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Five firms qualify for Rajasthan REZ transmission project bidding

Five companies have qualified to participate in the commercial bidding stage for the “Augmentation at Bhadla-III, Ramgarh PS and Kanpur (PG)” interstate transmission project, which is designed to support evacuation of power from...

PFC subsidiary Bihar Infrapower dissolved after Banka UMPP closure

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has informed the stock exchanges that its wholly owned subsidiary, Bihar Infrapower Limited, has been struck off from the register of companies by the Registrar of Companies under Section 248 of the Companies...

CG Power emerges L1 for NTPC Telangana transformer package

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a power transformers package for NTPC Limited’s 3×800 MW Telangana Super Thermal Power Project Stage-II. According to the financial bids opened on June 17...

Texmaco Rail secures Rs 12 crore OPTCL transmission line orders

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited has received two orders from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) for power transmission infrastructure works with a combined value of Rs 11.65 crore, inclusive of taxes. The contracts cover...

Tata Power wins Karnataka transmission project for 2 GW solar park

The Tata Power Company Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) for the acquisition and development of a transmission project in Karnataka under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding...

Adani, PGCIL among bidders shortlisted for three transmission projects

The competition for transmission projects under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) framework is intensifying, with Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Resonia Limited and several new...

Rajesh Power wins Rs 211 crore transmission order, marks entry into Odisha

Rajesh Power Services Limited (RPSL) has secured an order worth Rs 211.68 crore, including taxes, from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL), a Government of Odisha undertaking. The contract marks the company’s entry into Odisha...

Tamil Nadu approves 231 substations worth Rs 15,032 crore

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has approved the construction of 231 new substations at an estimated cost of Rs 15,032 crore as part of efforts to strengthen the state’s power distribution infrastructure and improve supply reliability...

KPTCL launches dynamic line rating pilot on Bengaluru transmission line

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has launched a pilot project to implement Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) technology on the 220 kV Puttenahalli–Sahakarnagar transmission line in Bengaluru. The initiative aims to increase the...

POWERGRID wins WR-ER inter-regional transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for the “WR-ER Inter-Regional Network Expansion Scheme Part-A” transmission project. The project was awarded through the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding...

HG Infra beats Adani Energy, Power Grid to win Jharkhand transmission project

H.G. Infra Engineering Limited (HGFINRA) has received a letter of intent (LOI) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) for development of the interstate transmission system associated with the “WR-ER Inter-Regional Network...

Kandla green hydrogen transmission project stalls after Reliance withdraws bid

India’s planned transmission system for Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia manufacturing in Gujarat’s Kandla region has been put on indefinite hold after Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) withdrew from the bidding process and no formal General Network...

Maharashtra clears Rs 11,700 crore in transmission projects across Mumbai, Pune and Gadchiroli

The Maharashtra Transmission Committee (MTC) has approved a series of transmission projects worth more than Rs 11,700 crore for strengthening Maharashtra’s electricity network, supporting renewable energy evacuation and addressing rising urban and...

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...

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