ISTS-TBCB

Prospects brighten up for Tata Power’s interstate-TBCB schemes in Odisha

Prospects for two interstate-TBCB schemes of Tata Power in Odisha, which were stranded on account of CERC-related issues, appear to have brightened up. Tata Power, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries TP Paradeep Transmission Ltd and TP Gopalpur Transmission Ltd, is Read more

Techno Electric targets to complete its RDSS smart metering mandates by December 2026

Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (Techo) has targeted to fully commission its ongoing smart metering installations under RDSS, by December 2026. Techo currently has four ongoing projects, amounting to 2.24 million smart meters, under the Revamped Distribution Sector Read more

Two ISTS-TBCB schemes fully commissioned in January 2026, cumulative FY26 tally reaches 14

According to latest reports released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), two ISTS-TBCB schemes were fully commissioned in January 2026, taking the total number of such schemes commissioned in FY26 so far (April to January) to fourteen. Both the schemes Read more

PGCIL gets transmission licence for interregional-TBCB scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted final transmission licence to “Vindhyachal Varanasi Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd that is developing an interregional scheme involving the Northern and Western regional grids. In Read more

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Angul-Sundargarh ISTS scheme gets interim transmission licence

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a very recent order, has granted interim transmission licence to Angul Sundargarh Transmission Ltd (ASTL) that is developing an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Odisha, under the TBCB Read more

SPV incorporated for green hydrogen interstate scheme in Andhra Pradesh

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has newly incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary that will act as a special purpose vehicle for an ISTS scheme involving supply of RE power to upcoming green hydrogen plants Read more

PGCIL acquires Bellary Davanagere Transmission Ltd, its seventh interstate project SPV this fiscal

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has acquired “Bellary Davanagere Transmission Ltd” from bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL). This is PGCIL’s seventh formal acquisition of a project SPV corresponding to an interstate Read more

Bidding initiated for India’s first syncon project under TBCB

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has newly initiated bidding for India’s first ISTS scheme under TBCB, involving installation of synchronous condensers (SynCon). As per current timelines, the last date for submitting technical and financial Read more

GIS technology recommended over AIS for Siot substation in J&K

The 400/200kV Siot substation coming up in UT of Jammu & Kashmir, as part of an interstate transmission scheme, will now use GIS technology instead of AIS planned earlier. In its latest meeting, National Committee on Transmission ( Read more

Adani Energy secures finance from Japanese bank consortium for Bhadla-Fatehpur HVDC project

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has secured long-term financing from a consortium of Japanese banks for its flagship HVDC transmission project, a release by AESL said. The project will play a central role in evacuating renewable energy from Rajasthan’s Read more