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Quality Power subsidiary wins FACTS order from Japan

Quality Power Electrical Equipments Limited has announced that its material step-down subsidiary, ENDOKS ENERJI ANONIM SIRKETI, has secured an order to supply Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) equipment for a project in Japan...

Assam’s transmission network set for upgrade with six new projects

Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) has initiated plans to expand the state’s transmission network with six major projects, including new 400 kV and 132 kV substations, a 400 kV transmission corridor and the reconductoring of...

PGCIL, H.G. Infra acquire WR-ER transmission SPVs from RECPDCL

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and H.G. Infra Engineering Limited have completed the acquisition of project-specific Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) after emerging as...

TARIL wins over Rs 1,000 crore transformer order from POWERGRID

Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Limited (TARIL) has secured an order worth over Rs 1,000 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for the manufacture and supply of transformers of various ratings. The contract also includes all...

Kalpataru secures Rs 2,957 crore orders across T&D, buildings and water

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) and its international subsidiaries have secured new orders and notifications of awards worth approximately Rs 2,957 crore across the power transmission and distribution (T&D), buildings and...

PGCIL acquires Kakinada I Transmission SPV for green hydrogen corridor

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has acquired Kakinada I Transmission Limited (KITL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for developing the transmission system for proposed Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia projects in the Kakinada...

KEC International bags Rs 1,754 crore orders across T&D and cables

KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 1,754 crore across its transmission and distribution (T&D) and cables and conductors businesses. The company said the orders include its largest-ever transmission tower supply order from...

PFC, REC boards approve merger to create Rs 11 lakh crore lender

In a historic development for India’s power sector, the boards of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) and REC Limited have approved a Scheme of Merger under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, for the amalgamation of REC into...

PGCIL’s Ananthapur-Kurnool transmission project achieves commercial operation

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has completed the commissioning of the “Transmission scheme for Solar Energy Zone in Ananthapuram (Ananthapur) (2500 MW) and Kurnool (1000 MW), Andhra Pradesh” project. The project achieved...

Bihar records its all-time high electricity demand of 9,068 MW on June 24

Bihar recorded its highest-ever peak electricity demand of 9,068 MW at 10:56 PM on June 24, 2026, and met the requirement without any power shortage, according to the National Load Despatch Centre’s (NLDC) Daily Power Supply Position report...

Transrail secures Rs 459 crore transmission orders in MENA region

Transrail Lighting Limited has secured fresh international orders worth approximately Rs 459 crore, primarily in its transmission and distribution (T&D) business. The orders comprise engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects for...

POWERGRID to convert Tamil Nadu’s single-circuit 400 kV line to quad double-circuit by 2028

POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited has approved an investment of Rs 772.65 crore for the upgradation of the Udumalpet–Madurai 400 kV Single Circuit (S/c) transmission line to a Udumalpet–Madurai 400 kV (quad) Double Circuit (D/c) transmission...

Kalpataru Projects exits Kohima-Mariani Transmission with final stake sale

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has completed the sale of its remaining approximately 26% equity stake in Kohima-Mariani Transmission Limited (KMTL) to Apraava Energy Private Limited, completing its exit from the transmission project...

Accord Transformer gets UGVCL vendor approval for distribution transformers in Gujarat

Accord Transformer & Switchgear Limited has received vendor registration approval from Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), enabling it to manufacture and supply 500 kVA, 11/0.415 kV Level-1 CRGO Copper Wound Distribution Transformers to...

Gemstar secures Rs 2,600 crore financing for Rajasthan smart meter projects

Gemstar Infra Pte. Ltd. has secured Rs 2,600 crore in financing from a consortium led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support the deployment and operation of 13.6 million smart meters across 28 districts of Rajasthan. The financing...

IRCON JV wins Rs 763 crore smart grid project in Agartala

IRCON International Limited, in joint venture with M/s Badri Rai & Company (BRC), has secured a works contract worth Rs 763.10 crore, inclusive of 18% GST, from Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) for the development of smart...

Karnataka to get new high-voltage substation at Kodimuddanahalli

RK Infra Electricals Limited secured the contract for the establishment of a 220/66/11 kV substation at Sirivara (Kodimuddanahalli), Karnataka, comprising two 150 MVA transformers and two 20 MVA transformers, with a total contract value of Rs 164.74...

Uttar Pradesh records India’s highest-ever peak power demand

Uttar Pradesh has recorded the highest peak electricity demand ever achieved by any state in India, with demand reaching 32,348 MW at 10:47 PM on June 21, 2026. According to data released by the Uttar Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre (UPSLDC), the...

Resonia wins Kurnool IV REZ transmission project from Ministry of Power

Resonia Limited has secured the Kurnool IV REZ Power Transmission Limited project from the Ministry of Power. The inter-state transmission system (ISTS) project is aimed at strengthening transmission connectivity between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana...

Yash Highvoltage plans Rs 151 crore fund raise for bushing expansion

Yash Highvoltage Limited has approved a preferential issue of equity shares and convertible warrants aggregating up to approximately Rs 151 crore. The proposed fund raise is aimed at expanding the company’s transformer bushing manufacturing...

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