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POWERGRID approves Rs 705.30 crore procurement of grid spares

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has approved procurement of cold spare transformers and reactors at an estimated cost of Rs 705.30 crore, according to a regulatory filing dated March 19, 2026. The approval was granted at a board...

POWERGRID expands subsidiary merger plan to 28 SPVs

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has approved an expanded consolidation of its subsidiaries, with 28 wholly owned subsidiaries to be merged into two existing wholly owned entities. The decision was taken at a board meeting on March...

NCT clears Rs 839.55 crore transmission scheme for Sunni and Luhri HEPs

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has recommended implementation of the transmission system for evacuation of power from Sunni Dam Hydroelectric Project (HEP) (382 MW) and Luhri Stage-I HEP (210 MW) through the tariff-based competitive...

Kalpataru secures Rs 2,471 crore orders, FY26 total crosses Rs 22,000 crore

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has secured new orders worth approximately Rs 2,471 crore across power transmission and distribution in domestic and overseas markets, an underground metro rail project through a joint venture, and...

NCT clears Rs 9,980 crore transmission schemes in eastern and western regions

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved two major transmission schemes with a combined cost of about Rs 9,980 crore to strengthen grid reliability, support generation evacuation, and enable inter-regional power flows. The approvals...

Grid stability concerns intensify at major ISTS renewable hubs

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) reviewed emerging grid stability issues at its 38th meeting, with GRID-India highlighting persistent and worsening challenges at India’s largest inter-state transmission system (ISTS) connected renewable...

Schneider Electric partners with TPWODL to digitise Odisha grid

Schneider Electric has entered into a partnership with TP Western Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPWODL), a Tata Power group company, to upgrade and digitize electricity distribution infrastructure across Western Odisha. Under the agreement, Schneider...

Bajel Projects wins EPC contract for 220 kV Kalwa–Kalyan line in Mumbai

Bajel Projects Limited has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Tata Power Company Limited for the development of a 220 kV transmission line on monopoles for the Kalwa-Kalyan Pal Line project in Mumbai. The order...

Bajel Projects wins Rs 700 crore+ MSETCL substation EPC contract

Bajel Projects Limited has secured a contract from Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) for the establishment of a 400/220 kV Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) substation at Saswad in Pune district, along with associated...

PFC subsidiary for 4,000 MW Odisha project struck off

Sakhigopal Integrated Power Company Limited (SIPCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), has been struck off by the Registrar of Companies with effect from March 9, 2026, under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013...

POWERGRID and Montecarlo acquire transmission SPVs in Maharashtra

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Montecarlo Limited acquired two transmission Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in Maharashtra on March 12, 2026. The transfers were completed by PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) under the...

KEC International secures Rs 1,476 crore T&D orders across regions

KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 1,476 crore across its Transmission and Distribution (T&D) business in multiple regions, including India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. The new orders cover a range of...

Indo-Tech Transformers loses Rs 65 crore ReNew Wind transformer order

Indo-Tech Transformers Limited has disclosed the cancellation of a Rs 64.99 crore order from Renew Wind Energy (JAMB) Private Limited for the supply of six 220 kV / 165 MVA power transformers. The customer cited project delay as the reason for...

Dilip Buildcon receives LoI for 400 kV Mekhali substation project in Karnataka

Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL) has received a Letter of Intent from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) for developing a 400 kV substation at Mekhali along with associated transmission lines in Belagavi District, Karnataka. The...

Bajel Projects, NIIF and AnantGrid partner to bid for transmission projects

Bajel Projects Limited has entered into a collaboration agreement with the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and NIIF’s subsidiary AnantGrid Private Limited to jointly bid for and develop power transmission projects in India. The...

Andhra Pradesh plans 200 substations with Rs 6,000 crore investment

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced plans to establish 200 new power substations across the state at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore. The initiative targets regions where electricity consumption is increasing across industrial...

PM inaugurates Rs 3,600 crore Powergrid transmission projects in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated two high-voltage power transmission projects in Rajasthan developed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid). The projects involve a combined investment of more than Rs 3,600 crore and are...

Jyoti Structures commissions 400 kV Gadag–II transmission line in Karnataka

Jyoti Structures Limited has completed and commissioned the 400 kV Gadag–II transmission line project in Karnataka for ReNew Power. The project forms part of an interstate transmission system developed to evacuate renewable energy from the Koppal...

Apraava commissions Fatehgarh IV transmission project in Rajasthan

Apraava Energy has commissioned the 22-kilometre Fatehgarh IV transmission line and an associated 400/220 kV pooling substation in Barmer, Rajasthan. The project strengthens renewable power evacuation infrastructure in the Jaisalmer-Barmer region and...

SPEL begins production at new 220 kV transformer plant in Tamil Nadu

Supreme Power Equipment Limited (SPEL) has commenced commercial production at its new transformer manufacturing facility in Kannur, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. The plant became operational on February 25, 2026. The Kannur facility has an annual...

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