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Jyoti Structures tests transmission tower for PGCIL’s 800kV HVDC project

Jyoti Structures Ltd (JSL) has successfully completed full-scale prototype testing of a transmission tower that would be used for the 800kV HVDC programme of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. The testing was carried out at JSL’s transmission tower Read more

PGCIL set to fully commission Kurnool RE evacuation scheme soon

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) is likely to fully commission soon an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme involving evacuation of renewable energy from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. Officially termed as “Evacuation of power from RE sources in Read more

Big three in the fray for South Kalamb TBCB transmission scheme

The three biggest transmission service providers are in the fray for the Rs.900-crore South Kalamb interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme, under the TBCB framework. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) Read more

PGCIL’s equity investment limit in subsidiaries enhanced to Rs.7,500 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an enhanced limit of equity investment that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) can make in its subsidiaries. This enhanced Read more

Transformation capacity addition on ISTS exceeds that of intrastate network in FY26

The first ten-month period (April to January) of the ongoing fiscal year FY26 has seen more transformation capacity getting commissioned on the interstate transmission system (ISTS) than on its intrastate (InSTS) counterpart, official statistics suggest. According to latest statistics Read more

Two ISTS-TBCB schemes fully commissioned in January 2026, cumulative FY26 tally reaches 14

According to latest reports released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), two ISTS-TBCB schemes were fully commissioned in January 2026, taking the total number of such schemes commissioned in FY26 so far (April to January) to fourteen. Both the schemes Read more

PGCIL allotted four projects under RTM framework

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been allotted four projects under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) framework, covering the Eastern and Southern regional grids. These projects, with an aggregate cost of nearly 80 crore, were recently assigned Read more

PGCIL gets transmission licence for interregional-TBCB scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted final transmission licence to “Vindhyachal Varanasi Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd that is developing an interregional scheme involving the Northern and Western regional grids. In Read more

MPPTCL energizes 500 MVA power transformer at Mandsaur substation

Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL or MP Transco) has successfully installed and energized an additional power transformer at the 400kV Mandsaur substation. In a release, MPPTCL said that this 400/220kV, 500 MVA power transformer will help strengthen Read more

Transmission line addition shoots up in January 2026, best performance in recent history

The quantum of transmission line addition in January 2026 shot up to over 2,300 ckm, making it the best monthly performance in the past 21 months. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority, a total of 2,315 Read more