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Tata Power on Wednesday announced the commissioning of two transmission lines - 400 Kilovolt (Kv) TandaGonda and 400kV GondaBasti double-circuit line spanning 154 circuit kilometres (Ckm) in Uttar Pradesh. With this milestone, the company has now commissioned all Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines and substations under the South East UP Power Transmission Company Limited (SEUPPTCL) project, a company statement said. According to the statement, the network now comprises three 765 kV lines comprising 951 Ckm, fourteen 400 kV lines comprising 566 Ckm, and three 765/400 kV substations with 3460 MVA transformation capacity across the state. The commissioning of four transmission assets namely 765 kV MainpuriBara Single Circuit Line, 765 kV MainpuriUnnao Single Circuit Line, 400 kV TandaGonda and 400Kv Gonda-Basti double-circuit line will enable the safe and reliable evacuation of over 4,000 MW of thermal power generated within Uttar Pradesh. With the commissioning of these ...
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL) on Thursday said the company with its subsidiaries, have secured orders worth about Rs 4,439 crores in the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) business. These include order of 400kV transmission line and associated substations in Africa: orders for transmission line projects in India and order for substation project in Sweden, a company statement said. According to the statement, KPIL, one of the leading EPC players in the power transmission and distribution (T&D) and civil infrastructure sector, along with its subsidiaries, have secured notification of awards/comfort letters/confirmation of consummation of contract of about Rs 4,439 crore in the transmission and distribution (T&D) business. Manish Mohnot, MD & CEO, KPIL, said in the statement, "The T&D business allows us to leverage our market-leading position and integrated capabilities to deliver world-class EPC solutions. With these wins, we have surpassed our annual .
Transrail Lighting on Tuesday reported an 18 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 110 crore in December quarter, pushed by higher revenues from key transmission and distribution business. It had posted a net profit of Rs 91 crore in the October-December period of preceding financial year, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's revenues from operations also rose to 1,796 crore from Rs 1,358 crore in the third quarter a year ago, registering a 32 per cent y-o-y growth. "During Q3 FY26, execution remained strong and the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) segment continued to anchor the company's overall growth momentum," Transrail said. The company said it secured fresh orders worth Rs 1,395 crore during the quarter, further strengthening the execution pipeline. In April-December, the net profit jumped 53 per cent to Rs 307 crore from Rs 200 crore in the nine month period of the preceding fiscal. The revenues from operations surged to over Rs .
Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said its power transmission and distribution vertical has bagged 'large' grid infrastructure orders in the Middle East. According to the company's project classification, a 'large' order is worth Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore. The 400kV super grid interconnection linking the electricity networks of GCC member states has helped in efficient utilization of generation capacity and has improved the overall grid resilience, the company said in a regulatory filing. Currently, the network of the Sultanate of Oman is connected to this interconnection through UAE's grid at 220kV. Now a direct interconnection is being established at 400 kV level for which a 400 kV substation in UAE is crucial, the company added. L&T PT&D has won an order to engineer, procure and construct this 400 kV Substation, the filing said. According to the filing, the company has bagged another order for building a set of new 132kV substations in the .
Adani Energy Solutions on Thursday announced acquisition of a project special purpose vehicle Mahan Transmission, which will evacuate 1,230 MW power from Adani Power's upcoming 1,600 MW expansion units at Mahan in Singrauli district. The company has on 26th March, 2025... executed share purchase agreement with REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd for acquiring 100 per cent equity shares of Mahan Transmission Ltd (MTL), a regulatory filing said. According to the filing, equity shares are being acquired at a face value of Rs 10 each for a cash consideration. It also stated that the acquisition is completed and the total authorised and paid-up share capital of the MTL is Rs 5 lakh. The MTL is incorporated in India and was registered with the Registrar of Companies, New Delhi, on November 20, 2024. This acquisition is proposed to further AESL's strategy for enhancing value for its shareholders through organic as well as inorganic opportunities. The MTL will evacuate 1,230 MW of
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL) on Thursday announced securing new orders worth Rs 2,306 crore in the domestic as well the international markets, taking its total order book to Rs 22,500 crore. The international orders have been bagged by its transmission & distribution (T&D) business, while the buildings business has got orders in India, KPIL said in a statement. The company along with its international subsidiaries have secured new orders/notification of Rs 2,306 crore, it said. "The T&D business continues to remain robust with strong tendering activity globally on the back of rising power demand, rapid expansion of renewable energy and focus on improvement of grid infrastructure. "The order in the B&F business has helped us to further strengthen our market position. With these new orders, our order intake till date in FY25 has reached around Rs 22,500 crore, providing us with a good visibility of growth in the coming quarters," said Manish Mohnot, MD ...
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has inked a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC) to export 800MW from 2028-29, a senior official said on Wednesday. The agreement marks a significant milestone in the partnership between DVC and HPPC, building on their existing PPA, under which the corporation already supplies 300 MW to Haryana from its operational units. The agreement, signed with the approval of the power ministry, will enable DVC to supply 800 MW from its three upcoming thermal units to Haryana. "Under the agreement, DVC will supply 300 MW from its Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station Phase-II (2x660 MW), 300 MW from Koderma Thermal Power Station Phase-II (2x800 MW), and 200 MW from Durgapur Thermal Power Station (1x800 MW). Supplies from all three power stations will begin in the fiscal 2028-29," DVC member (finance) Arup Sarkar said. The PPA was signed at HPPC's corporate office in the presence of senior officials from both ...
A total expenditure of Rs 9.12 lakh crore has been planned to augment power transmission infrastructure capacity in the country by 2032, according to Union Minister Shripad Yesso Naik. The National Electricity Plan (Transmission) covers the transmission plan till 2031-32, said Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday. As per the Plan, 1,91,474 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and 1274 Giga Volt Ampere (GVA) of transformation capacity would be added (at 220 kV and above voltage level) in the 10-year period from 2022-23 to 2031-32. In addition, he stated that 33.25 GW of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) bi-pole links are also planned. The inter-regional transmission capacity is planned to increase to 143 GW by 2026-27 and further to 168 GW by 2031-32, from the present level of 119 GW. The Plan also highlights new technology options in transmission, cross-border interconnections and private sector participation in