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PGCIL forays in BESS, wins project in Andhra Pradesh under TBCB

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been formally awarded a battery energy storage system (BESS) project, won under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route.   This marks the Central PSU’s entry in the BESS space Read more

PFC Consulting shortlists four contenders for intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra

Bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has shortlisted four bidders for opening of initial price bids for an intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra, involving the building of a 765kV substation in Pune. The intrastate scheme is Read more

GE Vernova wins first HVDC refurbishment contract in India

GE Vernova Inc. announced that its Electrification Systems business has been awarded a contract by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd to refurbish the Chandrapur back-to-back HVDC link.   This marks GE Vernova’s first HVDC refurbishment contract in India, a Read more

PGCIL commissions Khavda II-B interstate TBCB transmission scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced that it has fully commissioned an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme relating to renewable energy evacuation from the Khavda Pooling Station in Gujarat. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL Read more

Major shortfall foreseen in 765kV transmission line addition in FY26

Current fiscal year FY26 is likely to close with a significant deficit in addition of 765kV transmission lines. Official statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest that only 368 ckm of 765kV lines were added Read more

PGCIL approves refurbishment of Chandrapur back-to-back HVDC station

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has approved capital expenditure for refurbishing the Chandrapur back-to-back HVDC station in Maharashtra. In a brief stock exchange filing, PGCIL said that the company’s board of directors, in its meeting held on Read more

CERC grants interim transmission licence to PGCIL’s Mandsaur RE scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interim transmission licence to “Mandsaur I RE Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The interim licence was granted by CERC in its Read more

KETRACO signs PPP agreement with PGCIL and Africa50 for transmission project in Kenya

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (KETRACO) recently signed a transformative public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with a consortium comprising Africa50 and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), marking a significant milestone in the expansion and modernization of Kenya’s Read more

PGCIL wins SR-ER interregional scheme under tariff-based bidding

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has emerged as the successful bidder, under the TBCB framework, for developing an interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme aimed at interregional strengthening between the southern and eastern regional grids. In a brief Read more

Bajel Projects commissions India’s first vertically-configured 400kV multi-circuit line on monopoles

Bajel Projects Ltd has announced the successful commissioning and handover of the critical 400kV multi-circuit Maharanibagh—Narela transmission line project to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), setting multiple national benchmarks for complex power infrastructure Read more