Karnataka

IndiGrid signs agreement to acquire Koppal Narendra Transmission Ltd

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust (IndiGrid) has signed definitive agreements to acquire Koppal Narendra Transmission Ltd, an operational ISTS transmission scheme, as well as a solar asset in Rajasthan. In a release, IndiGrid said that it has executed agreements to acquire Read more

CERC adopts transmission tariff of Bidar Transco ISTS-TBCB scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted and approved the transmission charges (tariff) associated with an ISTS-TBCB scheme housed under “Bidar Transco Ltd,” a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In a very Read more

Karnataka plans more intrastate schemes in TBCB mode

Karnataka, which recently heralded the TBCB modality for its intrastate grid development, has planned more schemes under the same framework. It is learnt that Karnataka now a total of four intrastate transmission system (InSTS) schemes that will be awarded Read more

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New scheme planned to enhance RE transfer from southern regional grid

A new interregional scheme is in the making that will help evacuation renewable energy (RE) generated in the southern regional grid. In its most recent meeting, the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved such a scheme to be Read more

Karnataka deploys TBCB for intrastate transmission infrastructure

Karnataka has deployed the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework for development of intrastate transmission infrastructure. According to information available with T&D India, this is the first instance where the TBCB modality is being employed by Karnataka Read more

Second phase of Ananthapuram REZ integration planned under TBCB mode

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme for integrating 3 GW from the Ananthapuram-II REZ in Andhra Pradesh has been proposed for development under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mode. In a recent meeting, the National Read more

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Transmission resource adequacy plan for Karnataka to be finalized soon

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has directed Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to finalize the transmission resource adequacy (RA) plan for Karnataka soon. The need for this RA plan arose when an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme to augment Read more

L&T despatches 4th steam generator to Kaiga atomic power station

The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has despatched the fourth Steam Generator (SG) to the Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka, thus completing the delivery of a set of four SGs for one unit for Read more

PGCIL formally acquires SPVs for two ISTS-TBCB wins

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has acquired two project special purpose vehicles for the development of as many interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes. Both the two SPVs were acquired from bid process coordinator PFC Read more

PGCIL acquires two more ISTS-TBCB schemes, takes FY25 tally to 20

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has formally acquired two more project SPVs related to ISTS-TBCB schemes, taking its total tally in FY25 so far to twenty. On February 18, 2025, bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Read more