Posts by Venugopal Pillai

Adani Energy set to win its first ISTS-TBCB project of FY27

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) is set to win its first ISTS-TBCB scheme of the current fiscal year. According to a reliable source, Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has emerged as the L1 bidder for an interstate transmission system Read more

Power T&D offers significant business opportunity, both in India and abroad: Transrail Lighting

Transrail Lighting Ltd is a fully-integrated engineering-led EPC company capable of delivering end-to-end solutions across the power transmission value chain. Fiscal year FY26 was the best-ever year in the company’s history and it also marked a year of Read more

ISTS-TBCB market in Q1FY27: Six schemes transferred, PGCIL leads

The first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY27 saw six ISTS-TBCB schemes formally transferred to their winning developers. PGCIL led the market in terms of both number of schemes and tariff-based market share. According to an exclusive study Read more

Exemption from procurement guidelines granted to four Chinese electrical equipment manufacturers

The Union finance ministry, through its Department of Expenditure, has granted exemptions to four Indian subsidiaries of Chinese electrical equipment manufacturers, with respect to public procurement policies. This exemption was granted in response to a request from the Union Read more

Apraava Energy, DRAIPL eyeing intrastate transmission space

Established players in the interstate transmission system (ISTS) development space – Apraava Energy and Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt Ltd (DRAIPL) — are now seen expressing interest in the intrastate counterpart. These two entities feature among the shortlisted bidders Read more

PGCIL moving closer to acquiring Krishnagiri interstate transmission scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is seen moving closer to acquiring the Krishnagiri REZ interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme under TBCB, making it an important acquisition in terms of transmission tariff. It is reliably learnt that PGCIL Read more

Krishnagiri interstate scheme: Five qualified for price bid opening

Five bidders have been shortlisted for opening of initial price bids with respect to the Krishnagiri REZ interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme. Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has qualified five bidders, on the basis of their technical Read more

PGCIL set to clinch Bhadla-Ramgarh ISTS-TBCB scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is set to clinch the ISTS-TBCB scheme housed under “Bhadla Ramgarh Power Transmission Ltd,” getting the better of four other contenders. According to a reliable industry source, PGCIL has emerged L1 bidder Read more

Five shortlisted for Bhadla-Ramgarh interstate-TBCB scheme

Five bidders have qualified for opening of initial price bids with respect to an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme involving augmentation of three substations – Bhadla-III, Ramgarh and Kanpur. The ISTS-TBCB scheme is referred to as “Augmentation at Bhadla-III, Read more

Kandla green hydrogen scheme under review, Lakadia-II impacted

Here is a detailed account of recent developments on two interlinked ISTS-TBCB schemes – Kandla green hydrogen and Lakadia-II – in Gujarat. The former has come under review, resulting in the latter undergoing modification in project scope.   Kandla GHA On Read more