Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal, Sikkim T&D upgrade scheme over 60 per cent complete

The Centrally-sponsored “Comprehensive Scheme of Transmission & Distribution System in Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim,” is over 60 per cent complete, albeit with long time overruns. According to latest data released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the Read more

Patel Engineering emerges L1 for NEEPCO hydropower contract

Patel Engineering Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a major hydropower project contract in Arunachal Pradesh. In a release, Patel Engineering said it has been declared as the L1 bidder by North Eastern  Electric Power Company Read more

CCEA approves investment for two hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved investment of Rs.3,689 crore for development of two hydropower schemes with aggregate capacity 426 MW, in Arunachal Pradesh. Both the projects will be developed through a joint venture between NEEPCO Read more

Arunachal & Sikkim grid upgrade completion expected by March 2025

The Centrally-funded “Comprehensive Scheme for T&D System in Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim” is expected to commission by March 2025. According to the latest status report issued by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the scheme was broadly 62 Read more

Arunachal Pradesh told to expedite works under RDSS

The northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh was told to expedite projects under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), during a high-level review meeting at the state’s capital Itangar, on July 8, 2024. Union Power minister Manoharlal Khattar chaired the Read more

BHEL, Patel Engg bag major orders from NHPC for Dibang project

  Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has reported the winning of a order valued at over Rs.2,200 crore from NHPC relating to the Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange filing, BHEL said that the order aggregating Read more

Arunachal Pradesh gets its first GIS substation

A new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation was recently commissioned in Arunachal Pradesh – the first such for the northeastern state. On August 2, 2023, a 132/33kV GIS substation located at Nirjuli, a town in Papum Pare district, was inaugurated Read more

Patel Engineering wins major contract for India’s largest hydropower project

  Patel Engineering Ltd, in the joint venture, has been declared L1 for a civil works package relating to NHPC’s 2,880-MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange communication, Patel Engineering said that its joint venture with Read more

CCEA clears pre-project investment for Dibang hydropower project

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has accorded approval for incurring expenditure of Rs.1,600 crore on pre-investment activities and various clearances for the Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh, being developed by NHPC Ltd.   With an installed capacity Read more

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PGCIL emerges successful bidder for ER-NER transmission scheme

  Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced that it has emerged as the successful bidder for an interstate transmission scheme spread over eastern and northeastern India, awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. In a brief Read more