T&D News

Fourth GoM meeting on power distribution held at Vijayawada

Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, chaired the 4th meeting of Group of Ministers constituted for addressing issues related to viability of electricity distribution utilities in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on April 22, 2025.

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India, Nepal sign MoU for cross-border transmission links

India and Nepal have entered into a memorandum of understanding for development of cross-border power transmission links.

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MPPTCL upgrades SCADA system, conforms to CEA guidelines

State power utility Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has established a new SCADA system housed in a newly-constructed control room located at Navagaon in Jabalpur.

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Bidding starts for Sonbhadra pumped storage evacuation scheme

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has begun the bidder selection process for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme involving evacuation of power from upcoming pumped storage projects in Uttar Pradesh.

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Bajel Projects completes 132kV transmission Line in Zambia

Bajel Projects Ltd has successfully completed and commissioned the 132kV Single Circuit Coventry – Waterworks, Coventry – Jimmy – Chawama transmission line project for ZESCO, in Lusaka, Zambia.

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NERPSIP completion pushed further to June 2025

The North-Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) is now expected to be fully commissioned in June 2025.

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PGCIL starts commercial operations on Raipur Pool Dhamtari TBCB project

Powergrid Raipur Pool Dhamtari Transmission Ltd, a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), has begun commercial operations from its interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Chhattisgarh.

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PFCCL incorporates three project SPVs for ISTS-TBCB projects

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has newly incorporated three wholly-owned subsidiaries that will act as project special purpose vehicles (SPV) for as many interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes being developed under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route.

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CERC grants interim transmission licence to Rajasthan IVB Power Transmission

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interim transmission licence to Rajasthan IVB Power Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt Ltd (DRAIPL).

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Second phase of Ananthapuram REZ integration planned under TBCB mode

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme for integrating 3 GW from the Ananthapuram-II REZ in Andhra Pradesh has been proposed for development under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mode.
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