September 2026

ABB and Rolls-Royce SMR sign agreement on nuclear small modular reactor collaboration

ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rolls-Royce SMR, a nuclear power company developing small modular reactor (SMR) technology designed to reduce project risk, increase delivery certainty and provide low-carbon electricity quickly and affordably across global Read more

WattPower introduces 506KTL grid-forming inverter

WattPower has introduced its advanced 506KTL grid-forming utility-scale inverter, designed to help EPCs and renewable energy developers build grid-ready, future-proof solar projects. As utilities adopt stricter grid codes and renewable penetration continues to rise, the new inverter enables developers Read more

MPPTCL launches comprehensive initiative to protect birds from live transmission lines

In a significant step toward wildlife conservation, state transco Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL or MP Transco) has launched a comprehensive initiative to safeguard birds from the dangers posed by extra high-voltage (EHV) transmission lines. Led by Read more

Our EPC-led approach enables us to deliver future-ready infrastructure solutions: JAKSON Infra

Part of the Jakson Group, Jakson Infra is a leading infrastructure EPC player with a diversified scope of activities including power T&D, metro rail electrification, water infrastructure and civil infrastructure. We have Desh Raj Pathak, Chief Operating Officer Read more

GE Vernova T&D India emerges L1 in PGCIL’s Barmer HVDC tender

GE Vernova T&D India Ltd has emerged L1 in a tender of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) relating to the newly-acquired Barmer HVDC scheme. In a regulatory disclosure, GE Vernova T&D India Ltd (GEVTDIL) Read more

Siemens Energy India commissions its first 145kV SF6-free circuit breaker

Siemens Energy India Ltd has successfully commissioned its first SF₆-free circuit breaker at the 145kV level, for the Goa Electricity Department (GED), bringing its Blue high-voltage technology into operation in India. In a release, Siemens Energy India said that Read more

MERC grants transmission licence to seven intrastate-TBCB schemes in Maharashtra

In a significant development, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in orders issued over the past few days, has granted transmission licences to seven intrastate schemes that were awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. The seven transmission service Read more

The EU battery passport from February 2027: what European buyers will ask Indian exporters for

  From 18 February 2027, certain batteries can only be placed on the EU market if they carry a digital battery passport. For an Indian BESS or e-mobility exporter, the legal duty usually sits with the European buyer. The Read more

UT Administrator inaugurates underground power network in Chandigarh

An underground cabling network project commissioned by Chandigarh Power Distribution Ltd (CPDL) was inaugurated on September 6, 2026 at the hands of Administrator UT Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria. As part of the project, Chandigarh Power Distribution Ltd (CPDL) has Read more

PGCIL receives letters of intent for mega Barmer HVDC and Lakadia-II ISTS-TBCB schemes

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), over the past few days, has received the letters of intent for two ISTS-TBCB schemes, including the mega Barmer HVDC scheme and the Lakadia-II schemes. The LoI for the Read more