The Government of India has applied for a USD 186 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project Phase II. The initiative aims to strengthen Assam’s electricity transmission system by constructing new transmission sub-stations, upgrading existing ones, and installing optical power ground wire (OPGW) in the state.
The Joint Venture of Techno Electric and Engineering Company Limited (TEECL) and K. Ramachandra Rao Transmission & Projects Private Limited has secured a Rs 6.16 billion contract for Package H of the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project (Phase I). The project, awarded by Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL), involves constructing a 400/220kV, 2×500 MVA GIS substation at Sonapur, along with associated transmission lines. The contract includes design, engineering, manufacturing, erection, testing, and commissioning…