2026

Siemens Energy partners with German shipyard to build 2-GW converter platform for TSO 50Hertz

Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) have been awarded a contract to deliver a new grid connection system for offshore wind farms in the North Sea for German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. The connection, known as Read more

Rajesh Power Services enters Odisha with underground cabling contract

Rajesh Power Services Ltd has extended its geographical footprint to Odisha following an EPC order for underground cabling, placed by the state transco. In a regulatory filing, Rajesh Power said that it has received an EPC order from the Read more

PGCIL receives letter of intent for WR-ER Part A interstate-TBCB scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has received the letter of intent for developing an interstate-TBCB scheme termed as “WR-ER interregional network expansion scheme Part-A”. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that it received the letter Read more

Polycab marks Electricians’ Day 2026 with nationwide outreach

Polycab India Ltd marked this year’s Electricians’ Day, which falls on June 10, with a large-scale nationwide outreach, engaging over 10,000 electricians and their families across multiple cities. A company release said that Polycab’s Electricians’ Day 2026 evolved into Read more

Power ministry approves revised implementation timeframes for ISTS projects

The power ministry recently issued a communication outlining general element-wise implementation timelines for interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects. This advisory follows from deliberations during the meeting of National Committee on Transmission (NCT) held Read more

Bondada Engineering wins solar-cum-BESS EPC order worth over Rs.1,300 crore

Hyderabad-headquartered Bondada Engineering Ltd has announced the winning of an EPC order valued at over Rs.1,300 crore, from NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd relating to a solar PV project and battery energy storage system (BESS). In a Read more

Eight in race for Sakoli intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra

Eight contenders are in the race for the Sakoli intrastate scheme in Maharashtra under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) model. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has prequalified eight entities, Read more

Gooty-Tumkur line traversing Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to be reconductored

The 400kV double-circuit Gooty-Tumkur (Pavagada) interstate line straddling Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is to be reconductored under the regulated tariff mechanism. In its latest meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) cleared this project for implementation by Read more

Union MNRE Minister Pralhad Joshi launches India’s tallest wind turbine by Suzlon

Suzlon has announced the launch of India's tallest wind turbine powerhouse, the S175 (5 MW), following its successful commissioning at Vijayanagar, Karnataka. The launch of S175 represents a strategic step forward in unlocking the next phase of wind growth Read more

Bidders shortlisted for two intrastate-TBCB schemes in Karnataka, three new entrants

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has recently shortlisted bidders, based on their technical bids, for opening of initial price bids with respect to two intrastate-TBCB schemes in Karnataka. The collective list includes three Read more