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Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

Hitachi Energy India Limited has announced an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore to establish a new large power transformer (LPT) manufacturing facility at Karjan in Vadodara, Gujarat. The investment, first indicated during the company’s FY26 fourth...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has transferred its entire shareholding in Jalna Power Transmission Limited to Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL), the...

POWERGRID wins Kakinada green hydrogen transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for establishing the interstate transmission system (ISTS) for the “Transmission system for proposed Green Hydrogen / Green Ammonia projects in Kakinada area...

Andhra Pradesh plans transmission network for 15 GW data centre load

Andhra Pradesh has prepared a long-term transmission roadmap to support the expanding data centre ecosystem in and around Visakhapatnam, with electricity demand projected to reach nearly 15 GW over the next decade. The plans were reviewed by Special...

Bikaner V renewable energy zone gets Rs 31,197 crore grid evacuation plan approved by NCT

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved a major transmission scheme for evacuation of renewable energy from the Bikaner V Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in Rajasthan. The project, approved during the committee’s recent meeting, is...

Maharashtra faces repeated load shedding amid transmission congestion

Maharashtra’s transmission network is facing increasing operational stress due to congestion on key transmission corridors, resulting in repeated Demand Load Shedding (DLS), according to discussions held during the recent Maharashtra Transmission...

Khavda grid disturbance causes 9,000 MW generation loss, largest single-event outage in Indian grid history

A major grid disturbance in the Khavda Renewable Energy (RE) complex on May 13, 2026 resulted in the largest single-event generation loss recorded in the history of the Indian grid, according to a presentation made by GRID-INDIA before the National...

PFC-REC merger gets presidential nod

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) and REC Limited have received the approval of the Hon’ble President of India for the proposed merger of REC into PFC, according to regulatory filings made by both companies. The Ministry of Power, through a...

Marsons wins Rs 33 crore transformer order for NTPC RE project

Marsons Limited has received an order worth Rs 33.19 crore, including GST, from Vikran Engineering Limited for the supply of inverter duty transformers for an NTPC Renewable Energy project, according to a regulatory filing. The order includes 17.6...

POWERGRID approves Rs 485 crore SCADA upgrade, JPY 80 bn loan

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has approved a Rs 485.04 crore project for the upgrade of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems at its National Transmission Asset Management Centre (NTAMC) and Regional...

Marsons secures Rs 9.48 crore transformer repair order from WBSETCL

Marsons Limited has received a work order from West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL) for the repair, inspection, and testing of 50 MVA, 132/33 kV power transformers, including to-and-fro transportation. The contract is...

IntelliSmart acquisition to make Adani Energy Solutions India’s biggest smart metering platform

Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) has signed a binding securities purchase and subscription agreement to acquire a 100% equity stake in IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited for a total consideration of Rs 3,050 crore. The transaction...

Quality Power signs term sheet to acquire WSIL for Rs 315 crore

Quality Power Electrical Equipments Limited has executed a term sheet to acquire 100% of the equity share capital of Winwin Speciality Insulators Limited (WSIL), a Visakhapatnam-based manufacturer of high-voltage ceramic and polymeric insulators. The...

KPTCL begins shift to biodegradable ester oil in transformers

The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has initiated the transition from conventional mineral oil to biodegradable natural ester oil in its high-voltage transformer network. According to KPTCL, the move is intended to improve...

Bajaj Electricals to enter cables business

Bajaj Electricals Limited has decided to enter the cables category as a new business line under its existing Lighting Solutions segment, according to a stock exchange filing dated June 4, 2026. The company said the decision was driven by growing...

CG Power commissions new EHV switchgear plant in Nashik

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited has commissioned a new extra high-voltage (EHV) switchgear manufacturing facility at Pimpalgaon Garudeshwar in Nashik, Maharashtra, as part of its capacity expansion strategy. The new plant, designated S3...

POWERGRID commissions Gujarat ISTS transmission expansion project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has commissioned the “Transmission Network Expansion in Gujarat to increase ATC from ISTS: Part-B” project aimed at strengthening transmission capacity in Gujarat. According to a stock exchange...

Atlanta Electricals wins Rs 285 crore PSTCL transformer order

Atlanta Electricals Limited has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) for the supply of 23 units of 160 MVA, 220/66 kV power transformers along with Nitrogen Injection Fire Prevention and...

APSPDCL rolls out prepaid smart metering for government services

The Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) has shifted government electricity services to a prepaid smart-metering system with effect from June 1 across nine districts in Andhra Pradesh. The rollout covers government...

Bajel Projects secures mega GIS substation EPC order in Mumbai

Bajel Projects Limited has secured a mega engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order for a 400/220/33 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation for a data centre project in Mumbai. According to the company’s stock exchange filing...

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Power Sector News Roundup for June 12, 2026

Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant Hitachi Energy India...

Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

Hitachi Energy India Limited has announced an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore to establish a new...

JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited...

POWERGRID wins Kakinada green hydrogen transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private...

Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas...

NTPC commissions additional 50 MW solar capacity in Rajasthan

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of an additional 50 MW solar capacity under a larger...

India yet to commission offshore wind despite 70 GW potential

India has yet to commission any offshore wind capacity despite an estimated 70 GW of technical...

China builds first integrated offshore solar, hydrogen and storage system

A coastal energy project combining 400 MW of offshore solar generation with on-site hydrogen...