Posts by Venugopal Pillai

The domestic transformer industry is responding very positively to the supply chain crunch: Atlanta Electricals

On the cusp of a massive upgrade, India’s power transmission sector is providing immense business opportunity to developers, contractors and equipment suppliers. However, signs of supply chain crunch are being felt, particularly with respect to high-voltage transformers where Read more

PGCIL, HG Infra set to clinch interstate schemes under tariff-based bidding

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd (HGIEL) are set to emerge winners for one interstate-TBCB scheme each. Both the entities have emerged L1 for their respective schemes, according to a reliable industry source. PGCIL Read more

Six bidders shortlisted for WR-ER interregional scheme under TBCB

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has qualified six aspirants, based on their technical bids, for opening of initial price bids for an interregional scheme under TBCB. The scheme under discussion is Read more

CERC grants transmission licence to KPS III HVDC Transmission

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted final transmission licence to “KPS III HVDC Power Transmission Ltd,” a subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. The final transmission licence was issued following the interim licence that was granted through CERC’s Read more

Lodha Developers nominated to build Ambernath substation, TBCB mode scrapped

In an interesting turn of events, the Ambernath intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra, the bidding for which was annulled, will now come up as a “Dedicated Distribution Facility” to be constructed by Lodha Developers. The Ambernath intrastate project mainly entailed Read more

PGCIL commissions major ISTS project in Gujarat under RTM

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has commissioned a major interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Gujarat that it was awarded under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that the Read more

PGCIL completes first phase of consolidating TBCB subsidiaries

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has completed the first phase of rationalization of its wholly-owned subsidiaries associated with transmission schemes awarded under tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mode. Based on official information available, effective March 1, 2026, PGCIL Read more

Healthy growth expected in FY27 transmission infrastructure addition

A very healthy growth of over 35 per cent is expected in transmission infrastructure addition during the current fiscal year FY27. The 765kV voltage class is expected to have a much higher share than 400kV and 220kV. Latest statistics Read more

PGCIL, Resonia acquire interstate schemes under TBCB

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and Resonia Ltd, in independent developments, have formally acquired one interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme each, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. The project SPVs were formally acquired from bid process Read more

RECPDCL transfers two intrastate scheme SPVs to winning developers

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has formally transferred the project special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of two intrastate transmission system (InSTS) schemes to their respective winning developers. Both the InSTS schemes are Read more