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Interstate system scheme planned for hydropower evacuation from Arunachal Pradesh

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme to facilitate hydropower evacuation from upcoming projects in Arunachal Pradesh has been proposed for development under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. The scheme, termed as “NERGS-III Siang Basin,” is expected to Read more

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Thrissur HVDC station capacity to be augmented under RTM modality

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been assigned a project to augment capacity at the Thrissur VSC HVDC station in Kerala, under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route. A proposal to this effect was Read more

ISTS-TBCB bidding pipeline gets major boost with mega schemes approved

The bidding pipeline of the ISTS-TBCB development space is set to get a major boost with mega schemes worth Rs.29,000 crore newly cleared. In its latest meeting, held in mid-August 2025, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) Read more

PGCIL committee approves investment in NERES-XXIII

The Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has approved investment of nearly Rs.210 crore in an interstate scheme taking shape in northeast India. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL Read more

South Kalamb transmission scheme planned under TBCB-RTM hybrid mode

A new interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme associated with the upcoming South Kalamb substation in Maharashtra is in the making. The project will involve a mix of TBCB and RTM modalities. Called “Network expansion scheme for Read more

Tuticorin Pooling Station augmentation scheme put on hold

A scheme to augment transformation capacity at the Tuticorin-II GIS Pooling Station in Tamil Nadu has been put on hold. In its recent meeting, the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) recommended that the scheme be put Read more

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

Battery energy storage being evaluated as alternative to HVDC link in Rajasthan

The option of using battery energy storage system (BESS) as an alternative to an HVDC-based transmission system is being evaluated in Rajasthan. This discussion came about during the latest meeting of the National Committee on Transmission ( Read more

PGCIL approves Rs.964-crore investment in three RTM projects

The Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), in its meeting held on May 1, 2025, approved investment of Rs.964.44 crore on three interstate transmission system (ISTS) 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