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Bajel Projects secures 500 kV transmission EPC order in MENA

Bajel Projects Limited has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a 500 kV overhead transmission line in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to a regulatory filing dated April 29, 2026. The...

Bikaner-V transmission plan faces uncertainty amid developer pushback

The proposed 6 GW Bikaner-V transmission scheme, intended to evacuate renewable energy from Rajasthan, faces uncertainty after developers rejected a proposal to shift connectivity to existing substations with access limited to non-solar hours. The...

NCT shelves Mundra green hydrogen transmission scheme over lack of demand

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has decided to shelve a dedicated transmission scheme planned to supply power to a proposed green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing hub in Mundra, Gujarat, citing absence of demand visibility. The...

TARIL secures USD 16.26 million export transformer order

Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Limited (TARIL) has secured an export order worth USD 16,258,352, equivalent to about Rs 150 crore, from PDC AK LPIV, LLC. The contract covers the manufacturing and supply of five transformers, with delivery...

Quality Power secures Rs 48.3 crore US order for reactors

India’s Quality Power Electrical Equipments Limited has secured an international order worth about Rs 48.3 crore, excluding taxes, for the supply of high-voltage reactors to a data centre project in the United States of America. The awarding entity...

Polycab incorporates EPC arm Polycon Infra Projects

Polycab India Limited has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Polycon Infra Projects Private Limited (PIPPL), effective April 24, 2026. The new entity will serve as an extension of the parent company, focusing on engineering, procurement and...

Saatvik acquires 80% in Melcon, enters transformer manufacturing

Saatvik Green Energy Limited has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire an 80% equity stake in Melcon Transformers and Electricals Private Limited, marking its entry into power equipment manufacturing as it expands beyond solar photovoltaic...

POWERGRID forms Kenya SPV for transmission PPP project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has incorporated a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in Kenya for the Kenya Transmission Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project. The entity, Mwanga Transmission Company Limited, has been registered as...

Transrail Lighting expands tower capacity to 1,72,400 MTPA

Transrail Lighting Limited has completed its greenfield expansion at the Butibori tower manufacturing plant, which has now begun commercial production. The move forms part of the company’s strategy to scale its manufacturing presence in the power...

Advait Energy wins Rs 27.74 crore PTCUL transmission order

Advait Energy Transitions Limited (formerly Advait Infratech Limited) has secured a domestic order worth about Rs 27.74 crore from Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (PTCUL). The company received the order on April 20, 2026, in the...

Polaris raises Rs 710 crore from BII for West Bengal smart meters

Polaris Smart Metering Private Limited has secured financing of Rs 710 crore, or around $80 million, from British International Investment (BII) for its subsidiary Hooghly Smart Metering Private Limited. The funding will be used to deploy more than...

SWELECT commissions 110/33 kV pooling substation in Tamil Nadu

SWELECT Energy Systems Limited has announced the successful commissioning of its newly erected 110/33 kV Pooling Substation (PSS) at Sirungattur in the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. The facility was energised and brought into operation on...

PFC forms four SPVs for transmission projects in Rajasthan, Karnataka

Power Finance Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, PFC Consulting Limited, has incorporated four special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to develop high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Rajasthan and Karnataka, the state-owned lender disclosed to...

Diamond Power wins Rs 45.47 crore cable order from Adani Electricity Mumbai

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited for the supply of cables valued at Rs 45.47 crore (Rs 45,47,45,592), inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST), the company disclosed to...

Hitachi Energy, AESL commission one of world’s largest HVDC city center infeed

Adani Electricity Mumbai Infrastructure Limited (AEMIL), a subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd., and Hitachi Energy have commissioned a 1,000 MW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link between Kudus and Aarey in Mumbai, increasing...

CEA panel outlines phased shift away from SF₆ in substations

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a committee report recommending a phased transition away from sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) gas in high-voltage substations, citing its high greenhouse impact and emerging global restrictions. The...

Andhra Pradesh grants discom licence to Google for Vizag data centre hub

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved a power distribution licence for Google’s $15-billion data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, making it the first private company in the state to receive such approval. Google has secured the distribution company...

Advait Energy named L1 bidder for DGVCL conductor project

Advait Energy Transitions Limited has been confirmed as the L1 successful bidder for a turnkey contract to supply and commission medium voltage covered conductors under a Gujarat state government scheme, according to a stock exchange filing dated...

Accord Transformer bags Rs 8.63 crore in orders

Accord Transformer & Switchgear Limited has disclosed two orders worth about Rs 8.63 crore in filings dated April 8 and April 9, 2026. The larger order, valued at Rs 8.40 crore, is for compact substation (CSS) transformers for two projects, CM...

KEC secures Rs 2,518 crore orders, expands global T&D portfolio

KEC International Limited, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm of RPG Group, has announced new orders worth Rs 2,518 crore across its business segments, with continued growth in its transmission and distribution (T&D)...

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