Special Report
ISTS-TBCB market takes a breather, only two schemes formally awarded in Q1FY26
After a hectic FY25 when a record 45 schemes were formally awarded, the ISTS-TBCB market has taken a breather this fiscal with just two schemes transferred to winning developers in the first quarter.
PGCIL likely to commission five ISTS-TBCB schemes soon
- Jun 24, 2025
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is expected to soon commission as many as five interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes that it was awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route.
Transformation capacity addition: Good start to FY26
- Jun 18, 2025
Ongoing fiscal year FY26 appears to have got off to a good start as far as substation capacity addition goes.
PGCIL targets over Rs.1 trillion capex over next three years
- May 26, 2025
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has targeted capital expenditure of over Rs.1 trillion during the next three years.
Over 3,000 ckm ISTS lines under construction in TBCB mode
- May 20, 2025
Official statistics suggest that over 3,000 ckm of interstate transmission system (ISTS) transmission lines are currently under construction, through projects awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism.
T&D India ISTS-TBCB Report FY25
- May 13, 2025
Fiscal year FY25 that ended on March 31, 2025, saw hectic activity in the ISTS-TBCB space with as many as 45 schemes getting formally transferred to their winning developers.
Major substation build-up seen in April 2025, AESL leads private sector addition
- May 13, 2025
Significant transformation capacity addition was seen in April 2025, the opening month of the ongoing fiscal year FY26 with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) making important contributions.
Interregional electricity transfer up 4.2 per cent in FY25
- May 7, 2025
Interregional electricity transfer recorded a modest year-on-year growth of 4.2 per cent during FY25 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025).
Substation capacity addition up 22 per cent in FY25
- Apr 15, 2025
India added an impressive 86,433 MVA of transformation (substation) capacity in FY25 – a quantum that was 22.2 per cent more than the 70,728 MVA added in FY24.
FY25 sees lowest transmission line addition in recent history
- Apr 14, 2025
The fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2025 witnessed the lowest addition of transmission lines in recent history.