RE sector will compel the government to announce new transmission projects

October 2018

In an interaction, DC Bagde, Managing Director, Transrail Lighting (Transrail) told INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY that the transmission and distribution segme...

Tags: DC Bagde, Transrail Lighting, Transmission, Distribution, Renewable energy, ISTS, PGCIL, PSU, T&D, Power generation, RE projects, EPC, DISCOM, DC Bagde

A Ray of Hope, Amid the Gloom

October 2018

Amidst the chaos seen in the power sector, with 22,000 MW thermal power projects lying idle for the need of coal or gas and lenders taking power gene...

Tags: NCLT, Transmission, Coal, Gas, Power, Thermal power projects, ISTS, Green energy corridors, REMC, Standing Committee, Energy, Transmission, Raj Prabhu, Mercom Capital Group, Saubhagya Scheme

SmartE to set up EV charging infrastructure around metro stations

August 2018

Along with state-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), SmartE is in plans to set up charging infrastructure around metro stations. ...

Tags: PGCIL, Infrastructure, MoU, SmartE, E-rickshaw charging

Asian Development Bank extends $175-million loan to Power Grid

April 2017

The Asian Development Bank has extended a $175-million loan to public sector undertaking Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)....

Tags: Asian Development Bank, PGCIL, Clean Technology Fund, Climate Investment Funds, ADB loan, Renewable energy sources

Skipper Ltd secures orders worth Rs 405 crore

March 2017

Skipper Limited, a renowned power transmission & distribution player, has announced new orders worth approximately Rs 405 crore in its Engineering Pr...

Tags: Skipper Limited, Renowned Power Transmission, Distribution, PGCIL, PTCUL, TSTRANSCO, TBCB, Sharan Bansal, Renewable energy generation project, Polymer Pipes, Fittings segment

Power Grid evinces interest to invest in Telangana

January 2017

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has evinced interest in investing in power transmission lines in Telangana. “PGCIL has expressed its...

Tags: PGCIL, Power transmission, State electricity department, K Chandrasekhar Rao, Power, North East West Grid

Tamil Nadu joins UDAY, ‘Power for All’ gets a boost

January 2017

The Ministry of Power has signed an MoU for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu in New Delhi, on 9 January, 2017. With the signing o...

Tags: Ministry of Power, MoU, Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana, 24x7 Power For All, EESL-led schemes, LED bulb programme, PPP, Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Coal, MNRE, PGCIL, NTPC, BEE, EESL, REC

Power Grid must monetise transmission assets to unlock capital, says Goyal

January 2017

Power minister Piyush Goyal has urged Central electricity transmission utility Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) and state transmission companies to ´un...

Tags: Piyush Goyal, Power, Central electricity transmission, PGCIL, Unlock Capital, Power Grid