2025

REC inaugurates “Experience Centre” at Gurugram

REC Ltd, on March 7, 2025, inaugurated an “Experience Centre” at its headquarters at Gurugram. In a release, REC said that the inauguration was led by REC CMD Vivek Kumar Dewangan in the presence of the board of directors Read more

Transmission infrastructure addition falling short of target

The quantum of power transmission infrastructure addition is falling significantly short of target, as evinced by official statistics. Latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) clearly points out to the fact that addition of new power transmission infrastructure Read more

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PGCIL wins Kurnool-III ISTS scheme in TBCB mode

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has won an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme relating to the Kurnool III Pooling Station (PS) in Andhra Pradesh, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) Read more

ISTS scheme planned to relieve loading on Vindhyachal-Varanasi line

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme has been proposed to relieve overloading on the 765kV Vindhyachal-Varanasi line. In its latest meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has proposed to develop this scheme under the tariff-based Read more

CEA issues guidelines on usage and sharing of OPGW fibre cores

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has newly issued comprehensive guidelines on usage and share of fibre cores associated with OPGW and UGFO cables for power system applications. These guidelines have been formulated to establish a uniform procedure for the sharing Read more

CERC grants interim licence to Bikaner B Power Transmission

In a very recent order, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted interim transmission licence to Bikaner B Power Transmission Ltd, a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In its order dated March Read more

PGCIL gets letter of intent for three ISTS-TBCB schemes

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), on March 3, 2025, received the letter of intent as successful developer for three interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) modality. In a brief stock exchange filing, Read more

GE Vernova T&D India wins Rs.500-crore transformer mandate

GE Vernova T&D India Ltd has won orders valued at around Rs.500 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for the supply of transformers and reactors. In a regulatory filing, GE Vernova T&D India Read more

Siemens and Mennekes accelerate expansion of eMobility charging infrastructure

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Mennekes are partnering to simplify and improve power distribution planning for eMobility charging infrastructure. As part of this collaboration, Mennekes is the first partner to join the Simaris software ecosystem, giving electrical planners access to Read more

PFC Consulting qualifies bidders for five ISTS-TBCB schemes

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has prequalified bidders for five ISTS-TBCB schemes, the final awards of which are expected by end of March 2025. According to a study by T&D India, PFCCL, over the recent past, has Read more