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Rajesh Power Services bags Rs 653 crore PGVCL underground cabling orders

Rajesh Power Services Limited (RPSL) has secured turnkey orders worth Rs 653.12 crore, including taxes, from Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) for underground power distribution works in Gujarat. The contracts involve converting existing 11...

What caused the 10-hour communication outage at India’s Eastern grid

The Eastern Region’s power grid communication network suffered a major disruption on June 1, 2026, leaving the Eastern Regional Load Despatch Centre (ERLDC) without real-time visibility of the regional power system for nearly 10 hours...

CEA advisory: how to use electricity safely this summer amid El Niño heat

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued an advisory urging consumers and power distribution companies (DISCOMs) to use electricity safely and efficiently in view of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of above-normal...

Hitachi Energy to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu expansion

Hitachi Energy India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu to invest Rs 1,000 crore over the next three to five years. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru C. Joseph...

JD Cables starts conductor production at Dankuni unit

JD Cables Limited has commenced production at its new conductor manufacturing unit at Chakundi, Star Battery Gate, Dankuni, Hooghly, West Bengal, with an installed capacity of 28,000 kms. According to a regulatory filing dated July 7, 2026...

Advait Energy secures Rs 51.62 crore DGVCL turnkey contract

Advait Energy Transitions Limited, formerly Advait Infratech Limited, has secured a turnkey contract worth Rs 51.62 crore from Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 11kV 55mm² AAAC...

KP Green wins Rs 239.61 crore solar, transmission orders

KP Green Engineering Limited has secured fresh confirmed orders worth Rs 239.61 crore, including taxes, from multiple clients across the power, renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. The orders are scheduled for execution during the current...

Adani Energy, Power Grid among qualified bidders for Ananthapuram-III project

PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has declared eight bidders as technically qualified for the next stage of the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process for the “Transmission System for Integration of Ananthapuram-III PS REZ-Phase-I (3...

JBIC signs JPY 80 billion loan agreement with PGCIL for HVDC project

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a loan agreement of up to JPY 80 billion with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to support a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project connecting the Khavda...

CEA issues advisory to DISCOMs to reduce summer load shedding

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued a comprehensive advisory to power distribution utilities across the country, outlining measures to minimise load shedding and improve the reliability of electricity supply during periods of peak...

PM Modi lays foundation, inaugurates Rajasthan transmission projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for an interstate transmission project and inaugurated another in Rajasthan to strengthen power evacuation from the state’s renewable energy zones. The two projects, with a combined...

Diamond Power bags Rs 435 crore cable order for Hyderabad data centres

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited (DICABS) has secured a supply order worth Rs 435.71 crore, excluding GST, from a consortium comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Sterling and Wilson, and Blue Star. The order covers the supply of High Tension...

Accord Transformer acquires land for manufacturing expansion

Accord Transformer & Switchgear Limited has acquired land in Rajasthan for the expansion of its manufacturing operations. The company has purchased a 20,300 sq m (2.030 hectares or 8.12 bigha) land parcel at Village Shekhupr Aheer, Tehsil Tijara...

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...

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