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Sprng Power gets approval for transmission line for 250 MW solar project

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has authorised Sprng Power Earth Private Limited to develop a transmission line for its proposed 250 MW solar project in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. The order, dated March 25, 2026, grants the company powers under...

Power Ministry clears three inter-state transmission schemes under TBCB

Ministry of Power (MoP) has approved three inter-state transmission projects to be implemented through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. The schemes target network strengthening across Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Himachal...

Schneider Infra raises Vadodara switchgear plant capex to Rs 156.4 crore

Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited (SEIL) has increased the capital expenditure for capacity expansion at its Vadodara switchgear plant from Rs 110.2 crore to Rs 156.4 crore. The board approved the revised outlay on March 27, 2026, and the...

PFC transfers Wagdari transmission SPV to KCC Buildcon

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has completed the transfer of its wholly owned subsidiary Wagdari Transmission Limited to KCC Buildcon Private Limited, the successful bidder under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process. The...

Powergrid commissions Arun-3 evacuation line

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) informed the stock exchanges on March 27, 2026 that it has commissioned the “Transmission System for Power Evacuation from Arun-3 (900 MW) HEP, Nepal of M/s SAPDC – Indian Portion.” The asset has a...

Tata Power completes SEUPPTCL transmission project in Uttar Pradesh

Tata Power has commissioned the final two transmission lines under the South East UP Power Transmission Company Limited (SEUPPTCL) project, completing the entire extra high voltage network across Uttar Pradesh. The two lines commissioned are the 400...

Accord Transformer signs MoU with Moscow district for energy collaboration

Accord Transformer & Switchgear Limited (ATS) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Western Administrative District of the City of Moscow to explore cooperation in energy infrastructure and industrial development. The...

Waaree Energies approves Rs 3,900 crore glass capex, ups Transpower stake

Waaree Energies has approved two capital allocation decisions that extend its manufacturing presence into solar glass and power transformers. The larger is a Rs 3,900 crore outlay to build a glass manufacturing plant under its wholly owned...

Kalpataru Projects secures Rs 4,439 crore in fresh T&D orders

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has received new orders worth approximately Rs 4,439 crore across its transmission and distribution (T&D) business, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing to stock exchanges today. The orders...

Sharika Enterprises wins Rs 9.5 crore FPI order for RDSS Varanasi project

Sharika Enterprises Limited has received a purchase order worth Rs 9.47 crore from Larsen and Toubro Limited (L&T) for the supply of communicable Fault Passage Indicators (FPIs) for the RDSS Varanasi SCADA project under Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran...

Six firms qualify for NERGS-III Siang Basin transmission project

PFC Consulting Limited has declared six firms as qualified bidders for the NERGS-III Siang Basin Independent Transmission Project (ITP), following the opening of Request for Proposal (RFP) bids on March 9, 2026. The bid process coordinator had issued...

TPCL tops service ratings but ranks 40th overall in DISCOM index

The Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) has received the highest consumer service rating among distribution utilities in India, yet ranks 40th overall in combined performance rankings. In the fifth edition of the Consumer Service Rating of DISCOMs...

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...

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Power Sector News Roundup for June 12, 2026

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Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

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JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited...

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Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private...

Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas...

NTPC commissions additional 50 MW solar capacity in Rajasthan

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of an additional 50 MW solar capacity under a larger...

India yet to commission offshore wind despite 70 GW potential

India has yet to commission any offshore wind capacity despite an estimated 70 GW of technical...

China builds first integrated offshore solar, hydrogen and storage system

A coastal energy project combining 400 MW of offshore solar generation with on-site hydrogen...