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PFC invites PMA bids for three transmission projects

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has invited bids in three separate packages to provide project management assistance (PMA) for transmission infrastructure works across Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. All contracts are scheduled for completion within five years. Package 1: Transmission System for integration of Anantapur-II Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), Phase-I: 4.5 GW. Bid deadline: June 20, 2025. Package 2: Network Expansion Scheme in Navinal (Mundra) area of Gujarat for drawal of power. Bid deadline: June 28,…

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PFCCL invites bids for Kurnool-IV REZ Phase-II transmission project

PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids to select a transmission service provider (TSP) for a key power transmission project in Andhra Pradesh. The bidding will follow a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route under a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) model. Bids can be submitted until July 5, 2025. PFCCL is acting as the bid process coordinator for the project. The selected TSP will develop and operate the Inter-State Transmission…

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PGCIL secures LoI for Rajasthan IV 4A power transmission scheme

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has received the letter of intent (LoI) for developing the ISTS-TBCB scheme under “Rajasthan IV 4A Power Transmission Ltd.”  The LoI, issued on November 25, 2024, pertains to the “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Ph-IV (Part 4: 3.5 GW): Part A,” with REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) acting as the bid process coordinator. The scheme, estimated to cost Rs 58.46 billion, is…

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BHEL-Hitachi Energy consortium wins Khavda-Nagpur HVDC project

A consortium of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and Hitachi Energy India has secured a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for the Khavda-Nagpur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project.  The contract involves designing and constructing 800kV, 6,000 MW HVDC terminal stations at the Khavda Pooling Station-2 in Gujarat and Nagpur in Maharashtra.  Spanning 1,200 km, the system will enable bi-directional power flow and facilitate renewable energy evacuation from Gujarat’s Khavda Renewable Energy…

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PGCIL wins mega ISTS project for renewable energy evacuation in Gujarat

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been named the successful bidder for developing a mega Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) project utilizing HVDC technology.  The project, known as the “Evacuation of power from potential renewable energy zone in Khavda area of Gujarat under Phase-V (8 GW): Part A,” will be established on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis. The letter of intent (LoI) was received on October 28, 2024. The project, housed…