Posts by T&D India

Why 2025 changed the way India looks at transmission

If there is one honest way to describe 2025 for India’s power sector, it is this: the year forced us to confront our weakest link, notes Arun Sharma.   Read more

Second Meeting of India Energy Stack taskforce reviews Version 0.2 draft

The second meeting of the India Energy Stack (IES) Taskforce was held in New Delhi, on December 19, 2025. The meeting reviewed the Version 0.2 drafts of the IES Strategy and Architecture documents, which have been developed based on Read more

Salasar Techno secures 400kV transmission line project in Uttar Pradesh

Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd has been awarded a Rs.232-crore turnkey transmission line project by Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (UPPTCL).   Scope of work The project awarded in November 2025 entails the engineering, detailed design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning Read more

PGCIL approves refurbishment of Chandrapur back-to-back HVDC station

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has approved capital expenditure for refurbishing the Chandrapur back-to-back HVDC station in Maharashtra. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that the company’s board of directors, in its meeting held on Read more

MPPTCL successfully conducts “black-start” mock drill at substation in Satna

To assess emergency preparedness of the transmission grid and to test system restoration capability, a Black Start Mock Drill Exercise was successfully conducted through coordinated efforts of Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) substation and the Tones Read more

Patel Engineering signs MoU for Gongri hydropower project revival

Patel Engineering Ltd has announced the signing of an MoU with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh for the restoration and development of the 144-MW Gongri hydropower project in West Kameng district of the northeastern state. The Gongri Hydroelectric Project, Read more

CERC grants interim transmission licence to PGCIL’s Mandsaur RE scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interim transmission licence to “Mandsaur I RE Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The interim licence was granted by CERC in its Read more

KETRACO signs PPP agreement with PGCIL and Africa50 for transmission project in Kenya

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (KETRACO) recently signed a transformative public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with a consortium comprising Africa50 and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), marking a significant milestone in the expansion and modernization of Kenya’s Read more

What’s Next for India’s Solar Supply Chain

India’s solar revolution is entering a new phase. Domestic manufacturing, anchored in the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, is no longer just about adding gigawatts of capacity it is about building a resilient ecosystem that also powers both India’s Read more

PGCIL wins SR-ER interregional scheme under tariff-based bidding

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has emerged as the successful bidder, under the TBCB framework, for developing an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme aimed at interregional strengthening between the southern and eastern regional grids. In a brief Read more