Tamil Nadu

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been assigned a project seeking to expand transformation capacity of the Tuticorin-II GIS Pooling Station in Tamil Nadu. National Committee on Transmission (NCT) approved this project, estimated to Read more

Four developers in the fray for Mahan ISTS scheme in Madhya Pradesh

Four developers have technically qualified for opening of initial price bids of an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Madhya Pradesh. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd, based on technical bids Read more

India’s power transmission sector is exceptionally attractive for lending institutions: Avener Capital

In this exchange with T&D India, we have Abhishek Kumar, Executive Director, Avener Capital, giving insights into new paradigms in the power transmission sector, touching upon aspects like enhanced involvement of private sector entities thanks to the TBCB Read more

Bajel Projects wins order from MPPTCL for metro rail power supply

Bajel Projects Ltd has announced the winning of an order relating to developing power supply infrastructure for the Bhopal metro rail project in Madhya Pradesh. In a stock exchange communication, Bajel Projects said that the order placed by Madhya Read more

Senvion crosses 1-GW milestone in India

Senvion India has crossed the 1 GW installed base of wind turbine generators (WTG) in India, a company release said. Coinciding with the 1 GW installed WTG milestone, Senvion India has also completed the manufacturing of 500 nacelles from Read more

RECPDCL transfers four SPVs of ISTS-TBCB schemes to winning developers, PGCIL gets three

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), on March 24, 2025, transferred four special purpose vehicles (SPVs) corresponding to as many interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes, to their respective winning developers selected Read more

CEA

Over three-fourths of loss reduction works under RDSS awarded

  Over 75 per cent of the total sanctioned loss-reduction works, in value terms, under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), has so far been awarded. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Shripad Naik, Minister Read more

PGCIL gets extension in implementation timeframe for RTM projects

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has granted extension in completion timelines to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) with respect to projects implemented under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route. This extension has been Read more