ISTS-TBCB

Major STATCOM project in Northern Region Grid recommended under TBCB

A major project for providing static/dynamic compensation to key substations in the Northern Region (NR) grid has been recommended for implementation under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. In its latest meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) approved an Read more

GRID-INDIA highlights coordination challenges in multiple-party ISTS-TBCB projects

Grid Controller of India Ltd (GRID-INDIA) has highlighted challenges with respect to coordination where multiple parties are involved in the same transmission asset of ISTS-TBCB projects. In the most recent meeting of National Committee on Transmission, Read more

Adani Energy wins Vizag green hydrogen scheme under TBCB

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) announced that said it has won a Rs 8,500-crore inter-state transmission project in Andhra Pradesh. In a release, AESL said that project, “Transmission system for proposed green hydrogen / green ammonia projects in Vizag Read more

Three ISTS-TBCB schemes fully commissioned in Q1FY27

A total of three ISTS-TBCB schemes were fully commissioned in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY27, with the entire achievement concentrated in the single month of June 2026. According to latest statistics released Read more

Kandla green hydrogen scheme to be de-notified, comprehensive review suggested

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its latest meeting earlier this month, has proposed to de-notify the ISTS-TBCB scheme aimed at supplying RE power to upcoming green hydrogen/green ammonia units in the Kandla region Read more

Three in the fray for Luhri hydropower evacuation scheme

Three contenders have qualified for opening of initial price bids for the Luhri interstate-TBCB scheme concerning hydropower evacuation in Himachal Pradesh. The three bidders shortlisted by bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) based on technical Read more

PGCIL wins India’s first pure SynCon project under TBCB

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has won India’s first ISTS-TBCB scheme purely dedicated to installation of synchronous condensers (SynCon). In a brief regulatory filing, PGCIL said that it has been selected as the winning developer for the Read more

Apraava Energy likely to clinch Ananthapuram-III interstate scheme under TBCB

Apraava Energy is likely to win the Ananthapuram-III interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. According to a reliable industry source, Apraava Energy (formerly CLP India) emerged as L1 bidder at the end of Read more

PFC Consulting incorporates SPV for under-bidding Satara interstate scheme

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has newly incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary for development of the Satara interstate-TBCB scheme, currently under bidding. In a stock exchange filing by Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), the holding Read more

Four in the fray for India’s first SynCon scheme under TBCB

Four bidders have qualified for opening of initial price bids for developing India’s first TBCB scheme purely dedicated to installation of synchronous condensers (SynCon). Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has shortlisted the following four Read more