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Powergrid wins bid for SR–WR interregional transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder to develop the “Inter-Regional Strengthening between Southern Region (SR) Grid and Western Region (WR) Grid” project under the Tariff-Based Competitive...

REC and PFC incorporate new subsidiaries for transmission projects

REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) have announced the formation of new wholly owned subsidiaries to serve as project vehicles for upcoming power transmission schemes in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. REC has incorporated...

REC transfers Rajgarh Neemuch Power to GR Infraprojects

REC Limited has announced that its subsidiary, REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), has completed the sale of Rajgarh Neemuch Power Transmission Limited to GR Infraprojects Limited. GR Infraprojects emerged as the successful...

POWERGRID board committee clears projects worth over Rs 700 crore

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd’s (POWERGRID) Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects approved two major initiatives on 26 September 2025. The first project involves setting up a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) communication system...

REC and PFC form SPVs for new RE transmission projects in Karnataka

REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) have incorporated wholly-owned subsidiaries to develop transmission infrastructure for additional renewable energy (RE) capacity in Karnataka. Both companies will serve as Bid Process...

MSEDCL introduces automated approval for electricity load increase requests

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has introduced an online platform to approve requests for raising electricity load up to 157 kilowatts (kW) for industrial, commercial, domestic, and other low-voltage consumers. The...

PFCCL invites bids for South Kalamb transmission project in Maharashtra

PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has launched the bid process to select a Transmission Service Provider (TSP) for the “Network Expansion Scheme for drawal of power at South Kalamb S/s: Part A” in Maharashtra. PFCCL was appointed as the Bid Process...

Odisha’s first digital process bus-based grid substation commissioned at Agalpur

Empowertrans has commissioned Odisha’s first digital process bus-based 2×20 MVA, 132/33 KV grid substation at Agalpur, Rampur in Balangir district. The project was developed for Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (OPTCL). According to...

Power Grid acquires Davanagere project SPV for transmission strengthening

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has completed the acquisition of Davanagere Power Transmission Limited (DPTL). POWERGRID was declared the successful bidder for the “Transmission system strengthening at Davanagere for...

Kshema Power wins Rs 1.08 billion contract for 400 kV transmission line

Kshema Power has secured a Rs 1.08 billion contract to build a 42-kilometre, 400 kV transmission line in Ananthapuram district, Andhra Pradesh, to evacuate power from a 1 GW wind farm. The project will use a single-circuit line on double-circuit...

Power Grid wins tariff-based bidding for Mandsaur transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder to develop the inter-state transmission project “Augmentation of transformation capacity and implementation of line bays at Mandsaur substation for renewable...

KEC International wins Rs 3,243 crore T&D orders

KEC International Limited, part of the RPG Group, has secured new contracts worth Rs 3,243 crore in its transmission and distribution segment. The projects include construction of 400 kV transmission lines in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and supply...

Telangana to create new power discom and expand urban cabling

The Telangana government is preparing to establish a new electricity distribution company by restructuring the Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (NPDCL) and the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (SPDCL)...

Powergrid wins Vindhyachal-Varanasi inter-regional transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been awarded the project to develop an inter-state transmission system under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process. The Letter of Intent was issued to the company on 16 September...

GoM suggests new debt restructuring scheme for State Discoms

A Group of Ministers (GoM) chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal has proposed a new scheme to restructure the rising debt of State-owned power distribution companies (discoms). The panel said the liabilities should be formally recognised as...

Kalpataru Projects secures Rs 27.2 billion orders

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has won new orders worth Rs 27.2 billion across its power transmission and distribution (T&D) business. The contracts include T&D projects in both domestic and international markets, along with...

Rajesh Power wins contract for underground power works

Rajesh Power Services Limited has secured a turnkey contract worth Rs 1.43 billion from Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) for underground power infrastructure in Gujarat. The project involves converting the existing 11 kV and 22 kV...

RECPDCL invites fresh bids for Himachal hydropower evacuation scheme

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has launched a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process to select a transmission service provider for evacuating power from the 450 MW Shongtong Karcham hydroelectric project (HEP) and...

CPRI inaugurates new regional testing laboratory in Nashik

The Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), under the Ministry of Power, has inaugurated a Regional Testing Laboratory in Nashik to strengthen testing and certification infrastructure for the power sector. The Nashik laboratory will provide testing...

Power Grid wins Sonbhadra pumped storage transmission project bid

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for the “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Pumped Storage Projects in Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh.” The Letter of Intent was issued to...

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