REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) has cancelled the tendering process for a Rs 127 billion Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) – Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) scheme in Rajasthan involving High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) infrastructure. This decision comes after Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) emerged as the lowest bidder (L1). 

RECPDCL has now issued new tender documents, with the deadline for submitting responses set for September 17, 2024. The reasons for the re-tendering have not been disclosed. 

The project includes the construction of HVDC infrastructure connecting Bhadla in Rajasthan and Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh. Despite this development, PGCIL remains the L1 bidder in eight other ISTS-TBCB schemes.

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