Ladakh
Ladakh RE evacuation scheme: EHVAC found feasible, NCT’s approval awaited
- Dec 2, 2025
It is now confirmed that the mega Ladakh renewable energy (RE) evacuation scheme will be implemented using EHVAC technology, instead of the earlier planned combination of HVDC and EHVAC. However, the final approval by National Committee on Transmission Read more
HVDC technology ruled out for mega Ladakh RE evacuation scheme
- Oct 1, 2025
The option of using HVDC-based power transmission technology for the mega transmission scheme to evacuate 5 GW of renewable energy from Leh in UT of Ladakh is now ruled out. In the latest meeting held by National Committee on Read more
Contracts for Ladakh HVDC project to be awarded in Q1FY26
- Feb 11, 2025
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) expects to awards contracts for its mega HVDC scheme in Ladakh in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY26. PGCIL is developing the project under the Read more
PMDP-2015 expected to be fully commissioned by October 2025
- Apr 23, 2024
Power T&D upgrade in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh, envisaged under the “Prime Minister Development Package – 2015” project, is expected to be fully commissioned by October 2025. According to statistics recently released by Read more
PGCIL begins FEED studies on Ladakh HVDC project
- Nov 11, 2023
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has initiated FEED studies for the upcoming mega Ladakh HVDC project. Addressing a recent investor conference, G. Ravishankar, Director (Finance) & CFO, PGCIL, said that front-end engineering design (FEED) studies for the Read more
EESL launches energy efficiency initiatives in Ladakh
- Mar 29, 2023
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), on March 28, 2023, launched its efforts to launch energy efficiency measures in the Union Territory of Ladakh. In collaboration with Power Development Department, District Leh-Ladakh, EESL will replace 40,000 incandescent bulbs of 60W Read more
Ladakh to get projects worth Rs.1,172 crore under RDSS
- Aug 2, 2022
The Union Territory of Ladakh is set to get projects worth Rs.1,172 crore under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), reliable media reports suggest. Of the Rs.1,172.12 crore worth of projects, around Rs.144.60 crore has been proposed for loss Read more
Tata Power Solar wins large-scale battery energy storage project, with solar PV farm
- Aug 12, 2021
Tata Power Solar has won the mandate to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) project co-located with a solar PV farm in the Union Territory of Ladakh. In a release, Tata Power said that its wholly-owned subsidiary Read more
L&T to build 220kV transmission line in Ladakh
- Jul 19, 2021
The Power Transmission & Distribution (PTD) business of Larsen & Toubro has won a clutch of orders, including one to build a 220kV line in the Ladakh region. In a stock exchange filing, Larsen & Toubro said that its Read more
India’s first green hydrogen mobility project to come up in Ladakh
- Jul 13, 2021
NTPC REL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, has signed an MoU with Union Territory of Ladakh, to setup country’s first green Hydrogen Mobility project in the region. The signing of the MoU was also marked with the inauguration of Read more