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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)...

Indsil upgrades Garbham substation to 132 kV in Andhra Pradesh

Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Limited has upgraded its power receiving substation at its Garbham unit in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, from 33 kV to 132 kV. The upgrade is expected to reduce electricity tariff costs at the facility...

DPIL secures Rs 163 crore cable orders from Adani group

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited (DPIL) has received letters of intent (LOIs) from three Adani Group companies for the supply of power and control cables, with the combined contract value exceeding Rs 163 crore. The company disclosed these orders...

Resonia commissions 765 kV Fatehgarh–Beawar transmission corridor

Resonia has commissioned the 765 kV double-circuit Fatehgarh–Beawar transmission corridor, spanning approximately 700 circuit kilometres, along with associated bays and the 765/400 kV Beawar Substation. The project is designed to enable high-capacity...

Resonia wins Hampapura transmission project in Karnataka

Resonia Ltd has received the letter of intent (LoI) to develop the Hampapura intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Mandya district, Karnataka, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. The project involves setting up a...

Vikran Engineering wins Rs 530.8 crore MSEDCL distribution contracts

Vikran Engineering Limited has secured two Letters of Award totalling Rs 530.80 crore (excluding GST) from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The contracts, supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), focus on...

Power Grid wins Tumkur-II transmission project for 2.7 GW RE integration

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been declared the successful bidder under tariff-based competitive bidding for the “Transmission System Strengthening at Tumkur-II for Integration of Additional RE Potential (2.7 GW)” project in Karnataka...

Atlanta Electricals gets Power Grid nod for 400 kV transformer manufacturing

Atlanta Electricals Limited has received approval from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to manufacture up to 400 kV class transformers at its Vadod facility in Gujarat, achieving the milestone within two years of groundbreaking at the site...

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