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Transmission system for 14 GW RE evacuation from Gujarat approved, five ISTS schemes to be developed under TBCB

A cluster of five interstate schemes together aiming to evacuate a massive 14 GW of power from RE-rich zones in Gujarat, has been approved for development under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. In a recent meeting, National Committee Read more

Adani Energy secures finance from Japanese bank consortium for Bhadla-Fatehpur HVDC project

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has secured long-term financing from a consortium of Japanese banks for its flagship HVDC transmission project, a release by AESL said. The project will play a central role in evacuating renewable energy from Rajasthan’s Read more

Haryana joins TBCB movement for intrastate grid development, 400kV Munak substation is first project

Haryana, the first state to have deployed the public private partnership (PPP) model in intrastate power transmission way back in 2010, is now adopting the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework for expanding its intrastate grid. In Read more

Finance ministry creates shelf of 44 power transmission schemes, for development in PPP mode

The Union finance ministry recently announced the creation of a project pipeline of 46 power transmission schemes, to be developed in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. This pipeline is part of a larger set of 852 PPP projects across Central Read more

Maharashtra power utilities join forces for 765kV TBCB projects

Two state government-owned power utilities in Maharashtra have entered into an agreement to jointly bid for upcoming intrastate-TBCB power transmission projects involving 765kV infrastructure. Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (MSETCL or Mahatransco) and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Read more

CERC grants interim transmission licence to Tata Power’s Paradeep interstate scheme

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted interim transmission licence to “TP Paradeep Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Tata Power. On the other hand, the process relating to the same matter of another Tata Power subsidiary “TP 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

Adani Energy to earn over Rs.2,300 crore annual tariff from newly-acquired KPS III HVDC scheme

The annual transmission charges (tariff) associated with Adani Energy’s newly acquired KPS III HVDC scheme is over Rs.2,300 crore. It is reliably learnt that the tariff quoted by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd for the Read more

TBCB has been very positive for the power transmission sector: Ceigall India

Gurugram-headquartered Ceigall India, a very prominent EPC and annuity player in the roads segment, very recently entered the power transmission development space by winning an intrastate scheme in Maharashtra under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. In this Read more

Top players in the fray for SR-ER interregional transmission scheme

Six bidders, including five seasoned ones, are in the fray for an interregional transmission scheme being awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) Read more