Posts by T&D India

MPPTCL commissions over 135 ckm of six new transmission lines in August 2026

Despite continuous heavy rainfall and challenging weather conditions across Madhya Pradesh during August, state transco Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL or MP Transco) has achieved a remarkable milestone in transmission network expansion by commissioning six new Read more

Bidding initiated for 400kV GIS substation project in Uttar Pradesh under TBCB

The bidder selection process for developing a greenfield 400/220kV GIS substation in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, under TBCB, has been initiated. Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has recently initiated the bidder selection Read more

Salasar Techno completes electrification of Udaipur–Himmatnagar railway corridor

Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd has completed electrification of the Udaipur–Himmatnagar rail corridor in Rajasthan. In a release, Salasar Techno said that the project, awarded by RITES Ltd, on behalf of the Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, North Western Railway, Jaipur, Read more

Waaree Transpower to expand high-voltage transformer manufacturing capabilities

Waaree Transpower Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Waaree Energies Ltd, is investing around Rs.192 crore in establishing a new 500 MVA, 400 kV transformer manufacturing facility. In a release, Waaree Transpower said that the new facility is expected to Read more

MPPTCL’s 132kV Polo Ground (Chambal) substation completes 60 years of service

In the 1960s, a 10-MVA power transformer weighing 25 tonnes, manufactured by Hitachi, was transported by sea from Japan to Mumbai (then Bombay), completing its onward jourey to Indore in Madhya Pradesh by road. This is among the Read more

PGCIL on course to fully commission Koppal-Gadag ISTS scheme in Karnataka

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is expected to fully commission the Koppal-Gadag interstate scheme by end of September 2026. The ISTS-TBCB scheme is termed as “Transmission system for integration of REZ (Phase II) in Koppal II (Phase Read more

CERC adopts tariff of BBMB’s surface hydrokinetic pilot power project

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the tariff associated with the surface hydrokinetic power station to be established by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). In a very recent order, CERC approved the tariff of Rs.3.39 per kWh for Read more

TARIL wins order for NPCIL’s Kaiga nuclear power project, debuts in nuclear power space

Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd has announced winning a large order for the supply of generator transformers for Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Kaiga Units 5 & 6 nuclear power project in Karnataka. The order marks Read more

PGCIL formally acquires project SPV of India’s first pure SynCon project under TBCB

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has formally acquired the project SPV housing India’s first TBCB scheme purely involving installation of synchronous condensers. In a regulatory filing, PGCIL said that the project SPV “Fatehgarh II Transmission Ltd” was Read more

Transmission line addition on ISTS network surges in 4MFY27

Transmission line addition on the interstate transmission system (ISTS) more than quadrupled year-on-year during the first four months (4M: April to July) of FY27. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), a total Read more