ISTS
Record substation capacity addition likely in FY25
- May 21, 2024
India is likely to witness record transformation capacity addition in FY25, going by official statistics. Latest reports by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest that in the current fiscal year FY25 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, Read more
Only two in race for Khavda RE evacuation scheme
- May 20, 2024
Only two bidders have qualified for opening of price bids for a major interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme aiming to evacuate renewable energy from Khavda in Gujarat. It is reliably learnt that only two bidders – Read more
Project SPVs incorporated for Bikaner RE evacuation schemes
- May 17, 2024
REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has recently incorporated two project special purpose vehicles (SPV) for the development of as many interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes for renewable energy evacuation from Read more
PGCIL commissions Neemuch interstate transmission system project
- May 16, 2024
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced the completion of an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme, housed under its wholly-owned subsidiary “Powergrid Neemuch Transmission System Ltd”. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said Read more
Lower transmission line addition expected by private sector in FY25
- May 14, 2024
Private sector entities are likely to commission a lesser quantum of transmission lines in FY25 as compared with FY24, official statistics indicate. An analysis by T&D India based on statistics newly released by Central Electricity Authority ( Read more
Five ISTS-TBCB projects scheduled to complete in Q1FY25
- May 13, 2024
By end of the first quarter of FY25, five interstate transmission schemes (ISTS) schemes awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are scheduled to complete, thereby capitalizing assets worth over Rs.5,000 crore. According to a special study done Read more
PGCIL declared successful bidder for two ISTS-TBCB schemes
- May 11, 2024
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been declared successful bidder for two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. This has taken PGCIL's cumulative wins in this fiscal Read more
Major ISTS scheme for Rajasthan RE evacuation planned
- May 9, 2024
A major interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme aimed at evacuating 3.5 GW of renewable energy from Rajasthan is in the offing. The scheme is officially called “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Fatehgarh/Barmer complex as Read more
Licence granted to RTM components of Khavda RE evacuation scheme
- May 7, 2024
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted licence to two regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) components of a major evacuation scheme related to renewable energy parks in Khavda, Gujarat. The two RTM components, denoted as “Part E1” Read more
Three qualify for Jaisalmer-Barmer ISTS-TBCB scheme in Rajasthan
- May 6, 2024
Three bidders are in the fray for a major interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Rajasthan, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. It is reliably learnt that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd ( Read more