FY26

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

Over 6,000 ckm of new lines added on ISTS network in FY26, TBCB dominates

Over 6,000 ckm of new transmission lines (of 220kV or above) were added on the interstate transmission system (ISTS) network during FY26 with contribution from tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) projects clearly dominating. Read more

ISTS-TBCB Market in FY26: Adani Energy leads in tariff share, PGCIL in number of schemes

An exclusive study by tndindia.com suggests that 16 interstate transmission system schemes were awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding mechanism in FY26. This ISTS-TBCB market was led by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd in terms of tariff-based share while Read more

India adds record 6.05 GW wind capacity in FY26

India achieved its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition during FY26, bettering the previous high by a significant margin. According to a government release, India added 6.05 GW of wind power generation capacity in FY26, toppling the previous high of Read more

PGCIL raises FY26 capex guidance further to Rs.35,000 crore

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has further upwardly revised its capital expenditure (capex) guidance for FY26 (full year) to Rs.35,000 crore. Interestingly, the Central PSU has already overshot this level, as of March 22, 2026. PGCIL, in Read more

Healthy addition to ISTS network in February 2026

The intrastate transmission system (ISTS) network witnessed significant addition of infrastructure – both transmission lines and transformation capacity – during February 2026, official statistics suggest. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), February 2026 saw 1,262 Read more

Transmission line addition meets over 90 per cent of target

India’s transmission line addition during the first five months (April to August) of FY26 met over 90 per cent of the target set for the period. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Read more

Significant downward revision in FY26 targets for transmission infrastructure capacity addition

There has been significant downward revision in the targets for transmission line and substation capacity addition during FY26. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised the transmission line addition target for FY26 by 37 per cent to Read more

Transmission line addition in Q1FY26 meets barely a fifth of the target

The quantum of transmission line addition in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of current year FY26 was less than 20 per cent of the planned addition. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority ( Read more

Transformation capacity addition: Good start to FY26

Ongoing fiscal year FY26 appears to have got off to a good start as far as substation capacity addition goes. Latest official statistics indicate that during the first two months (April and May) of FY26, total substation (transformation) capacity Read more