Transmission & distribution

The Indian multinational EPC provider has secured power transmission lines and substations projects in Saudi Arabia and the domestic market.

The state-owned power finance company aims to meet 20% of the INR 15 lakh crore ($181.25 billion) financing requirement for India’s targeted 500 GW of installed RE (non-fossil fuel) capacity.

NLC India Ltd is looking to engage a qualified coordinating agency (QCA) for its 1.4 GW of solar and wind power plants at various places in Tamil Nadu. The QCA will maintain the transmission of plant-level data and other required data to the state load dispatch center (SLDC), besides providing other services.

A power ministry-constituted panel on electricity market development in India has proposed a market-based mechanism for secondary reserves, power purchase agreements (PPAs) of 12-15 years duration, and 5-minute metering, scheduling, dispatch, and settlement.

Godrej & Boyce has secured a 20 MW ground-mounted solar project in West Bengal, substation orders in India and Nepal, and a railway electrification project from Indian Railways.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) has subscribed to IndiGrid’s listed, non-convertible debentures aggregating to INR 1,140 crore (($138.84 million).

Sterling and Wilson has won rural electrification projects aggregating to INR 1,080 crore in the Indian states of Bihar and Chhattisgarh.

Tata Power will use the secured financing to enhance Delhi’s power distribution through grid enhancements and a battery energy storage system.

The Indian multinational EPC solutions provider has secured substation packages for renewable energy parks at Khavda and Kurnool.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured EPC orders for transmission lines backing renewable energy (RE) projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan.