Posts by Venugopal Pillai

Powergrid Narela Transmission likely to fully commission its project soon

Powergrid Narela Transmission Ltd (PNTL), a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), is likely to fully commission its interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme soon. According to a recent report by Central Electricity Read more

Transmission line addition picks up in October 2025 but still short of target

The pace of transmission line addition picked up in October 2025, according to latest official statistics, but the cumulative performance in FY26 is still far below the target. Latest statistics issued Read more

RVNL emerges L1 for railway electrification project

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has emerged L1 in a railway electrification contract related to the Lucknow division of Northern Railway. In a stock exchange filing, RVNL said that the contract relates to design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning Read more

We help transform raw meter data into real operational intelligence: Bidgely

Bidgely is an AI-powered SaaS company accelerating a clean energy future by enabling energy companies and consumers to make data-driven energy-related decisions. In this exclusive interaction with T&D India, Gautam Aggarwal, Chief Revenue Officer at Bidgely, explains why Read more

Ceigall India set to acquire intrastate transmission scheme in Maharashtra

Gurugram-headquartered Ceigall India Ltd is set to formally acquire an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Maharashtra under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), on November Read more

Resonia granted transmission licence for NERES-XXV interstate scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a very recent order, has granted transmission licence to NER Expansion Transmission Ltd, a subsidiary of Resonia Ltd, which is developing an interstate scheme called “North Eastern Region Expansion Read more

Seven in fray for Umred intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra

Seven bidders have qualified for opening of initial price bids for an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Maharashtra, where bidder selection is taking place through the tariff-based competitive bidding mechanism. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator Read more

Atlanta Electricals closes H1FY26 with Rs.2,000 crore-plus order book

Atlanta Electricals Ltd has closed the first half (H1: April to September) of current fiscal year FY26 with an unexecuted order book of over Rs.2,000 crore. In a release, Atlanta Electricals said its order book, as of September 30, Read more

PGCIL targets Rs.20,000-crore capitalization in FY26

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has targeted capitalization of Rs.20,000 crore for the current year FY26. Addressing an investor conference recently, R.K. Tyagi, Chairman & Managing Director, PGCIL , said that the company would achieve capitalization of Read more

PGCIL awaits final MCA order on merger of TBCB subsidiaries

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is awaiting the final order from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) with respect to its proposal of merging 17 TBCB subsidiaries. It is learnt that MCA issued a notice Read more