Tamil Nadu

PGCIL to upgrade Udumalpet-Madurai transmission line in Tamil Nadu

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has planned to upgrade the Udumalpet-Madurai transmission line in Tamil Nadu. The 400kV Udumalpet-Madurai line is currently a single-circuit one and the plan will involve converting the same to a 400kV double-circuit Read more

Bids sought for second phase of smart metering in Tamil Nadu under RDSS

Project implementation agency PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has invited financial bids for the second leg of smart metering projects in Tamil Nadu. In this round, bids have been invited from advanced smart metering service providers (AMISP) for installation of Read more

Relux Electric to focus on Punjab and Rajasthan for EV charging infrastructure rollout

Relux Electric intends to accelerate development of its EV charging infrastructure, focusing specially on Punjab and Rajasthan. In a release, Relux Electric said that it will speed up development of its EV charging infrastructure on key routes and high-growth Read more

Supply chain constraints affecting two ISTS schemes in Tamil Nadu

Delays in securing equipment supplies are adversely affecting two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes in Tamil Nadu, the Parliament was recently informed. In a written reply given in the Rajya Sabha, Shripaid Naik, Minister of State for Power, said Read more

PFC Consulting seeks financial bids for RDSS smart metering projects in Tamil Nadu

Project implementation agency PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Ltd, has sought financial bids for undertaking smart metering in select areas of Tamil Nadu. It may be noted that financial bids are being sought Read more

Supreme Power Equipment starts commercial production at new transformer plant near Chennai

Supreme Power Equipment Ltd (SPEL) announced that it has started commercial production at its new transformer manufacturing plant at Kannur, near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. The new manufacturing unit, located in Thiruvallur district, began commercial production on February 25, Read more

PGCIL to upgrade critical lines in Tamil Nadu under Rs.1,800-crore RTM project

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been assigned two projects, under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) framework, for upgrade of two critical lines in Tamil Nadu. The total estimated outlay is over Rs.1,800 crore. Both these projects Read more

CERC approves transmission tariff of Kudankulam ISTS-TBCB scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted and approved the annual transmission charges (tariff) associated with the Kundankulam interstate scheme, being developed by a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). In a very recent order, Read more

Tata Power achieves 2.8 GW DCR solar cell production in 9MFY26

TP Solar Ltd, the solar manufacturing arm of Tata Power, recorded strong manufacturing performance during the first nine months (9M: April to December) of FY26, a company release said. During this period, TP Solar manufactured 2.8 GW of DCR Read more

Bondada Engineering commissions 120.46 MW solar projects in December 2025

Bondada Engineering Ltd, in its capacity of EPC contractor, has commissioned 120.46 MWp of solar power projects during December 2025. In a release, Bondada Engineering said that these projects were executed for clients including Paradigm IT, MAHAGENCO and NLC Read more