Bids Invited for ISTS Projects Under Western Region Expansion Plan
PFC Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation, has invited bids to set up interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects under the Western Region Expansion Program (WRES-XXVII) on a build, ...
Transmission Infrastructure for 66.5 GW of Renewable Energy Zones to be Set Up By 2022
The government is working towards setting up transmission systems for renewable energy zones with 66.5 GW of capacity by the end of 2022 to integrate non-fossil fuel energy sources with ...
GIB Issue: Undergrounding 66 kV Transmission Lines for Power Evacuation Not Feasible
The Technical Expert Committee constituted to lay down the techno-economic norms on undergrounding of power lines has determined that undergrounding of transmission lines of 66 kV and above voltage levels ...
CERC Awards Transmission License to Evacuate 1 GW of Renewable Power in Tamil Nadu
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently granted a transmission license to Karur Transmission to evacuate 1,000 MW of renewable power from the Karur/Tiruppur wind energy zone in Tamil Nadu ...
Tenders Issued to Develop ISTS Network for Evacuating 18 GW of Renewable Power in Gujarat
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has issued four global tenders to build interstate transmission systems (ISTS) on a build, own, operate, and transfer basis at Khavda pooling station ...
Green Energy Corridor to Evacuate 20 GW of Renewables to be Completed by FY26
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification granting approval to implement the Intrastate Transmission System Green Energy Corridor (GEC), Phase-II, in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, ...
Bids Invited for Interstate Transmission System to Evacuate 20 GW of Renewables
PFC Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC), has invited bids to develop an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate 20 GW of power from the renewable energy ...
Bids Invited for Transmission Line Package Associated with the Solar Energy Zone in Gadag
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has invited bids for the transmission line package for the Gadag-Koppal 400 kV DC line, the extension of 400 kV Gadag power station, ...
Tenders Floated for Interstate Transmission System to Evacuate 21.5 GW of Renewables
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has issued global tenders to build two interstate transmission (ISTS) projects on a build, own, operate, and transfer basis to evacuate 21.5 GW ...
Bids Invited to Develop Interstate Transmission System to Evacuate 40 GW of Renewables
PFC Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC), has invited bids to develop an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate 20 GW of power from the renewable energy ...
Ministry of Power Approves 23 New ISTS Projects for Seamless Power Transmission
The Ministry of Power has approved 23 new interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects to augment seamless transfer of power from power surplus regions to power-deficit regions. The estimated cost of ...
Transmission System to Evacuate 8 GW of Renewable Power in Southern Region Approved
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently approved the execution of the proposed transmission system for the evacuation of 8 GW of power from solar energy zones and wind energy ...
PGCIL’s Rajasthan Subsidiary Secures Transmission License for 8.1 GW of Solar Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, has granted a transmission license to Bikaner-II Bhiwadi Transco, a special purpose vehicle of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), ...
Supreme Court Lifts Stay Order on Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu DISCOM Privatization
The Supreme Court of India has lifted the suspension order imposed by the Bombay High Court on the distribution company (DISCOM) privatization process, according to the update provided to the ...
Waiver of ISTS Charges for Solar and Wind Projects Extended until June 30, 2025
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced an extension to the inter-state transmission system (ISTS) charges waiver on solar and wind energy projects commissioned up to June 30, 2025. The waiver applies ...
India’s Peak Power Deficit Fell to 0.4% During the FY 2020-21: CEA
India's energy supply deficit for the financial year (FY) 2020-21 stood at 0.4%, with the peak power deficit also narrowing down to 0.4% during the year, according to the data ...
Overhead Powerlines Directed to be Taken Underground to Save the Great Indian Bustard
In an important development, the Supreme Court of India has directed the appropriate authorities to install diverters in the habitats of the Great Indian Bustard and convert the overhead cables ...
Transmission Infrastructure Crucial to Support Growing Solar Capacity
The pandemic was just one of the issues that pushed the solar back last year. The industry faced several other impediments coming in the way of project development. One of ...
Andhra DISCOMs Seek ₹30 Billion Loan from PFC and REC to Clear Power Generators’ Dues
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) in Andhra Pradesh have informed the Andhra Pradesh High Court they had sought a loan of ₹30 billion (~$407.95 million) from the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and ...
Contract Performance Guarantee for Power Transmission Projects Reduced by Over 60%
The Ministry of Power has reduced the contract performance guarantee for tariff-based competitive bidding transmission projects by more than 60%. The contract performance guarantee will now be charged at the ...
AfDB to Fund $530 Million for Renewables Transmission Projects in Angola
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530 million to finance a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line connecting the north and south transmission grids in Angola for distributing ...
Power Ministry Favors Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding for Intrastate Transmission
In a recent notification, the Ministry of Power (MoP) said that as the intrastate transmission systems have a major share in the country, the adoption of tariff-based competitive bidding to ...
PGCIL Acquires Ramgarh New Transmission to Facilitate 8.1 GW of Solar Power
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), a state-owned power transmission company, has acquired the Ramgarh New Transmission Limited (RNTL) under Phase II, Part-A of the 'transmission strengthening program' to ...
IndiGrid To Acquire Transmission Project from Sterlite Power for ₹46.25 Billion
Infrastructure investment trust IndiGrid has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire NER–II transmission project from Sterlite Power for about ₹46.25 billion (~$632.9 million). The acquisition would increase IndiGrid's assets ...
Telangana Solar Developers Write to Chief Minister About Piling Dues from DISCOMs
The Telangana Solar Power Developers' Association has urged the state Chief Minister to advise the Telangana State Power Coordination Committee and Telangana state distribution companies (DISCOMs) to clear at least ...
