Posts by Venugopal Pillai

Resurgent Power set to fully commission acquired interstate transmission scheme

Resurgent Power Ventures is likely to soon fully commission an ISTS scheme housed under “NRSS XXXVI Transmission Ltd” that it had acquired from its original developer Essel Infraprojects Ltd. According to latest reports issued by Central Electricity Authority ( Read more

Substation capacity addition more than doubles, 765kV voltage class dominates

Over half of the new substation capacity added in the first five months of FY26 (April to August) pertained to the 765kV voltage class, implying a major boost to the interstate transmission system (ISTS) network. According Read more

Ananthapuram and Mandsaur interstate transmission schemes move closer to award

Bidders have been shortlisted for opening of initial price bids with respect to two ISTS-TBCB schemes housed under project SPVs “Ananthapuram II Power Transmission Ltd” and “Mandsaur I RE Transmission Ltd.” In the case of the Ananthapuram scheme, bid Read more

Major interregional transmission scheme planned under TBCB and RTM modes

A major interregional transmission scheme has recently been approved for development under three packages, using a combination of TBCB and RTM modalities. Expected to cost around Rs.7,250 crore, the composite scheme seeks to improve the interregional transfer between the Read more

ISTS-TBCB bidding pipeline gets major boost with mega schemes approved

The bidding pipeline of the ISTS-TBCB development space is set to get a major boost with mega schemes worth Rs.29,000 crore newly cleared. In its latest meeting, held in mid-August 2025, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) Read more

Eight qualify for pumped storage evacuation scheme in Uttar Pradesh

Eight entities have qualified for opening of initial price bids of a major interstate transmission scheme related to evacuation from upcoming pumped storage projects in Uttar Pradesh. Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd ( Read more

Significant downward revision in FY26 targets for transmission infrastructure capacity addition

There has been significant downward revision in the targets for transmission line and substation capacity addition during FY26. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised the transmission line addition target for FY26 by 37 per cent to Read more

Techno Electric eyeing Rs.2,500 crore annual order inflow from power transmission

Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd is eyeing an order inflow of around Rs.2,500 crore per year over the next four years from the power transmission EPC space. Addressing an investor conference on the company’s Q1FY26 performance, P.P. Gupta, Read more

More aspirants emerge in interstate transmission development space

More aspirants are seen emerging in the interstate transmission system (ISTS) development space, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. For an ISTS-TBCB scheme housed under “Rajgarh Neemuch Transmission Ltd,” bid process coordinator Read more

Over Rs.30,000 crore grant released under RDSS so far

A total sum of over Rs.30,000 crore has so far been released as Central grant under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), it was informed in Parliament recently. In a written reply given in the Rajya Read more