2026

Apraava Energy acquires ISTS-TBCB project SPV “Ananthapuram Transmission Ltd”

Apraava Energy, on August 3, 2026, acquired the special purpose vehicle (SPV), Ananthpuram Transmission Ltd, for developing an interstate transmission project in Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh. The project was awarded through the Government of India's tariff-based competitive Read more

Schneider Electric and BSES Rajdhani partner to deploy pure-air RMU pilot project

Schneider Electric has partnered with BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) to deploy India's first RM AirSeT 12kV Indoor Ring Main Unit (RMU) pilot integrated with T300 Field Remote Terminal Unit (FRTU), enabling a more sustainable, connected, and future-ready Read more

Draft NEP 2026: Building an Adaptive Electricity System

India must move beyond capacity targets to a grid that is planned continuously and operated intelligently, observes Atanu Mukherjee. India’s reported curtailment and restriction of 8,133 GWh of solar power during Read more

Torrent Power sees higher distribution losses in Q1FY27

Torrent Power witnessed higher T&D losses in most of its licensed and franchised power distribution areas during the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY27. According to an investor presentation, Torrent Power saw higher T&D losses, year-on-year, in Read more

CEA urges adoption of new standards for lower RoW in forest area transmission lines

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued an advisory to all stakeholders to adopt the latest CEA standards while planning new transmission lines in forest areas, with a view to reducing the right-of-way (RoW) requirement. In its advisory dated Read more

New pooling station planned at Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, under ISTS-TBCB scheme

A new ISTS-TBCB scheme envisaging a new pooling station at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh has been approved for implementation. In its most recent meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) approved an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme Read more

ABB India: H1CY26 orders up 36 per cent year-on-year

ABB India witnessed an order inflow of Rs.8,643 crore in the first half (H1: January to June) of calendar year 2026 (CY26), up 36 per cent year-on-year. In a release, ABB India said that orders increased across all business Read more

Tata Power acquires project SPV for Ryapte intrastate-TBCB scheme in Karnataka

Tata Power formally acquired “Ryapte Power Transmission Ltd” from bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) on July 30, 2026. Tata Power had emerged as the winning bidder for the intrastate transmission system Read more

Voltamp plans new dry-type transformer unit at Vadodara

Voltamp Transformers Ltd has proposed to put up a new manufacturing facility for dry-type transformers at Vadodara in Gujarat. In a release, Voltamp said that the facility will have annual manufacturing capacity of 2,300 MVA and will entail capital Read more

PGCIL accounts for over half of transmission line addition in Q1FY27

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) accounted for over half of the total transmission line network commissioned in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY27, official statistics suggest. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Read more