Posts by Venugopal Pillai

PGCIL sweeps ISTS-TBCB market with over 60 per cent tariff share

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) clearly dominated the ISTS-TBCB market accounting for a tariff share of over 60 per cent during the first nine months (April to December) of FY25. According to a special study by T&D Read more

All power utilities today recognize the importance of adopting advanced solutions: Utiltyx

US-based Utiltyx was formed with a vision to transform how security is addressed, network models are updated and visualized, and how grid data is leveraged in providing descriptive, diagnostic, predictive & prescriptive analytics in power distribution. In this Read more

Prospects for IntelliSmart under RDSS are extremely promising

IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (IntelliSmart), a joint venture between National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), today has an order book of over 20 million smart electricity meters under the Revamped Distribution Sector Read more

Khavda Phase-IV fully awarded, Sterlite Power has highest tariff share

Sterlite Power has the highest share in tariff with respect to the TBCB components of the overarching Khavda Phase-IV evacuation scheme, according to a special study by T&D India. With the recent handing over of “Pune-III Read more

Assam and Bihar account for highest smart meter installations under RDSS

Assam and Bihar are today the leading states with respect to smart meters installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), according to information tabled in Parliament recently. A reply given in the Rajya Sabha on Read more

TBCB guidelines to be revised for “single-bidder” situation

Guidelines related to the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are likely to be reviewed to tackle situations where there is only one bidder participating. This proposed review of guidelines has been prompted by two recent cases where Power Grid Read more

GIS versus AIS: NCT to deliberate

The National Committee on Transmission is soon expected to deliberate on whether GIS (gas insulated switchgear) technology would be a better alternative to the originally proposed air-insulated substation, in connection with transmission systems planned for wind energy evacuation Read more

CCEA approves investment for two hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved investment of Rs.3,689 crore for development of two hydropower schemes with aggregate capacity 426 MW, in Arunachal Pradesh. Both the projects will be developed through a joint venture between NEEPCO Read more

Major HVDC transmission build-up seen in FY28-FY32

The five-year period from FY28 to FY32 (April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2032) is likely to see a major build-up of HVDC-based power transmission infrastructure. According to the newly-released National Electricity Plan (Vol 2 – Transmission), during the Read more

Madhya Pradesh deploys TBCB for its fourth intrastate scheme

Bidding has begun for what would be the fourth intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Madhya Pradesh, being developed under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd ( Read more