March 2026

Chhattisgarh adopts TBCB route for intrastate grid development

Chhattisgarh has joined the growing list of states to adopt the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework for development of intrastate transmission projects. It is reliably learnt that Chhattisgarh will soon be floating bids from potential developers Read more

Hind Rectifiers rolls out high-performance copper products from Sinnar plant

Hind Rectifiers Ltd (HIRECT) has announced commercial availability of its new, high-performance copper products: continuously transposed conductors (CTC), paper-insulated copper conductors (PICC), and enameled paper-insulated copper conductors (EPICC). Manufactured at HIRECT’s newly inaugurated state-of-the-art copper processing plant in Sinnar, Read more

PGCIL raises FY26 capex guidance further to Rs.35,000 crore

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has further upwardly revised its capital expenditure (capex) guidance for FY26 (full year) to Rs.35,000 crore. Interestingly, the Central PSU has already overshot this level, as of March 22, 2026. PGCIL, in Read more

New interstate transmission scheme proposed for pumped storage projects in Satara region

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme enabling transfer of up to 4,500 MW for upcoming pumped storage projects (PSP) in the Satara region of Maharashtra has been proposed for implementation under the TBCB route. The Read more

Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 concludes with roadmap for future-ready power sector

The maiden edition of the Bharat Electricity Summit (BES) successfully concluded on March 22, 2026, bringing together policymakers, global experts, industry leaders, investors, and innovators to deliberate on the future of the power sector and accelerate the global Read more

REC & PFC organise session for advancing ‘Make in India’ in power distribution

REC Ltd and Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) convened a high-level vendor development session “Advancing Make in India for Power Distribution,” during the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026. In a release, REC said that the session brought together over 150 Read more

Distribution Utilities Report FY25: Top three utilities maintain ranking

The top three utilities as per the newly-released Distribution Utilities Ranking (DUR) Report for FY2024-25 have retained their previous year’s ranking. Released by the Union power ministry at the ongoing “Bharat Electricity Summit 2026” today (March 20, 2026), the Read more

We see TAYPRO evolving into a solar asset performance partner

TAYPRO Pvt Ltd is a pioneering Indian cleantech company specializing in AI-driven, waterless robotic solutions for solar panel cleaning. In this interaction, we have Yogesh Kudale, Co-Founder & CEO, TAYPRO, discussing how TAYPRO has been addressing critical operational Read more

PGCIL changes plan, will now merge 28 wholly-owned subsidiaries

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has changed its earlier plan relating to merging its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Central PSU will now merge 28 of them, instead of the earlier planned eleven. In a brief stock exchange disclosure, Read more

Maiden edition of Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 commences

“Bharat Electricity Summit 2026” — a four-day global conference-cum-exhibition for the power sector, was inaugurated at the hands of Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on March 19, 2026, at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. Pralhad Read more