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Energy storage made mandatory for RE generation plants effective July 2027

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released draft regulations that stipulate the presence of energy storage systems for renewable energy (RE) plants, effective July 1, 2027. Released on September 3, 2026, these regulations called “Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Read more

CEA urges adoption of new standards for lower RoW in forest area transmission lines

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued an advisory to all stakeholders to adopt the latest CEA standards while planning new transmission lines in forest areas, with a view to reducing the right-of-way (RoW) requirement. In its advisory dated Read more

PGCIL accounts for over half of transmission line addition in Q1FY27

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) accounted for over half of the total transmission line network commissioned in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY27, official statistics suggest. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Read more

Led by 765kV class, over 18 GVA transformation capacity added in 2MFY27

During the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year FY27 (2M: April to May), over 18 GVA of new transformation capacity was commissioned, latest statistics by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest. During 2MFY27, a total Read more

Over 2,000 ckm of lines added in 2MFY27, state utilities dominate

Over 2,000 ckm of new transmission lines were commissioned during the first two months (2M: April-May) of FY27, with state utilities clearly dominating. According to latest data released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the total addition Read more

Healthy growth expected in FY27 transmission infrastructure addition

A very healthy growth of over 35 per cent is expected in transmission infrastructure addition during the current fiscal year FY27. The 765kV voltage class is expected to have a much higher share than 400kV and 220kV. Latest statistics Read more

Large proportion of insulator failures are preventable, notes CEA report

A large proportion of insulator failures on transmission lines are preventable and can be addressed through targeted intervention in design, specification, and quality assurance, a newly released report by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) observes. CEA’s “Report Read more

Revised implementation schedule for ISTS projects approved

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its latest meeting earlier this month, has approved a revised element-wise implementation schedule for interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects. As per the revised schedule, the implementation timeframe for various Read more

PGCIL drives country’s substation capacity addition in FY26

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been a very big contributor to all-India new transformation capacity addition during FY26, government statistics suggest. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), PGCIL commissioned Read more

Evacuation of 900 GW non-fossil capacity will see Rs.8 trillion investment by FY32

In a newly-released report, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has estimated that an investment of nearly Rs.8 trillion will be required during the ten-year period from FY27 to FY36, for evacuation of 900 GW of non-fossil Read more