PGCIL to merge 17 TBCB subsidiaries into two entities
Author: PPD Team Date: June 16, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: June 16, 2025
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has proposed the merger of 17 Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) subsidiaries, set up under the Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route, into two existing TBCB subsidiaries.
Under Part 1 of the plan, five subsidiaries will be amalgamated into Vataman Transmission Limited. These include:
Under Part 2, twelve subsidiaries will be merged into Bidar Transmission Limited (BTL). These are:
The restructuring is designed to simplify the corporate structure of PGCIL’s TBCB operations.
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