Posts by Venugopal Pillai

PGCIL’s equity investment limit in subsidiaries enhanced to Rs.7,500 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an enhanced limit of equity investment that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) can make in its subsidiaries. This enhanced Read more

Transformation capacity addition on ISTS exceeds that of intrastate network in FY26

The first ten-month period (April to January) of the ongoing fiscal year FY26 has seen more transformation capacity getting commissioned on the interstate transmission system (ISTS) than on its intrastate (InSTS) counterpart, official statistics suggest. According to latest statistics Read more

Prospects brighten up for Tata Power’s interstate-TBCB schemes in Odisha

Prospects for two interstate-TBCB schemes of Tata Power in Odisha, which were stranded on account of CERC-related issues, appear to have brightened up. Tata Power, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries TP Paradeep Transmission Ltd and TP Gopalpur Transmission Ltd, is Read more

Techno Electric targets to complete its RDSS smart metering mandates by December 2026

Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (Techo) has targeted to fully commission its ongoing smart metering installations under RDSS, by December 2026. Techo currently has four ongoing projects, amounting to 2.24 million smart meters, under the Revamped Distribution Sector Read more

Two ISTS-TBCB schemes fully commissioned in January 2026, cumulative FY26 tally reaches 14

According to latest reports released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), two ISTS-TBCB schemes were fully commissioned in January 2026, taking the total number of such schemes commissioned in FY26 so far (April to January) to fourteen. Both the schemes Read more

The years ahead look very promising for Hi-Tech Radiators

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Mumbai, Hi-Tech Radiators is a global leader in the transformer radiator and tank industry. With five manufacturing units, the company serves 200+ business partners across 55+ countries. In this exclusive interaction, we Read more

Kenya Transmission Line | T&D India

Angul-Sundargarh ISTS scheme gets interim transmission licence

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a very recent order, has granted interim transmission licence to Angul Sundargarh Transmission Ltd (ASTL) that is developing an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Odisha, under the TBCB Read more

MP Substation | T&D India

Two-way contest for Musalgaon intrastate TBCB scheme in Maharashtra

Bidding for the the Musalgaon intrastate scheme in Maharashtra has turned into a two-way contest between the state transco and a private developer. It is reliably learnt that only two entities – Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd ( Read more

Transmission system for 14 GW RE evacuation from Gujarat approved, five ISTS schemes to be developed under TBCB

A cluster of five interstate schemes together aiming to evacuate a massive 14 GW of power from RE-rich zones in Gujarat, has been approved for development under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. In a recent meeting, National Committee Read more

Nearly 20,000 ckm of new intrastate lines planned in Maharashtra

Maharashtra has targeted to grow its intrastate grid by nearly 20,000 ckm between now and end of FY34, it was informed in Parliament. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Power, said Read more