Interview
We see a strong and structurally-supported opportunity for the cables business: Havells India
Havells India is in the midst of significantly transforming its cable business through backward integration, capacity expansion and product diversification. At this interesting juncture, we have Manjit Singh Sethi, President & SBU Head – Cables Segment, Havells India Ltd, discussing the company’s plans in detail. As far as business outlook goes, Sethi is confident of a strong and structurally supported opportunity for the cables business, thanks to India’s continued infrastructure development, industrial investment and expansion of its power T&D network. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
Our EPC-led approach enables us to deliver future-ready infrastructure solutions: JAKSON Infra
- Sep 8, 2026
Part of the Jakson Group, Jakson Infra is a leading infrastructure EPC player with a diversified scope of activities including power T&D, metro rail electrification, water infrastructure and civil infrastructure. We have Desh Raj Pathak, Chief Operating Officer — Power Transmission & Distribution, JAKSON Infra, discussing the company’s expertise in the power T&D space that currently accounts for around 60 per cent the company’s overall order book. Pathak foresees Jakson Infra as a leading partner in building the next generation of power infrastructure that supports India’s energy transition.
India’s power transmission constraints could persist for years: Aurora Energy Research
- Sep 4, 2026
Aurora Energy Research, a global provider of energy market analytics, recently launch its “India Grid Service,” a first-of-its-kind subscription service that helps the power industry forecast renewable energy (RE) curtailment risk and assess grid connectivity across India. In this backdrop, tndindia.com caught up with Debabrat Ghosh, Country Head – India, Aurora Energy Research, to understand the technical intricacies of RE curtailment, its impact on the power value chain, and how “India Grid Service” can empower RE stakeholders as the nation gears up to meet the 900-GW non-fossil capacity target by FY32. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
We intend to be an early adopter of emerging technologies: Vikran Engineering
- Sep 2, 2026
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.