Posts by T&D India

Aditya Birla Group launches wires and cables business — ‘Ultravolt’

Aditya Birla Group, has announced the launch of the wires and cables business, Ultravolt, marking the group’s fourth new business foray in three years. Backed by an investment of Rs.1,800 crore, Ultravolt will be the second largest player in Read more

Ceigall India receives letter of intent for Gujarat RE evacuation scheme

Ceigall India Ltd announced that it has received a letter of intent (LoI) from REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) for the development of a major common transmission system in Gujarat. The LoI has been Read more

Windergy India 2026: India’s wind sector charts path to 100 GW

India's wind energy sector now as much an industrial and export story as a clean-power.one will take centre stage at Windergy India 2026, the 8th edition of the country's flagship wind platform, organised Read more

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 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