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HVDC chosen over BESS for Rajasthan RE evacuation scheme

In its latest meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) decided to in for HVDC technology for a major renewable energy evacuation scheme in Rajasthan for which battery energy storage system (BESS) was being evaluated as Read more

CERC grants interim licence to Khavda V-B1B2 Power Transmission

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interim transmission licence to “Khavda V-B1B2 Power Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In a very recent order, CERC has granted interim transmission licence to Read more

Power Minister chairs Regional Conference for Eastern Region, says vision of “One Nation-One Grid” fulfilled

Union power minister Manohar Lal chaired The Regional Conference for the Eastern Region States/ UTs held in Patna, Bihar on June 24, 2025. Here are key takeaways from the minister’s address: India’s power system has evolved into a unified Read more

Bidding underway for interregional schemes in TBCB mode

The bidder selection process for two important interregional transmission schemes is currently underway. Bid process coordinators REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) and PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) have recently initiated the bidder selection process for Read more

PGCIL likely to commission five ISTS-TBCB schemes soon

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is expected to soon commission as many as five interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes that it was awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. According to a special Read more

RECPDCL incorporates SPV for Rajgarh-Neemuch ISTS scheme in Madhya Pradesh

REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary that will act as a project special purpose vehicle (SPV) for development of an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme in Read more

H.G. Infra Engineering emerges L1 for ERGS-I scheme in Odisha

Jaipur-headquartered H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd (HGIEL) has emerged L1 bidder for the interstate transmission system (ISTS) project “Eastern Region Generation Scheme – I (ERGS-I)” in Odisha. This potentially makes HGIEL the latest debutant in the interstate transmission development space. In Read more

Three contenders qualify in re-bidding of “ERGS-I” ISTS scheme in Odisha

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has qualified three bidders for opening of initial price bids under the fresh round of bidding for the “Eastern Region Generation Scheme-I (ERGS-I)” scheme in Odisha. It is reliably learnt that a Read more

PGCIL to merge 17 TBCB subsidiaries to improve administrative efficiency

With a view to reducing legal and regulatory compliance and bringing about administrative efficiency, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has planned major restructuring of its TBCB subsidiaries. Accordingly, PGCIL will be merging/transferring a total of 17 ISTS-TBCB Read more

RECPDCL to strike off project SPV of de-notified ISTS-TBCB scheme

Bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has proposed to strike off a wholly-owned subsidiary that was incorporated to act as a project SPV of an ISTS-TBCB scheme that has since been de-notified. In a stock Read more