Interview
We intend to be an early adopter of emerging technologies: Vikran Engineering
Vikran Engineering Ltd is among India’s fastest-growing diversified EPC companies, providing concept-to-commissioning solutions across key segments like power T&D, solar power, water infrastructure and railways. In this exclusive interaction, Rakesh Markhedkar, Chairman & Managing Director, Vikran Engineering Ltd, expounds on the company’s capabilities in the power T&D sector that has a significant share in the company’s current order book. Markhedkar holds a very positive outlook on the power T&D space, and is confident that Vikran, in the coming years, will translate this macro opportunity into scale. An interaction by Venugopal Pillai.
CG is well positioned to make the most of the strong demand environment
- Jul 20, 2026
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd (CG), with a standing of over eight decades, is a global leader in engineering solutions. In this exclusive interaction, Ajay Jain, Vice President – Transformers, CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd, gives a comprehensive overview of CG’s transformer business, whilst providing insight into industry-related dynamics. Jain highlights that CG’s ongoing power transformer capacity expansion to 110,000 MVA will place the company among the top manufacturers globally. On the industry front, he acknowledges the current supply crunch in EHV transformers is for real given the unprecedented investment committed to India’s power transmission infrastructure. CG’s approach to the situation is to build resilience systematically and strive to be the most reliable option available to its customers, notes Ajay Jain.
Power T&D offers significant business opportunity, both in India and abroad: Transrail Lighting
- Jul 7, 2026
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 the company’s stock exchange listing. On this momentous occasion, T&D India met up with Randeep Narang, Managing Director & CEO, Transrail Lighting Ltd, to know more about Transrail’s achievements and its future plans. Narang, while discussing company-centric and industry-related issues, exudes strong business optimism about the power transmission sector, both in India and abroad. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
Our objective is to deliver reliable, efficient and sustainable energy solutions: Caparo Power
- Jul 2, 2026
Established in 2012, Caparo Power Ltd, part of the Caparo Group, has been supplying reliable and affordable electricity from its gas-based group captive power plant in Haryana to marquee industrial consumers. Raman Chopra, CEO & Whole-Time Director, Caparo Power Ltd, in this exclusive interaction, explains the growing acceptance of group captive power plants despite higher tariffs. Chopra is confident that prospects for gas-based captive power plants in India are bright given that businesses are no longer viewing electricity as a mere operating expense but as an important factor ultimately governing productivity and business competitiveness.
Developing a robust domestic supply chain is critical to achieving India’s energy transition goals: TARIL
- Jun 18, 2026
Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd [TARIL] is among India’s leading homegrown transformer manufacturers, both with respect to manufacturing capacity and diversity of product range. In this exclusive interaction, Satyen Mamtora, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd, shares his views on the current unprecedented surge in transformer demand, and how the industry, including TARIL, is gearing up to the address the situation. Mamtora pertinently observes that while the demand-supply imbalance reflects unparalleled growth in the power transmission sector, it also presents an opportunity to build a stronger, more resilient, and globally-competitive power equipment ecosystem.
The domestic transformer industry is responding very positively to the supply chain crunch: Atlanta Electricals
- Jun 10, 2026
On the cusp of a massive upgrade, India’s power transmission sector is providing immense business opportunity to developers, contractors and equipment suppliers. However, signs of supply chain crunch are being felt, particularly with respect to high-voltage transformers where the envisaged demand is far in excess of current supply. In this exclusive interaction, we have Anand Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta Electricals Ltd, sharing his views on supply chain-related issues, from the perspective of a leading transformer manufacturer, in conversation with Venugopal Pillai. While Sharma feels that Indian transformer makers are responding very positively to the situation by way of capacity expansion and backward integration, the situation can be improved through better planning and coordination among stakeholders.
The idea is to bring infrastructure-grade discipline into homes: VYNA Electric
- May 30, 2026
VYNA Electric represents the B2C venture of SUGS Lloyd, a company with proven expertise in the power T&D contracting space for over a decade. In this exclusive interaction, we have Santosh Shah, Managing Director, VYNA Electric, who is also the Chairman of SUGS Lloyd, explaining the rationale of entering the B2C space, whilst discussing how SUGS Lloyd plans to leverage is brand equity to promote VYNA. Shah also gives an overview of SUGS Lloyd, emphasizing that the electric T&D division has been the backbone of the company’s illustrious journey.
The NTPC BESS order marks a significant strategic milestone for SPML Infra
- May 27, 2026
In early May 2026, SPML Infra Ltd landed a massive Rs.1,128-crore EPC order from NTPC to put up a 1-GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Central PSU’s Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar. This project is among the single-largest BESS mandates ever awarded in India. In the backdrop of this significant achievement, Abhinandan Sethi, Managing Director, SPML Infra Ltd, while elaborating on the contract, discusses how SPML Infra is well positioned to build a strong presence in India’s fast-growing energy storage sector and emerge as a leading EPC player in this space.
This is the time to bid judiciously for power transmission projects: Resonia
- May 23, 2026
Resonia Ltd, the power transmission infrastructure business of erstwhile Sterlite Power, is amongst India’s seasoned private sector transmission service providers, having to its credit an enviable list of marquee projects. Recently, Resonia crossed some more important milestones in its corporate journey, including the commissioning of landmark transmission schemes in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan. The company also debuted in the intrastate transmission system space. In the background of these developments, we have Prashant Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, Resonia Ltd, in conversation with Venugopal Pillai, sharing Resonia’s recent achievements, discussing industry-related challenges, and giving insight into the company’s journey ahead.
We aim to be a key enabler in creating more value than just infrastructure: Sterlumiq
- May 4, 2026
Sterlite Electric Ltd and Spanish entity Lumiker Aplicaciones Technogicas S.L (RDT Lumiker) recently formed a joint venture, Sterlumiq, for establishing a platform for development, manufacture, sales, and services of cable advanced monitoring optical solutions (CAMOS) and associated products. Shortly following the launch, Frederic Trefois, CEO, Sterlite Electric and Manuel Munoz Luengo, CEO, RDT Lumiker (also selected as CEO Sterlumiq) spoke to Venugopal Pillai, discussing Sterlumiq and how its offering “CAMOS” can technically elevate the EHV cabling sector both in India and abroad.