Regulatory Developments in Power Distribution Sector: May 16, 2025

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  APTEL allows TNERC to revisit pre-2003 tariff for Southern Railway The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled that the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) can review a 2001 electricity tariff hike imposed on Southern Railway. The judgment sets aside TNERC’s earlier dismissal and remands the case for a fresh decision within six months. The case involves a tariff hike under G.O. No. 95 of 2001, which raised rates for Southern Railway’s traction…

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GETCO invites bids for GEC-II transmission and transformer projects

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Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) has invited bids for multiple transmission infrastructure projects under the Gujarat Green Energy Corridor (GEC)-II scheme. These include a 765 kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission line and transformer procurement in two separate packages. For the transmission line, GETCO has called for design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of the 765 kV D/C Som Pipaliya (Saurashtra)–Vataman line. The route length is 118.186 km, and the line will use Hexa ACSR Zebra…

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Voltamp Transformers secures Rs 2,633.3 million contract from GETCO

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Voltamp Transformers Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) valued at Rs 2,633.3 million from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for the design, manufacturing, testing, and supply of various ratings of power transformers.  The project, awarded on November 5, 2024, is expected to be completed within 12 months.

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GUVNL issues tender for 200 MW BESS in Gujarat

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The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has announced a tender to develop a 200 MW/1600 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Gujarat.  The developer selection will occur through a tariff-based competitive bidding process (Phase-V).  The BESS will have a daily capacity of 1600 MWh. It will draw power from the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) network for charging and inject power back into the network as directed by the State Load Dispatch Centre…