Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has formally transferred project SPVs corresponding to two interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme to their winning developers selected under the TBCB framework.
The formal transfer of SPVs took place on June 30, 2026. Here are broad details:
Project SPV: WR ER Part A Power Transmission Ltd
Winning developer: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
Scheme: WR-ER interregional network expansion scheme Part-A
Tariff: Rs.7701 million per year (provisional)
Project SPV: WR ER Part C Power Transmission Ltd
Winning developer: H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd
Scheme: WR-ER interregional network expansion scheme Part-C
Tariff: Rs.114.53 million per year (provisional)
As exclusively reported by tndindia.com on June 11, 2026, PGCIL was L1 bidder for Part A and was on course to acquiring the project SPV. PGCIL subsequently was issued the letter of intent on June 16, 2026. In the case of Part C, the LoI was issued to HGIEL on June 13, 2026.
Part B
The overarching “WR-ER interregional network expansion scheme” has three components – Part A, Part B and Part C. Of these, Part B, a very component, has been assigned on RTM basis to “Purulia & Kharagpur Transmission Company Ltd,” a subsidiary of IndiGrid.
Scheme objective
The overall objective of the WR-ER interregional network expansion scheme is to mitigate critical loading on the WR-ER transmission corridors under the peak solar scenario projected for 2028-29. It will also help evacuation of upcoming thermal power projects in the Chhattisgarh (Western Regional Grid). More details on the overall scheme are available in this tndndia.com story dated September 15, 2025.
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