The Union power ministry has re-designated the 220kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh transmission scheme as part of the interstate transmission system (ISTS). With the result, the system has been transferred to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh transmission scheme Read more
The 400kV Sitamarhi-Motihari transmission line, an important component of the Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme (ERSS) – XXI, was recently commissioned. The double-circuit line with triple snowbird conductor spanning 171 ckm and located in Bihar was contracted to Tata Read more
Responding to a call by the Nagaland government, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) commissioned a transformer in the northeastern, within just two days. A government release said that to reduce the instances of power interruptions and to Read more
Salasar Techo Engineering Ltd has announced that the company has won orders valued at Rs.238.65 crore for power transmission works in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange communication, the company said that the orders were placed by Power Grid Read more
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has accorded approval to investment of over Rs.2,000 crore, on various projects. The total investment approved stood at Rs.2,202.30 crore. Of this, an amount of Rs.1,761.30 crore was approved by the PGCIL Read more
The 765kV interconnector linking the northern region (NR) grid and the western region (WR) grid is likely to complete by July 2021, a latest report by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has indicated. The project costing close to Rs.1,000 crore Read more
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has monetized Rs.2,736.02 crore by way of sale of five of its special purpose vehicles to Powergrid Infrastructure Investment Trust (PGInvIT). Here is a step-by-step account: The following five SPVs were sold Read more
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, in a stock exchange filing, said that it has commissioned a 765kV transmission scheme in Rajasthan, developed by its wholly-owned subsidiary Ajmer Phagi Transmission Ltd. The transmission scheme was commissioned on May 6, Read more
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has dedicated a newly-commissioned 400kV transmission line in Tamil Nadu, as part of the “Bharat ka Amrit Mahatsov” celebrations. A social media post by Read more
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a very recent order, has approved and adopted the transmission charges for the project to be developed by Ramgarh New Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd Read more