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Download tenders and news clips.  APTEL remands seven Jojobera tariff issues but upholds higher washed-coal transit-loss disallowance.  CERC trims Singrauli’s true-up claims while preserving a Rs 190 crore annual special allowance.  India’s peak demand rises 5.36% in a day without shortage as frequency excursions persist.  Tamil Nadu has roughly 11,500 renewable plants, but real-time telemetry remains incomplete.  A standby communications failure removed AGC from 14.5 GW despite nominal route redundancy.  UGVCL reports sharply lower losses, but division-level anomalies keep the improvement open to reconciliation.  Adani Power wins a rating upgrade while a roughly Rs 2 lakh crore build-out keeps leverage and execution central.  Supreme Power grows orders and income while margins soften during a capacity ramp.  Solex Energy retains Rs 3,400 crore visibility as profit falls two-thirds and new cell capacity stays years away.  Alpex Solar adds revenue while profit slips and a 2.2 GW cell plant remains short of commercial operation.  Patel Engineering’s profit growth meets a bid pipeline four times its order book.  HPL Electric’s revenue jumps, but margin compression and metering concentration narrow the upside.  Triveni Turbine’s export bookings surge while the quarterly EBITDA margin retreats.  ReNew doubles profit as construction-heavy manufacturing expansion raises the execution load.  CORPORATE ORDERS, CAPACITY AND CAPITAL.  GRID OPERATIONS, AVAILABILITY AND MARKETS.  REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS.  BRIEFS BY CATEGORY.  Contracting news for the day.  .  CERC prices extra time for renewable connectivity at up to Rs 6,000/MW a day.  Karnataka proposes one supply code to replace six electricity-service regimes.  GMR Power seeks up to Rs 3,000 crore while a Rs 616.33 crore transmission claim remains contested.  Reliance Infrastructure forfeits Rs 678.60 crore as most warrants lapse.  GE Vernova T&D revenue jumps 38% as new orders fall 30%.  AMPIN hybrid plant faces curtailment while permanent grid access waits until 2027.  Coal stocks cover only 57% of norms as 34 power plants remain critical.  Renewable capacity reaches 239.66 GW, overtaking coal but not the full thermal fleet.  Genus revenue rises 44.8% but margins narrow as its order book reaches Rs 24,020 crore.  Odisha’s first 200 MW load-shedding phase remains unfinished after the June deadline.  IndiGrid adds Rs 5,800 crore of transmission work as debt stays at 58.5% of assets.  Mumbai Metro One loses Rs 192.45 crore as debt restructuring waits for lender consent.  Upper Sileru’s 1,350 MW pumped-storage project wins final forest clearance with 291.84 hectares of afforestation.  Bhusawal Unit 6 seeks tariff approval on Rs 5,812.38 crore cost and an Rs 86.17 crore first-year gap.  Contracting news for the day.  SECI’s 1 GW firm-renewables auction clears at Rs 5.25–5.26/kWh after bids of up to Rs 6.90.  RENEWABLES AND MANUFACTURING.  CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND GENERATION.  GRID, TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS.  POWER MARKETS AND SETTLEMENTS.  DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMERS.  PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES.  BRIEFS BY CATEGORY.  REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS.  Download tenders and news clips.  Download tenders and news clips.  Contracting news for the day.  Karma Energy's quarterly revenue edged up - 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Aug 19:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 
8Tender for supply of oil system spares for rotary and mill area in boiler Details
 
8Tender for supply of mandatory spare parts and consumable items Details
 
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of the zirconia oxygen analyser comprising Details
 
8Tender for purchase of control cables Details
 
8Tender for work of breakdown and capital maintenance / up keeping works of HT SWGR Details
 
8Tender for procurement of HT cables Details
 
8Tender for renovation of old and new control room at 33/11 kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for work of line name, numbering & color coding of various 400kV,220kV, 132kV &66kV lines Details
 
8Tender for work of strengthening of tower stubs and increasing chimney height of 132 kV line Details
 
8Tender for supply of sulphuric acid Details
 
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of testing equipments Details
 
8Tender for providing and fixing bypass twin jumpering arrangement by boltless C-type wedge connectors Details
 
8Tender for annual maintenance contract (AMC 102 kms) for powertel intracity OFC network Details
 
8Tender for Bi- annual rate contract for emergency power restoration work of 400/220/132/66kV lines Details
 
8Tender for erection for 66kV substation Details
 
8Design, engineering, supply, erection, commissioning and testing of 2 nos 140 ton capacity pit less type in motion electronic rail weigh bridge Details
 
8Tender for miscellaneous fabrication and steel work in various Details
 
8Tender for supply of various thremal insulating materials for boiler Details
 
8Tender for work of power/control instrument cable tray cleaning, cable tracing & redressing and miscellaneous works Details
 
8Tender for Bi annual rate contract for restoration of various 400kV class transmission lines Details
 
8Tender for Bi- annual rate contract for restoration of various 132kV/220kV class transmission lines Details
 
8Tender for supply of staircase step grills for crusher house Details
 
8Tender for Bi- annual rate contract for restoration of various 66kV class transmission lines Details
 
8Tender for BRC for work of rewinding and overhauling of 11kV HT motors Details
 
8Tender for miscellaneous civil works Details
 
8Tender for biennial contract for miscellaneous civil works Details
 
8Tender for job contract for RCC and PCC work for DV roof Details
 
8Tender for supply of 22kV AB switch fixed and moving contact 200A Details
 
8Tender for biennial maintenance works (masonry & carpentry) to RB’s Details
 
8Tender for operation and maintenance of boiler house Details
 
8Tender for supply of B and S pump Details
 
8Tender for procurement of 420kV /245 kV /145 kV and 36 kV current transformers having different CT cores Details
 
8Tender for supply of electrical line materials and installation works Details
 
8Tender for construction of control room with S/I system sinking and installation of 200/165 mm dia deep boring Details
 
8Tender for civil repair and maintenance contract for all 400kV and 220kV substations Details
 
8Tender for providing cement concrete interlocking paver block Details
 
8Tender for operation of VIP lift Details
 
8Tender for civil works Details
 
8Tender for rate contract for inspection, cleaning, repair and maintenance of existing crude oil and effluent storage tanks Details
 
8Tender for supply installation and commissioning of 11 kL LPCO2 buffer tank Details
 
8Tender for construction of a 338 KL capacity SMC (sheet molding compound) panel water tank Details
 
8Tender for repairing and maintenance of damaged existing water drain and gabion structure Details
 
8Tender for supply of 11kV AB switch fixed Details
 
8Tender for supply of 11kV, 26.3 KA, 630A load break switch with earth switch Details
 
8Tender for power evacuation scheme using 110kV 630 mm2 UG cable Details
 
8Tender for upgradation of 66kV substation Details
 
8Tender for annual work contract for deploying resident service engineer for PLC system Details
 
8Tender for procurement of various size cast basalt pipes and bends for ash slurry lines Details
 
8Tender for work contract of repairing, rebabbitting and bore machining of white metal lined TG set Details
 
8Tender for supply of TC fuse wire 14SWG and 16SWG Details
 
8Tender for supply of 11kV single pole standalone complete sets Details
 
8Tender for supply of full threaded MS bolt and nuts 63 x 16mm Details
 
8Tender for supply of LT three angle X Arm Details
 
8Tender for procurement of handled ultrasonic liquid flow meter. Details
 
8Tender for service contract for engagement of HME operators for crane/bulldozer/loader/ excavator etc. Details
 
8Tender for service contract for overhauling of PA FAN FD Fan and ID Fan Details
 
8Tender for service contract for statutory testing and certification of 130/30 Ton EOT cranes Details
 
8Tender for procurement of power cables Details
 
8Tender for strengthening and extension of outdoor illumination system in 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for replacement of oil temperature indicator, winding temperature indicator and magnetic oil guage with external remote indicator for protection of 2x40 MVA T/F at 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for procurement and fixing of programmable digit meter at 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 01 No. 630KVA station transformer at 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for work of cold galvanizing on rusted tower of 132kV single circuit line Details
 
8Tender for construction of new revetment wall at tower Details
 
8Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing commissioning of stator core, winding and reinsulation of rotor poles with class F insulation Details
 
8Tender for waterproofing and allied work Details
 
8Tender for annual maintenance contract for breakdown, emergency and planned outage on 500kV Bi-Pole HVDC line Details
 
8Tender for work of RTV coating application on equipments Details
 
8Tender for AMC for replacement of installed failed converter transformer Details
 
8Tender for Bi-annual maintenance contract of emergency breakdown & maintenance of 400kV & 220kV switchyard Details
 
8Tender for Bi-annual maintenance contract for the work of testing of EHV grade transformer insulating oil, by NABL accredited mobile testing laboratory, on-site, of power transformers & ICTs installed Details
 
8Tender for work of on site drying out of 132/33 kV 25 MVA T/F Details
 
8Tender for AMC work of repair/overhauling/servicing & alignment of various make 220kV, 132kV & 33kV isolators Details
 
8Tender for supply of spares and repairing, servicing & overhauling VCBs at various sub stations Details
 
8Tender for work of strengthening of earth mat by providing and installation of enhanced chemical compound (EHCC) earthing electrodes Details
 
8Tender for work of cold line washing of disc insulator strings of various 132kV & 220 kV lines Details
 
8Tender for AMC for various type of 400 kV,220 kV & 22 kV bay maintenance work required Details
 
8Tender for attending oil leakage from various joints of EHV power transformer /ICT at various substation Details
 
8Tender for work of attending leaky tubes, joint replacement and tube nest Details
 
8Tender for attending leakages/seepages in various underground structures Details
 
8Tender for supply of IBR-approved electrically operated butt-weld end gate valve assemblies, complete with actuators, bypass valve arrangements Details
 
8Tender for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 360 V DC, 515AH, KBH, Ni-Cd type battery set Details
 
8Tender for supply of lighting arrester for 220kV & 400kV switchyard Details
 
8Tender for replacement of deteriorated tower and stub strengthening of D/C 220kV line Details
 
8Tender for stub strengthening of 220kV D/C line Details
 
8Tender for stub strengthening of 66kV Hframe line Details
 
8Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of 220kV & 66kV GIS equipment’s & materials Details
 
8Tender for erection of 66kV line Details
 
8Tender for work of hot line stringing of 66 kV line Details
 
8Design, engineering, supply, erection, testing, commissioning of 20 KWp rooftop solar PV power project Details
 
8Tender for work of misc pressure part related activity of boiler Details
 
8Tender for supply of circuit breaker analyser kit Details
 
8Tender for work of residual life assessment study of removed HP, IP & LP turbine rotors Details
 
8Tender for biennial rate contract for attending running repairs, scheduled, preventive & breakdown maintenance with overhauling of 08 nos. bulldozers Details
 
8Tender for work for replacement of various pulleys and its bearing Details
 
8Tender for misc. civil works Details
 
8Tender for supply of flap gate assembly with motorized linier actuator for coal handling plant Details
 
8Tender for supply of various fasteners and consumables Details
 
8Tender for renovation work of wagon tippler 3-4 roof cladding, drive pit house Details
 
8Tender for work of strengthening, fabrication and erection of steel structures Details
 
8Design, supply, installation, commission and maintenance of solar PV system Details
 
8Tender for supply of various carbon steel plates Details
 
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MCX planning to invest Rs 200 crore to start coal, minerals trading platforms Details
 
8MMDR Amendment Bill: Jharkhand among the States will continue to share ‘90 % ‘of mining sector revenue reaching Rs. 1,14,549.28 crore in 2025-26 Details
 
8Recurrent Energy Secures $695 Million for 330 MW Solar Project Details
 
8KPI Green Awards Rs. 116 Crore EPC Order to Advait Greenergy for 200 MW Rajasthan Project Details
 
8Inox completes Rs 6,000 crore acquisition of BlackRock-owned GIP's Vena Energy Details
 
8India adds record 27 GW solar capacity in H1, installations jump 49% Details
 
8Telangana Targets 26GW Solar Power by 2035, Woos Energy Investors Details
 
8Inox Clean Energy Completes INR 6,000 Crore Vena Energy India Acquisition, Adds 12+ GW Renewable Pipeline Details
 
8Demand Uptick: Key drivers and initiatives to meet the growing power requirement Details
 
8Beyond generation: Why the transmission grid is the real backbone of Viksit Bharat Details
 
8AI is getting cheaper to run, but powering its growth is getting pricier Details
 
8Maha Transco kicks off search for merchant bankers to steer its landmark power sector IPO Details
 
8India's non-coking coal imports fall 11% y-o-y in Jan-Jul'26; emerging supply risks could lift imports in Aug'26 Details
 
8POWERGRID Wins PMIS Partner Company Award Details
 
8From Ideas to Unicorns: Tripura Launches T-RISE to Power the Next Generation of Startups Details
 
8NEA spends Rs 67.68 billion on electricity from private producers in a year Details
 
8Why India’s weather is its greatest solar advantage and how it can power a globally competitive industry Details
 
8Northeast Hydropower Projects Face Delays, Cost Overruns; Subansiri Project Cost Soars 378% Details
 
8Hero Future Energies Wins 120 MW in SECI FDRE RTC-V Auction Details
 
8Dimension Energy Secures $857 Million for Solar Expansion Details
 
8Green Hydrogen in India: The Next Big Energy Bet Explained Details
 
8Waaree Transpower Clears CPRI Testing for 17.6 MVA Transformers Details
 
8Data Centre Stock to Buy With 30% Upside Potential; Recommended by Citi Details
 
8From L&T, BHEL to MTAR: How SHANTI rules may unlock India’s nuclear pipeline, make SMR a gamechanger Details
 
8JP Morgan retains Nifty target of 27,000; bets big on power, data centre plays on capex push Details
 
8India’s Life Insurers Power Long-Term Growth With Rs 67 Lakh Cr Assets Details
 
8Maharashtra’s MSEDCL Plans IPO to Raise Up to Rs 10,000 Crore Details
 
8Best Power Infrastructure Stocks in India Details
 
8BHEL shares slip after LIC pares stake to 5.6% through open market sale Details
 
8IESA urges BRICS to deepen cooperation on energy storage, mineral security Details
 
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APTEL remands seven Jojobera tariff issues but upholds higher washed-coal transit-loss disallowance

Aug 18: 8APTEL reopened water charges, secondary fuel oil, additional capitalisation, decapitalisation, depreciation, tax and carrying cost for Tata Power’s Jojobera units. It left the washed-coal transit-loss disallowance intact and directed Jharkhand’s commission to pass consequential orders preferably within three months. Details

CERC trims Singrauli’s true-up claims while preserving a Rs 190 crore annual special allowance

Aug 18: 8CERC allowed annual fixed cost below NTPC’s claims for Singrauli across every year of FY2019-24. The order nevertheless retained a Rs 190 crore special allowance each year and allowed ash-transport expenses separately, shifting rather than eliminating recovery. Details

India’s peak demand rises 5.36% in a day without shortage as frequency excursions persist

Aug 18: 8All-India maximum demand reached 243,500 MW on 17 August, 12,384 MW above the prior day, while energy met rose to 5,425 MU. Reported shortage remained zero, but frequency stayed outside the 49.9-50.05 Hz band for 16.42% of the day. Details

Tamil Nadu has roughly 11,500 renewable plants, but real-time telemetry remains incomplete

Aug 18: 8About 10,000 windmills and 1,500 solar plants still rely partly on delayed AMR data at Tamil Nadu’s control centre. Fibre equipment and 650 planned RTUs could improve visibility, but the cited installation milestones were not yet evidence of completed integration. Details

A standby communications failure removed AGC from 14.5 GW despite nominal route redundancy

Aug 18: 8Failure of a Western Region link and its backup cut Southern Region AGC connectivity to 13 generating stations on 23 June. Restoration took until the next morning, and the post-incident design now uses three physical routes while further protection diversity is explored. Details

UGVCL reports sharply lower losses, but division-level anomalies keep the improvement open to reconciliation

Aug 18: 8UGVCL’s energy audit reports T&D loss falling to 2.09% in FY2025-26 from 4.37% a year earlier. Extreme positive and negative results in some divisions, and the absence of final FY2026 cost data, mean the headline improvement still needs reconciliation. Details

Adani Power wins a rating upgrade while a roughly Rs 2 lakh crore build-out keeps leverage and execution central

Aug 18: 8CareEdge upgraded Adani Power’s long-term rating to AA+ as contracted capacity, EBITDA and liquidity strengthened. The same assessment places about 24 GW under development and roughly Rs 2 lakh crore of capex ahead, leaving schedule and leverage discipline as material counterweights. Details

Supreme Power grows orders and income while margins soften during a capacity ramp

Aug 18: 8Supreme Power Equipment raised Q1 FY2027 total income 37.33% and entered the quarter with Rs 590.06 crore of orders. EBITDA margin still eased to 18.40% as finance cost, depreciation and operating expense increased around a new factory ramp. Details

Solex Energy retains Rs 3,400 crore visibility as profit falls two-thirds and new cell capacity stays years away

Aug 18: 8Solex Energy’s Q1 FY2027 revenue rose only 1.8% while profit after tax fell 66.6%. A roughly Rs 3,400 crore visibility figure and planned cell-and-storage expansion extend the opportunity, but much of it remains outside completed delivery. Details

Alpex Solar adds revenue while profit slips and a 2.2 GW cell plant remains short of commercial operation

Aug 18: 8Alpex Solar lifted Q1 FY2027 operating revenue 32.37% and EBITDA 20.92%. Profit after tax nevertheless fell 5.75%, while its 2.2 GW TOPCon cell facility still awaited commercial operation and ALMM progress. Details

Patel Engineering’s profit growth meets a bid pipeline four times its order book

Aug 18: 8Patel Engineering increased Q1 FY2027 profit after tax by 24.5% while revenue grew about 4%. Its Rs 60,000 crore opportunity pipeline is large, but remains distinct from Rs 9,000 crore of bids under evaluation and a Rs 14,636 crore executable order book. Details

HPL Electric’s revenue jumps, but margin compression and metering concentration narrow the upside

Aug 18: 8HPL Electric reported its highest first-quarter revenue at Rs 515 crore, up 35% year on year. EBITDA rose only 9%, the margin moderated to 12.26%, and 96% of its Rs 3,200 crore order book remained tied to metering. Details

Triveni Turbine’s export bookings surge while the quarterly EBITDA margin retreats

Aug 18: 8Triveni Turbine booked Rs 568 crore of orders in Q1 FY2027, with exports supplying 68% of intake. That stronger forward mix has not yet reached current earnings, where the EBITDA margin fell to 18% from 25.8%. Details

ReNew doubles profit as construction-heavy manufacturing expansion raises the execution load

Aug 18: 8ReNew reported Rs 15,060 crore of total income and Rs 1,040 crore of profit after tax for FY2025-26, both sharply above the previous year. The same report places 10.5 GW of cell and ingot-wafer capacity under construction, making conversion of projects into operating assets the next test. Details

CORPORATE ORDERS, CAPACITY AND CAPITAL

Aug 18: Orders, capacity and capital advance while execution evidence remains uneven

8L&T’s offshore order crosses the ultra-mega threshold, but execution value remains undisclosed
8Om Infra adds a UP water order with a short execution window and three-year O&M tail
8NLC Renewables hires storage-and-solar advisers while project value stays confidential
8KPI Green energises 130 MW AC, leaving part of its Bharuch PPA capacity still to follow
8Ola prices household batteries for November while commercial and utility products remain a 2027 promise
8Techno Electric redirects QIP funds after a government project cancellation, triggering a monitoring exception
8Schneider Electric reports record order intake, but the filing leaves the earnings bridge thin
8TD Power promoters propose Rs 75 crore placement while Rs 600 crore remains only an envelope
8CG Power unit Axiro buys Tosil for semiconductor engineering at a price above the target’s latest turnover
8Venus Pipes adds 6.1 MW solar as a Rs 6 crore savings forecast implies sub-four-year payback
8BirlaNu buys into a captive-solar SPV that still has no operations or turnover

Local outage and small-procurement changes have defined service consequences

8BALCO widens October supply eligibility through two 75 MW tenders without establishing a 150 MW requirement
8GUVNL opens a 300 MW October supply opportunity under a Rs 10,000/MWh ceiling
8DVC targets two 200 MW September thermal windows instead of round-the-clock supply
8Planned feeder outages change from 17 to 18 August, shifting the local service footprint Details

GRID OPERATIONS, AVAILABILITY AND MARKETS

Aug 18: Settlement and provisional cost recovery concentrate payment risk

8Kudgi leads Rs 52.38 crore of July National Pool receivables from Southern generators
8Tamil Nadu contests provisional FGD billing before final tariff orders

Grid scale rises faster than visibility, communications and reserve controls

8Sub-threshold auxiliary drawal prompts a metering fix and a temporary maximum-plus-5% rule
8A single Koppal network break hid SCADA and PMU data for about 1,800 MW of renewables
8Southern drawal constraints persist in 632 June instances despite completed fixes elsewhere
8Complete telemetry loss persists at multiple 220 kV nodes while repair commitments remain pending or under validation
8Digital non-observability reaches 96% at Munirabad while other stations await transducers

Fuel, hydro and renewable availability shift on conflicting daily signals

8Wind and solar weakness cuts renewable output 22.44 MU despite gains elsewhere
8Southern Region carries roughly 12.7 GW of planned outages without reporting a peak shortage
8Monitored power fleet holds 57% of normative coal as 32 plants turn critical

Demand and exchange prices move together, but not uniformly

8IEX day-ahead volume rises 8.92% while the weighted price jumps 66.46%
8IEX real-time volume falls 9.62% as the average price rises 18.12%
8Green day-ahead clears 30,152.92 MWh while term-ahead prices split by product and block
8HPX shows a one-sided book on 17 August while PXIL DSM clears zero and earlier RTM trades hit the cap Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 18: State regulators reshape procurement, network access and consumer redress

8CSERC keeps Rs 10 crore turnover floor and extends consultancy bids to 27 August
8GERC seeks network-access rules while migration design must cover existing access customers

Transmission licensing and connectivity proceedings preserve protections while tightening deadlines

8CERC reserves ReNew Green’s connectivity case while continuing its interim direction

Change-in-law and PPA disputes move through proof and jurisdiction gates

8NLC seeks Rs 47.84 crore of GST change-in-law relief as CERC orders a fuller reply record
8Warora-Kurnool’s GST dispute advances while interim protection remains in force
8IL&FS Tamil Nadu counterparties must itemise dues before any payment ruling
8ACME’s undergrounding claim reaches reserved order with conservation costs still unallocated
8ReNew Dinkar’s milestone-charge dispute is reserved with Delhi High Court protection intact

Trading licences and financial closure hinge on missing compliance

8Excel Energy’s trading-licence bid stalls on staffing, accounts, website and business-scope gaps
8NTPC Renewable’s Working Group Report claim turns on jurisdiction before merits

Tariff and cost-recovery orders reallocate burdens between generators and beneficiaries

8POWERGRID Vataman wins a 25-year licence while transfer capability awaits commissioning
8CERC allows Rs 8.11 crore annual fixed cost for Northern Region UNMS against Rs 8.21 crore claimed
8CERC cuts Mysore ICT tariff claims across five years
8Eastern Region communication assets receive tariff below claim across both asset groups
8Ariyalur line-bay tariff is allowed at Rs 89.70 lakh against Rs 112.55 lakh claimed

Transmission licensing and connectivity proceedings preserve protections while tightening deadlines

8Viento’s connectivity case moves to a CTUIL affidavit on PPA termination and liability
8TP Saurya keeps status quo in two connectivity cases while financial-closure evidence is tested
8CERC gives renewable generators a last opportunity to prove fault-ride-through compliance
8Tunga’s 190 MW wind extension depends on a fresh commitment to continue the project
8Coastal Energen’s charge claim accelerates while TNPDCL liability remains untested
8First Energy’s revoked connectivity remains protected by the Delhi High Court while CERC hears the merits
8Karnataka’s sharing-charge case turns to CTUIL compliance and an explanation of Kaiga evacuation planning
8HEGCL’s bank-guarantee remand returns under strict submission deadlines

Tariff and cost-recovery orders reallocate burdens between generators and beneficiaries

8NTPC’s fixed-charge claim for ancillary and SCUC operation must now explain its regulatory basis
8Tata Power PPA disputes reach a common reserved order but buyer liabilities stay separate

Transmission licensing and connectivity proceedings preserve protections while tightening deadlines

8KIVRPTL’s transmission-licence cases pause for CTUIL clarification of the associated system
8A new real-time-market transmission licence faces questions over delay against its 2026 SCOD
8Kakinada’s green-hydrogen transmission case exposes uncertainty over 750 MW of GNA demand
8CERC signals that extra transmission scope may require a repeated licensing procedure

Change-in-law and PPA disputes move through proof and jurisdiction gates

8A Rs 297.85 crore ash-transport claim is challenged as retrospective
8KSK-GUVNL fuel dispute reaches reserved order with compensation still unset
8NTPC must give a payment schedule in its Andaman dues and non-compliance case

State regulators reshape procurement, network access and consumer redress

8Tamil Nadu’s ombudsman permits pole replacement but makes RMU conversion conditional on sanctioned cost and payment

Ratings, debt and allocation decisions shift financing and counterparty exposure

8A 56 MW central allocation to Tripura reshuffles firm power shares until June 2027

Fuel, hydro and renewable availability shift on conflicting daily signals

8Telangana’s stored hydro energy falls to 1,025.1 MU as reservoir outcomes diverge

State regulators reshape procurement, network access and consumer redress

8BERC widens 100 MW bagasse-tender access while consumer savings await bids Details

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Aug 18: CORPORATE AND LOCAL PROCUREMENT

8Onix Solar’s exchange admission opens NSE trading without raising fresh capital
8TGTRANSCO tenders Tower 59 stabilisation with a 60-day completion window
8BREDA’s corrigendum resets solar-village consultancy terms without selecting an adviser
8MePGCL’s Umiam bridge-inspection RFQ opens without establishing a safety defect or repair need

GRID OPERATIONS AND MARKETS

8Missed ramping-guideline action leaves Southern grid parties without a final rule
8Southern stations remain without redundant communications as the VoIP remedy waits for January 2027
8Real-time forecast cuts 16 August energy error to 0.5% from 2.1% day-ahead
8NLDC records zero corridor violations while Cuddapah voltage strays for 12.92% of the day
8NLDC commits 47 generators as six higher-cost gas entries stay at zero schedule

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

8Missing auditor report keeps SKAY’s trading-licence application unapproved ahead of 3 September
8Missing special balance sheet keeps AMPIN in Category V until 13 October review
8JSW Renew’s LTA-delay dispute returns on 15 October without excuse or relief
8Layer Hybren’s common direction keeps two petitions separate ahead of 5 November
8CERC orders Avikiran project mapping as commissioning relief waits for 5 November
8MPPMCL/PTC jurisdiction briefing puts PSA merits on hold until 22 October
8OTPCL’s 726.6 MW charge dispute returns on 22 October without interim relief
8DVC and ACME’s admitted GST claim enters adjudication with causation and recovery unproven
8GMR Warora’s negotiated position faces a 5 November enforceability test without an approved settlement
8Eden Renewable’s compensation dispute moves to 27 October with the burden still unresolved
8BALCO/PTC’s alleged 2012 non-supply dispute returns on 15 October with liability still untested
8WBSEDCL gets one filing week as AMPIN merits wait beyond 3 September
8Jurisdiction briefing delays GUVNL and Tata Power’s supplemental PPA until 6 October
8THDC’s carrying-cost review moves to replies while relief remains undecided
8NTPC faces a 24 August filing deadline with both Farakka tariff periods unapproved
8NTPC links water charges to generation as two Vindhyachal tariff periods await CERC orders
8CERC demands two decades of NHPC tax records before the 22 October review hearing
8PGVCL restores Jamnagar voltage but still owes an implementation report within 30 days
8Platinum Vitrified loses the Ombudsman forum but keeps a GERC route over a Rs 1.92 lakh charge

Environmental appraisal advances projects while land, water and compliance conditions remain

8Skill-university project faces delisting unless water and land queries are answered within 30 days
8Arya Villa hotel expansion advances at SEAC without final environmental clearance
8Honda plant expansion advances at SEAC while final approval remains pending
8Ajmer marble-dolomite mine advances at SEAC while final clearance remains separate
8Nagaur masonry mine advances at SEAC but still lacks final clearance
8Sikar masonry mine advances at SEAC while clearance and operating permits remain pending

Ratings, debt and allocation decisions shift financing and counterparty exposure

8HVPNL’s compliance filing leaves asset value untested while its NCDs remain unsecured
8HVPNL says bond funds paid discom dues but leaves allocations and balances undisclosed Details

Contracting news for the day

Aug 18: 8NTPC's 1 lakh MT Simhadri limestone bid carries a quantity clause that can cut the order to zero The tender asks suppliers to hold quarrying, testing, trucking and working-capital capacity across a 365-day delivery horizon. Technical Specification Clause 12 nonetheless permits variation from +20% to -100%, far wider than the GeM option clause's 25%. A second unresolved point sits in the payment text, where a bid-specific 30-day rule supersedes a 10-day provision the ATC still reproduces.

8JdVVNL's Rs 119.77 crore Bikaner package threatens summary rejection while carrying three different envelope structures The portal records two covers, the signed notice invites bids in two parts, and Section 1 of the RFB mandates a single-stage three-envelope process. That same section makes price disclosure in the wrong envelope grounds for outright rejection. Three separate technical-opening times across the pack compound a document-control problem in a nine-month turnkey contract.

8Phalodi's Rs 96.91 crore RDSS package prices bid capacity as a live variable, not a one-time qualification test
Financial bids across the eight-package programme open in descending order of estimated size, with capacity reassessed as L1 positions emerge. A bidder's result on one package can therefore determine whether a later bid is opened at all. Layered on top are anti-unbalancing securities for quotes 15% below estimate and supply components above 70%.

8Jaisalmer's Rs 119.92 crore package makes undercutting progressively more expensive through stacked security triggers A bid more than 15% below estimate attracts additional security equal to 50% of the unbalanced amount, while a supply-heavy price structure triggers a separate mechanism. A further 10% guarantee on transformers, VCBs and CTPT sets runs up to 36 months past completion. The real question is how much banking headroom a contractor must reserve before its quoted margin means anything.

8RVUN grants 15 more days on its Rs 358 crore LSHS tender but leaves every commercial term untouched Each closing milestone shifts by 15 days while refinery ownership, rail-loading qualification, Rs 7.16 crore EMD and the 30-day rake obligation stay exactly as issued. Bidders gain preparation time against provisional quantities, plant-wise diversion rights and cancellation without admitted liability. The competitive signal will only appear when landed-rate dispersion is visible across six destinations.

8UJVNL lifts its hydro E&M estimate 53.3% and EMD 80.5%, then reopens technical eligibility it had just tightened Addendum-I raised the estimate from Rs 158.53 crore to Rs 243.05 crore, dragging turnover, working capital and bid capacity upward with it. Later addenda moved the other way, widening experience windows, lowering the generator reference and admitting surety bonds. Twenty-two corrigenda and a 245-day extension suggest the original package needed extensive market reconciliation.

8TGGENCO wants guaranteed fitment for 157 sets while stating that exact dimensional drawings are not available The supplier must survey the installed bowl mills, generate manufacturing drawings and still carry sole responsibility after TGGENCO approves them. Failure of either grinding rolls or bull ring segments is contractually treated as failure of both within that mill. Compounding the exposure, the document carries Rs 30 crore and Rs 7.20 crore as competing solvency thresholds.

8DVC splits its Rs 90.20 crore CTPS diversion into two contracts but leaves the 12-month clock untouched Annexure-II replaces the composite-order architecture with separate goods and services contracts, each carrying 3% performance security. Bidders seeking 18 or 24 months were refused, and ROW non-availability generates no compensation. A sheath-bonding cable size still open to detailed engineering means part of the scope is being priced before design freeze.

8SECI's Ramagiri wind package can convert a power-curve failure into 25-year NPV compensation and turbine rejection Underperformance is monetised at Rs 4.5/kWh in the first year, escalating to NPV-based loss over 25 years on a second failure. Below the specified threshold, SECI can reject the WTG and seek refund with 13% annual interest. Reverse auction on EPC plus NPV of O&M leaves little room to shelter long-term service pricing from the auction.

8SJVN's 265 MW/530 MWh Haryana BESS carries Rs 12.72 crore of capacity-linked EMD before a single tariff is quoted Bid security scales at Rs 2.40 lakh/MWh, converting participation itself into a banking-line decision. Technical screening is followed by e-reverse auction, creating two separate competitive thresholds. Addendum #1 appears on the record without attributed wording, so no clause-level change can yet be assigned to it.

8NTPC's Rs 91.86 crore Lara ash contract pays on the lower of two weighments and holds back 10% until final billing GPS trips, FASTag records, timestamped photographs and dual-end weighment together determine what a completed haul is worth. Only 25% of contract price moves with diesel, while idle vehicles and machinery earn nothing. NTPC can also short-close the contract and impose future QR or app-based verification at no additional cost.

8SJVN's seven-day BESS extension leaves intact a clause requiring all 530 MWh from one bidder Clause 1.1.12 rejects any bid for a lesser quantum, concentrating Rs 12.72 crore EMD, Rs 31.80 crore PBG and a 12-year degradation floor in a single developer. Two daily cycles, 95% availability and 85% round-trip efficiency make augmentation economics central to the quoted capacity charge. Clause 6.9.1 meanwhile describes Project-2 as 25 MW where the rest of the RfS says 15 MW.

8APTRANSCO's 50 MVA tender contradicts itself on whether lower guaranteed losses earn any commercial advantage Section X capitalises losses and adds them to bid price for ranking, while Clause 5.2.6 says capitalisation will not be allowed even for sub-specification quotes. With penalties at Rs 10 lakh per kW of excess no-load loss, the drafting collision has direct consequences for L1. A technically collaborated entrant can meanwhile face bank guarantees totalling 20% of contract value.

8A zero-ECV transformer tender resolves into a Rs 127.39 crore award to Transformers and Rectifiers India The package went to market with no published estimate and bid security linked instead to each bidder's own quote. That leaves Clause 40's abnormal-low-bid test operating against a benchmark the NIT never disclosed. The award record does not mark the successful bidder as lowest, so the L1 position remains unstated in the document.

8APEPDCL floats 5.99 lakh smart meters at zero published value with two conflicting bid-security formulas The portal states a flat 1% of quoted value while the tender prescribes a graded 2%/1%/0.5% slab capped at Rs 50 lakh. For any quote crossing a slab boundary, those are economically different obligations at a stage where security errors affect responsiveness. Behind that sits a five-year warranty, +/-50% quantity powers and open-ended HES integration support.

8APTRANSCO makes 60% local content an eligibility gate, then lets rival bidders challenge the winner's losses Class-II local suppliers are excluded before price discovery begins, with auditor certification required above Rs 10 crore. Clause 71 then allows a qualified competitor to send supplied transformers to CPRI or ERDA for loss verification. An adverse result can block balance supplies, remove price variation and reach units already accepted.
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Aug 18:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 8Tender for providing O& M services for 400kV D/C transmission lines Details
 8Tender for supply of MS flat 50X6 M.S channel Details
 8Tender for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 33 kV O/H S/C 9.29km line Details
 8Tender for annual rate contract (ARC) for supply of loctite products Details
 8Tender for implementation of computerized maintenance management solution (CMMS) for chhabra thermal power project Details
 8Tender for supply and ETC of 384V/850AH-900AH battery bank along with dismantling and buy back of existing 384V/850AH battery banks Details
 8Tender for procurement of spare parts of lube oil pump installed Details
 8Tender for procurement of set of carb clad/tribo sol coated seat and disc Details
 8Tender for work contract for AOH of boilers pressure part Details
 8Tender for work of strengthening of tower stubs and increasing chimney height of 132 kV line Details
 8Tender for supply of earth pipe 40mm Dia 3Mtr 10 feet length Details
 8Tender for supply of LT three phase channel cross arm Details
 8Tender for supply of stay set complete for operation and maintenance works Details
 8Tender for supply of heat shrinkable type straight joint kit for 33kV, 1X630 sq mm XLPE cable Details
 8Tender for construction of store shed platform with ramp Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures, control wiring Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures, control wiring, yard Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures, control wiring, yard lighting Details
 8Tender for shifting of pit No2 substation Details
 8Tender for extension of L.T. line Details
 8Tender for erection of street light circuit Details
 8Tender for erection of two dedicated 6.6 kV OH line feeders for supplying power Details
 8Tender for erection and dismantling of HT and LT overhead line work Details
 8Tender for replacement of PCC pole/damaged pole and laying of aerial bunch cable Details
 8Tender for repairing of end covers, fans and hubs of H.T. induction motors Details
 8Tender for dismantling of worn out/damaged discharge chutes of B-14 and B-15 conveyor belts Details
 8Tender for supply and retrofitting of 400 kV DBR isolators at various Details
 8Tender for comprehensive AMC of MC, CP, PA, EC and other AC equipment Details
 8Tender for work of stub strengthening tower of 220kV line Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system Details
 8Tender for procurement of fuel oil handling and storage system Details
 8Tender for procurement of HT and EHT smart meters Details
 8Tender for construction of control room foundations, cable trench Details
 8Tender for construction of compound wall, maintenance of existing control Details
 8Tender for construction of artificial synthetic turf Details
 8Tender for repair of CFRD dam face Details
 8Tender for repair of damaged portion due to heavy rainfall outside the silt flushing tunnel Details
 8Tender for work of replacement of insulator or SRI work of attending the fault or broken conductor and/or snapping from tower/gantry Details
 8Tender for supply of 6/4.72 plus 7/1.57mm ACSR DOG conductor Details
 8Tender for supply of 7/4.09mm ACSR raccoon conductor Details
 8Tender for procurement of two complete set Details
 8Tender for renovation and refurbishment of the existing old FQA Details
 8Tender for procurement of 11kV metal parts Details
 8Tender for construction of 110/33-11kV yard equipment plinths, cable trench Details
 8Tender for construction of 110/33/11 kV outdoor control room electrification, borewell, plumbing works Details
 8Tender for procurement of 3phase channel cross arm Details
 8Tender for services for boiler lift Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Dhasa Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Amreli Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Savarkundla Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system Details
 8Tender for biennial maintenance of gardens, parks, plantation areas and other ancillary works Details
 8Tender for extra cleaning works and other miscellaneous jobs Details
 8Tender for procurement of 33 kV three phase earthing transformer Details
 8Tender for contract for statutory load testing and certification of PH1 Details
 8Tender for service contract for rate contract for repairing and testing job of 06 Nos ESP TR sets Details
 8Tender for procurement of different air pre-heater support bearing Details
 8Tender for service contract for Tit-Bit maintenance job Details
 8Tender for drawl of 33kV UG 3cx400 sqmm XLPE cable Details
 8Tender for construction of cable laying Details
 8Tender for proposed water proofing and nipple grouting work to arrest seepage in turbine Details
 8Tender for work contract for complete overhauling of 02 nos. ABB make 245 kV SF6 circuit breakers along Details
 8Design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of passenger lift having conroller- microprocessor based, AC variable voltage, variable frequency (AC VVVF) drive Details
 8Tender for construction of new control room feeder cable trench, DP foundations Details
 8Tender for supply of 11kV horn gap fuse sets with 1x24 kV post insulator Details
 8Tender for construction of 33 kV sub station Details
 8Tender for supply of 33 kV 800 Amp. isolator with 2x24 kV post insulator without earth blade Details
 8Tender for supply of 11 kV CT PT sets of various ratios Details
 8Tender for supply of HT meter box Details
 8Tender for supply of electrical insulated Details
 8Tender for supply of 33kV horn gap fuse sets Details
 8Tender for construction of 33 kV sub station Details
 8Tender for const. of 1 No. of 132 kV solar bay Details
 8Tender for supply of spares of rotork make actuators Details
 8Tender for annual rate contract for routine / preventive/ breakdown an annual maintenance works of generators, transformers, 132 kV switchyard and their associated auxiliaries, lighting and miscellane Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine / preventive / breakdown and annual maintenance works of turbines and associated equipments/auxiliaries and gantry/EOT cranes Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for routine or forced or annual breakdown of 132 or 33 or 11 kV switch yard Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for annual / forced / preventive and routine maintenance works of 4x43 MW generators, power transformers and associated equipments Details
 8Tender for annual contract for day to day maintenance of civil works, sanitary and steel joinery work Details
 8Tender for annual contract for work of handling of store material Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine operation in shift and R/C/B maintenance work of 6.6 kV SWGR of main plant Details
 8Tender for annual contract for providing cup lock metallic scaffolding inside and outside the boiler during Details
 8Tender for strengthening and rpecial repair of R.C.C. structure of cooling tower Details
 8Tender for work of remote controlled mechanized high pressure hydro jetting for cleaning of condenser tubes Details
 8Tender for replacement of damaged poles Details
 8Tender for preventive maintenance of 220/132kV circuit breakers at 400kV S/s Details
 8Tender for work of checking the online health monitoring of CTs and CVTs installed at 400kV S/s Details
 8Tender for supply of spare for 245KV and 145KV circuit breaker SF6 type circuit breaker Details
 8Tender for strengthening and extension of road side illumination system in 400/220/132kV switchyard Details
 8Tender for work of cold galvanizing on rusted tower of 400kV single circuit line Details
 8Tender for measuring and testing of tower footing resistance of 400kV LILO to tower Details
 8Tender for replacement of damaged poles Details
 8Tender for work of SITC of SCADA system along with integration of 25Nos. of bays and replacement of existing faulty relays Details
 8Tender for supply of air blower, pump and sludge panel & its accessories Details
 8Tender for biennial rate contract for repairing, replacement, and maintenance of damaged, torn, and burnt NN fire resistant conveyor belts Details
 8Tender for work contract for Unit no. 1 to 8 chemical laboratory work of coal sample collection / preparation, shifting of coal sample, various Details
 
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following newsclips:
 
8FAGMIL Invites Bids for 2.52 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan Details
 
8Saatvik Solar to Add 3.6 GW Cell Capacity in Odisha Details
 
8Agastya Energy commits Rs7,800 crore to integrated solar manufacturing Details
 
8Inside First Solar’s India bet in Chennai: Sujoy Ghosh on the future of solar Details
 
8Record Coal, Uneven Stocks: India’s Power Sector Faces A Test of Policy Discipline Details
 
8Need of the Time: Battery storage could fill a crucial gap in meeting energy demand Details
 
8Advancing Gender-Responsive Just Transitions in India’s Coal Belt Details
 
8India's power system just passed a historic tipping point Details
 
8KERC Proposes New Electricity Supply Regulations 2026 Details
 
8U-Solar Advances 20 MW Open-Access Solar Project in Karnataka Details
 
8Bangladesh could've avoided power crisis with more renewables: Experts Details
 
8CERC allows renewable producers to pay for extended grid connectivity Details
 
8Power Engineers’ Federation seeks reforms without privatisation Details
 
8Data centres straining power grids, but smarter grid systems may ease pressure: Report Details
 
8RECPDCL Tenders ISTS Infrastructure for 12 GW Rajasthan Power Details
 
8How ReNew Is Advancing Its Net-Zero and Sustainability Roadmap: Key Takeaways From Its FY2025–26 Integrated Report Details
 
8Powering The Last Village: India's Decentralised Energy Moment - Sundeep Nayak Details
 
8Agriculture-only Discoms: What Telangana, Maharashtra, Haryana are changing Details
 
8Draft SHANTI Rules 2026: Govt Proposes New Nuclear Licensing, Liability Framework To Boost Private, Foreign Participation Details
 
8Assam lines up over Rs 1 lakh crore power investments, expects 30,000 jobs Details
 
8From Ideas to Unicorns: Tripura Launches T-RISE to Power the Next Generation of Startups Details
 
8Best Power Stocks With Positive Brokerage Ratings in 2026 Details
 
8Tata Power and IIT Bombay collaborate to accelerate innovation in clean energy and advanced power technologies Details
 
8Meine Electric Pilots Iron-Air Battery at NTPC Simhadri Details
 
8AESL signs agreement with RECPDCL to acquire 100 percent shares of VPTL in Andhra Pradesh Details
 
8Stocks to watch, August 17: HAL, NTPC, Solar Industries, Reliance Industries, Voltas, Amber Enterprises Details
 
8BHEL shares slip after LIC pares stake to 5.6% through open market sale Details
 
8NTPC Vindhyachal Starts Fourth WFGD Training Batch for 7 ESKOM Engineers from South Africa Details
 
8SC asks Centre if courts can grant fair compensation in nuclear accidents Details
 
8Tata Power, IIT Bombay partner on clean energy technologies Details
 
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CERC prices extra time for renewable connectivity at up to Rs 6,000/MW a day

Aug 17: 8The final procedure offers limited milestone extensions but preserves revocation and bank-guarantee consequences. Developers can buy limited time, while missed extended milestones still expose connectivity and bank guarantees. Details

Karnataka proposes one supply code to replace six electricity-service regimes

Aug 17: 8The draft requires online connection tracking and transfers self-executed network assets to distribution licensees. Consumers may self-execute specified works, although the finished assets pass to the licensee and the draft is not yet operative. Details

GMR Power seeks up to Rs 3,000 crore while a Rs 616.33 crore transmission claim remains contested

Aug 17: 8The board approved an enabling fund-raise as a Supreme Court-linked reimbursement issue stayed unresolved. The financing option widens capital flexibility, but it does not resolve the Supreme Court-linked reimbursement exposure. Details

Reliance Infrastructure forfeits Rs 678.60 crore as most warrants lapse

Aug 17: 8Only Rs 978.60 crore was ultimately received from a preferential issue initially sized at Rs 3,014.40 crore. The lapse removes the much larger balance consideration that conversion would have supplied, even as forfeited cash remains with the company. Details

GE Vernova T&D revenue jumps 38% as new orders fall 30%

Aug 17: 8Execution reduced backlog 2.5% to Rs 20,930 crore even as profit before tax rose. Execution cut backlog 2.5% from March to Rs 20,930 crore, making replenishment the next operating test. Details

AMPIN hybrid plant faces curtailment while permanent grid access waits until 2027

Aug 17: 8The commissioned 50 MW solar-plus-wind project is using temporary access despite long-term offtake for 92% of capacity. Permanent access is expected in February 2027, leaving contracted revenue exposed to curtailment until the network route becomes durable. Details

Coal stocks cover only 57% of norms as 34 power plants remain critical

Aug 17: 8CEA’s Aug 13, 2026 ledger records 35.23 million tonnes on hand against 60.87 million tonnes of normative stock. Several state fleets held less than one-quarter of normative stock, and the next-day ledger showed similarly thin cover. Details

Renewable capacity reaches 239.66 GW, overtaking coal but not the full thermal fleet

Aug 17: 8The July capacity ledger shows a structural crossover even as thermal capacity remains larger once gas, lignite and diesel are included. Renewables now exceed coal capacity, but the full thermal fleet remains larger at 251.49 GW. Details

Genus revenue rises 44.8% but margins narrow as its order book reaches Rs 24,020 crore

Aug 17: 8The meter maker targets Rs 6,000–6,500 crore of FY27 revenue and more than one crore smart-meter installations. The larger order book supports scale, while lower margins show weaker conversion of growth into profitability. Details

Odisha’s first 200 MW load-shedding phase remains unfinished after the June deadline

Aug 17: 8The Eastern Region agenda says delayed ADMS integration is prolonging a wider system-security exposure. Thirty of 35 substations were covered, leaving the remaining integration and system-security exposure unresolved. Details

IndiGrid adds Rs 5,800 crore of transmission work as debt stays at 58.5% of assets

Aug 17: 8Two EnerGrid letters of intent expand the pipeline while transmission collections were 95% and availability 99.64%. The pipeline adds growth visibility while construction, funding and leverage remain material. Details

Mumbai Metro One loses Rs 192.45 crore as debt restructuring waits for lender consent

Aug 17: 8Cumulative losses reached Rs 5,368.63 crore and the auditor tied going-concern viability to refinancing and future cash generation. A restructuring framework exists, but required external-lender consent and implementation remain outstanding. Details

Upper Sileru’s 1,350 MW pumped-storage project wins final forest clearance with 291.84 hectares of afforestation

Aug 17: 8The approval covers 128.61 hectares of diverted forest land and bars additional forest use for the evacuation line. The clearance removes a land-use gate while afforestation, river-flow and evacuation conditions remain. Details

Bhusawal Unit 6 seeks tariff approval on Rs 5,812.38 crore cost and an Rs 86.17 crore first-year gap

Aug 17: 8The 660 MW unit projects rising annual fixed charges while its filing targets 85% availability and plant load factor. The filing is a claim rather than an approved tariff, leaving capital cost and operating assumptions under scrutiny. Details

Contracting news for the day

Aug 17: 8UPPTCL's Sirsira package carries two different documents both numbered Corrigendum no. 4 One moves dates, the other rewrites payment. Where a quoted item exceeds SOR or estimated rate by more than 10%, Stage-1 release drops to 70% of that benchmark rather than 70% of the quote, and the differential migrates to a Stage-2 tranche now tied to roads, turfing, trenches, rooms and housekeeping. Price variation was recast from an explicit 85%-of-taxable-value base to IEEMA formulas on ex-works price. Schedule-Q2 units for five 245kV GIS entries moved from "No." to "Set". Three extensions, 41 days.

8NHPC inserted an entire EOT-crane chapter into Dulhasti Stage-II after bidding opened, then lowered the turbine-efficiency floor Responsiveness fell from 94.5% to 94% and the evaluation-loading threshold from 95% to 94.5%, with quoted efficiency now capped at 94.5% for evaluation. Chapter 18 arrived complete with 190/30/10 T, 90 T and 80 T cranes, controls, spares and commissioning. The upload limit per document went from under 2 MB to under 40 MB, and price-adjustment indices were rebased from 2011-12 to 2022-23. Vendor experience in identified categories was rewritten from power stations to industrial installations. Closing moved 32 days, opening 30.

8KPTCL tendered Chadachan with a workbook naming five transmission lines the package does not build Sindhanuru, Tekkalakote, Kurugodu, Siruguppa and Sirigere Cross were replaced with Indi, Dhulkhed, Jigajevanagi, Kerur and the Zalki-Chadachan LILO. ITT 11.1.1, describing how the approved percentage feeds individual award rates, now reads "Deleted." The design-based clause moved from "VOID" to active, putting bidder-declared ceiling weights into evaluation with payment at the lower of approved actual or ceiling. Bid validity is 180 days in the document and 90 on the portal; the clarification deadline sits 30 minutes after bid closing. The pre-bid meeting recorded no bidders and no queries on Rs 14,364.72 lakh.

8UJVNL's Rs 110.57 crore Kulhal notice moved 29 days and states neither EMD, PBG nor bid validity Qualification thresholds, tender-part structure, reverse-auction mechanism and floor price are all routed elsewhere. Three extension notices attribute the change to "unavoidable reasons". Bid opening is fixed 90 minutes after the hard-copy cut-off. The scope — renovation, modernization and upgradation of 3x10 MW on a turnkey basis — is identical in every version, with no treatment of pre-existing equipment condition, hidden defects or dismantling discoveries.

8NTPC pays Kahalgaon ash transporters on the lowest of three measurements and guarantees no purchase order at all Loading-end, unloading-end and road-authority-certified compacted quantity are compared and the smallest governs; 93% releases through RA billing, 5% is held for reconciliation and 2% for safety, and absent compaction certification the interim release is 70%. One accepted percentage applies across every lead slab from 0-50 km to beyond 250 km and across excavation and loading alike. Pricing more than 10% below estimate triggers additional security of half the cumulative differential. The NIT splits quantity among five bidders while the work-distribution examples use six bidders and a Rs 300 crore base against a Rs 200 crore bid.

8NHPC's Rs 88.57 crore Uri-I hydro-mechanical package fixes two of its payment milestones only after award Event No. 1 and Event No. 2, governing the two 5% Schedule 1 releases, are to be set when the programme of performance is finalised. The e-reverse auction starts at the lowest evaluated tendered price. Qualification through a manufacturer, parent or holding company triggers an additional 5% performance security; failure to furnish security within 60 days of LOA forfeits the Rs 1.33 crore EMD and debars for one year. Price adjustment operates only beyond 2% and is capped at ±25%, while latent-defect exposure runs five years past the 24-month defect-liability period.

8APEPDCL provides for price adjustment under an appendix marked DELETED GCC 11.2 subjects the contract price to adjustment for labour, material, transport and contractor-equipment movement under Appendix-2; Appendix-2 supplies no formula. Four indoor and 15 outdoor substations, 288.29 km of line and 16 bay extensions must complete in six months. Individual BOQ items may vary ±50%, and items not billed but necessary for completion are deemed included in quoted prices. Appendix-1 requires payment "within sixty-five (60) days". Turnover Rs 46.99 crore, liquid assets Rs 18.80 crore, performance security 10%.

8RREC's 146 MW RESCO programme requires replacement land at no extra time if the chosen parcel enters litigation Clause D.1.10 gives no schedule relief, and RREC is expressly outside the lease relationship, with rent paid direct to the landowner. Nine months from agreement covers land documentation, financial closure, piling, modules, the 11 kV line and bay, and commissioning; the line and bay are due at month eight. The tariff is levelized across 25 years without escalation, and project-related tariff increases will not be paid. Plant-wise L1 is followed by negotiation and Finance Department approval, with counter-offers able to move sequentially to L2 and beyond.

8RREC's 158 MW tie-break prefers an individual bidder over a company, LLP, partnership or JV Clause G.7.1.8 first weighs financial credentials, then applies the constitution preference to promote individual employment opportunities and income. The programme is split into 158 identified 1 MW plants with a 50 MW cumulative cap per bidder. The SPG must hold 99% RMS data availability and above 95% communication connectivity for 25 years, while communication modes, security requirements and message formats are to be issued only to successful bidders. Minimum annual generation is set at 14,89,200 kWh per plant. The financial-evaluation provisions prescribe no tariff ceiling or floor.

8NTPC's Nabinagar ash dyke opened at Rs 85.77 crore and was awarded at Rs 72.68 crore with no stated mechanism in between The award is 40.0% below the Rs 121.22 crore estimate and 15.3% below the lowest bid actually opened. Nine bids were received, one rejected for invalid EMD; L2 stood 15.5% and L3 19.3% above the opening L1, while the highest quoted 100.1% above it. The BDS records package-specific qualifying requirements as "not applicable", with entry filtered instead through 90% local content. The ITB permits award after reverse auction "if applicable", and the award trail does not label the reduction as auction, negotiation or anything else.

8NTPC accepted 58.69% of base value at Tanda, 41.3% below the estimate its own clause defines as abnormally low Four contracts of Rs 29.345 crore were generated at the identical accepted percentage against a design permitting a five-member panel. The tender's own ALR formula produces an indicative additional guarantee of Rs 10.3275 crore per contractor, Rs 41.31 crore across the four. Rate-contract quantity may deviate from -100% to +20% and no purchase order is guaranteed. L2 and L3 original quotations do not appear in the disclosed award record. Arbitration and mediation are both marked "No".

8WBSEDCL's transformer-repair L1 sits 44.0% below L2 on a BOQ that is not the same basket for every bidder Gayen Electric ranks at Rs 53,063.20, Nur Hi-Tech at Rs 76,411.00 and Reliable Electro at Rs 80,141.80; the L1 composite carries zeros in the wound-core, higher-capacity and dry-type rows. Point No. 10 of the technical specification had disappeared through a printing error and was restored at pre-bid, which also cut EMD from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 6 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. M Saha and Co's category restriction appears on 11 August and is gone from the 12 August finance list. Of 188 bids, 148 were accepted, 10 of them only partially. The consolidated ≤160 KVA stack-core L1 receives an additional adjacent district.

8DHBVN cut Gurugram completion from 24 months to 15, then recorded a 730-day contract period at award The corrigendum removes 37.5% of the execution window while leaving LD, performance security, defect liability, qualification and scope untouched. Award is Rs 172.32 crore against a Rs 133.68 crore estimate, 28.9% above; L2 is 0.4% above L1, L3 1.6%, and L4 and L5 reach premiums of 41% and 48%. Any electrical item omitted from the tender but required for faithful completion carries no extra payment, while civil additions get an HSR-linked route. Eight bids, three technical rejections. The portal records EMD exemption as permitted against an RFB requiring bid security from all bidders.

8RVPN's 21-day conductor extension also moved the base date its own price-variation formula runs from ITB 11.5 sets that base at the first day of the month one month before actual technical-bid opening, and opening shifted from 19 August to 9 September. The amendment states that other terms and conditions shall remain the same. The 6,020 km requirement is indicative with no minimum purchase guarantee, against three-month delivery from each purchase order. Schedule-PV moves price by Rs 586 per km for each Rs 1/kg on aluminium wire rod and Rs 388 per km on HT galvanised steel. Performance security is 5% for established suppliers, 1% for Rajasthan MSMEs and 10% for others.

8NPCIL moved the GHAVP pre-bid meeting 25 days past a query deadline it never extended Queries closed 27 July under the original NIT; the latest pre-bid meeting is 22 August. Three corrigenda produced a 28-day extension to closing and Part-I opening, each stating only that the competent authority approved it. Completion appears as 545 calendar days including monsoon in the NIT and as 18 months in SCC 2.1. Corrigendum III captions its latest column "Revised Schedule-II" for the third consecutive time. Similar work is narrowed to grouting in sub-strata including TAM/permeation grouting on a Rs 576.86 crore estimate, with MSE purchase preference, MSE bid-security waiver, startup relaxation and startup EMD waiver all not applicable.

8JDVVNL's RfS records battery degradation of around 2% every year; its pre-bid answer is that no degradation shall be allowed Bidders asked for a state-of-health trajectory, augmentation philosophy, future-space provision and post-augmentation acceptance methodology and received none, while sites are offered as-is inside existing substations and part commissioning of a 1 MW / 4 MWh unit is prohibited. The obligation holds at 4 MWh per cycle, 85% round-trip efficiency and 95% availability across 6,300 cycles over 15 years. Packages went from 12 to 20, consortiums are capped at three members and participation at three packages. All e-BG and e-PBG references are to be read as physical instruments, and negotiation rights were deleted outright. A 13 August notice adding a 20 August hard-copy milestone was suppressed on 14 August and not reproduced.

8DVC's international competitive tender for Durgapur BOP rejects Class-II and non-local suppliers outright BDS 9.0 requires 44 and 48 months for Unit 1 and Unit 2 on a project described throughout as 1x800 MW, while SCC/GCC 8.2 recognises only Unit #1 at 48 months. Bid security is Rs 25,69,87,000 or USD 2,719,000, and turnover must reach Rs 1,250 crore. Delay carries USD 106,610 per day within an overall 5% ceiling, while price adjustment on qualifying components runs "without any Ceiling". Consortium bidders furnish integration security of 2% of contract price, each partner at least 0.3%. Two pre-bid postponements totalling 14 days, then a 17-day bid extension.

8UPRVUNL kept the words Build Own Operate and added transfer to UPRVUNL after 40 years without any financial implication Handover must be in good running condition, free from liens, charges and encumbrances, with every transfer cost on the developer. The PBG moved from 5% of contract value to 5% of the Rs 3,953 crore estimate, about Rs 197.65 crore, forfeitable if the DPR is found technically infeasible. Annual availability fell from 90% to 85% while April to September gained a separate monthly 85% test, and the cycle-loss cap moved from annual to monthly. Qualification changed from "Designed, Developed, Constructed or Operated" to "and Operated". The Rs 86.20 lakh monthly reservoir charge escalates 15% every five years, tied to SCOD in SCC 16 and ACSD in PPA 6.5.2. Eight extensions, 146 days. Details

SECI’s 1 GW firm-renewables auction clears at Rs 5.25–5.26/kWh after bids of up to Rs 6.90

Aug 17: 8Six winners shared the award after 3,280 MW was offered and 2,980 MW reached the reverse auction. Competition cut the clearing range by at least Rs 1.00/kWh, but delivery and firm-supply performance remain unproved. Details

RENEWABLES AND MANUFACTURING

Aug 17: Projects gain contracted scale while access and conversion remain unsettled

8Solex holds an Rs 3,400 crore order book as policy timing slows near-term revenue

New capacity is proposed before the first phase begins production

8Saatvik adds a 3.6 GW Odisha cell plan while its first Gopalpur phase awaits ramp-up Details

CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND GENERATION

Aug 17: Orders and factories expand as intake and margins diverge

8Hitachi Energy’s underlying orders grow 26.1% as it starts a 20th Indian factory
8Techno Electric revenue grows 25% as input costs compress margins
8Paramount Cables lifts operating margin while revenue slips 7.7% sequentially
8TD Power signs a 10-year Siemens generator framework without a fixed order value

Consultancy cushions a weaker turnkey mix and a smaller sequential backlog

8Engineers India’s order book falls from March as consultancy offsets weaker turnkey revenue

Sequential profit rebounds while year-on-year earnings and delivery still lag

8Nava profit rebounds sequentially as new solar and thermal capacity nears execution

Funding options widen as losses, leverage and conversion pressure persist

8Adani Power shareholders lift borrowing authority and approve an Rs 15,000 crore raise
8GMR Power’s Q1 EBITDA falls 4% as smart-meter debt pushes net borrowings higher
8S&S Power revenue grows 25% but the group slips into a quarterly loss
8Star Delta transformer revenue rises 21.6% as profit before tax drops 38% Details

GRID, TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Aug 17: Project-company control advances before construction and commissioning

8Adani Energy signs for Vizag transmission SPV tied to an Rs 8,500 crore project

Regional improvement masks weaker state and demand-side positions

8Eastern evening shortage falls from 165 MW to zero over three daily reports
8Western Region meets aggregate peak demand while Maharashtra records a 111 MW gap

Solar ramps and outage recovery reshape dispatch without removing system stress

8Thermal generation backs down 26 GW as solar output climbs to nearly 49 GW
8Eastern forced outages fall by more than 1 GW over the holiday weekend
8Eastern generators’ frequency-response scores range from 0.33 to 1.00 Details

POWER MARKETS AND SETTLEMENTS

Aug 17: Commitment remains elevated as scheduling direction shifts

8SCUC upward scheduling stays above 73,000 MWh after a holiday spike

Refunds reset network charges for identified market users

8June transmission refunds reach Rs 15.93 crore, led by waivers and constraint relief Details

DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMERS

Aug 17: A narrower cash loss leaves accumulated losses and support dependence intact

8Malegaon Power Supply’s annual loss reaches Rs 125.26 crore as current liabilities overtake assets

Closure rates diverge as local grievance backlogs remain

8Surat Rural closes only two of 12 grievances as a corporate forum clears all 14 Details

PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES

Aug 17: Coal expansion reaches study review before environmental approval

8JSW seeks environmental terms for a 2.4 GW Salboni coal expansion Details

BRIEFS BY CATEGORY

Aug 17: GRID AND TRANSMISSION

8Grid frequency spends more time inside the operating band, but the latest minimum slips below 49.7 Hz
8Eastern day-ahead forecast error falls to 2.26% after a one-day rise
8ISTS loss factor set at 3.53% for the latest week
8Sikkim proposes an Rs 167.42 crore Bulbuley grid upgrade as expansion space closes

INDUSTRY AND GENERATION

8TARIL wins an APTRANSCO transformer order in the Rs 100–500 crore band
8Fifty-one gigawatts of coal units reach a 40% minimum-load compliance deadline

POWER MARKETS AND SETTLEMENTS

8June SCED minimum-load support produces no beneficiary payment
8PXIL real-time trading falls to zero for three days after 941.5 MWh clears
8PXIL intra-day buyers bid for 300 MWh but no sellers arrive
8IEX day-ahead volume falls 20% as sell offers rise
8High-price day-ahead market posts 37.84 GWh of offers and no buyers
8Green day-ahead volume falls as sell offers expand
8IEX real-time volume rises 7% but trails a one-third jump in sell offers

SYSTEM OPERATIONS

8Satna voltage violation eases after reaching 37.92% of the day
8NLDC calls five coal units back for the Aug 16, 2026 evening ramp

CORPORATE AND FINANCE

8GVK Power’s quarterly loss shrinks to Rs 55 lakh as CIRP uncertainty persists
8BF Utilities cannot publish consolidated Q1 results after two subsidiaries miss filings
8GMR deploys Rs 900 crore of issue proceeds with no reported deviation
8Crescent Power income rises 13% while profit before tax falls 20%
8Kota distributor’s electricity revenue falls nearly 14% in FY26
8KTA’s biomass rating is reaffirmed then withdrawn despite leverage above 4 times EBITDA
8TNA biomass rating exits with stable outlook but debt remains highly leveraged

DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMERS

8Eminent Electricity Distribution’s cash loss more than triples without operating revenue

PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES

8Vedanta puts a 3.2 GW Chhattisgarh coal expansion before environmental reviewers
8Durgapur asks EAC whether two coal units still need flue-gas desulphurisation
8Ennore’s 1.32 GW imported-coal project seeks another extension

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

8CERC admits NHPC’s Chamera-I tariff review on tax, capital and working-capital issues
8Buxar interim tariff waits on revised forms and missing information
8CERC asks DVC to justify Maithon security costs before reserving tariff orders
8Panchet tariff case pauses over higher security expenses and IT claims
8Sahaj Solar seeks more time after its 4 MW PPA is terminated and guarantee encashed
8GERC keeps biomass co-firing RPO recognition unresolved
8Ambuja’s RPO-capping plea stalls on missing consumption and compliance data
8ONGC’s captive-power RPO trajectory remains under joint-hearing review
8Reliance Industries must reconcile energy data in its RPO rollover case
8HPERC approves a 1 MW solar PPA at Rs 3.47/kWh
8UPERC rejects thermal-station solar capitalisation through a tariff petition
8UPERC dismisses thermal-plus-storage tariff plea pending a formal rule change
8UPERC lists Railways’ single-clearance scheduling plea for Oct 5, 2026
8UPSLDC seeks PSDF funding for an integrated scheduling platform
8DCM Shriram must submit eight years of consumption data in RPO case Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 17: 8West Bengal approves a 300 MW hybrid PPA transfer that advances grid access
8MERC reopens objections on the licence for a 400/132 kV Jalna transmission project
8Mindspace seeks a smaller distribution-licence area after 2.16 hectares lose SEZ status
8GERC rejects cold-storage demand for a concessional electricity tariff
8GERC cuts supervision charge on Gujarat Hira Bourse’s private network to 2.5%
8GERC exempts IOCL from 64 days of deemed-demand charges but denies refund interest Details

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Aug 15:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 8Design, supply, installation and commissioning of aggregated 33KW capacity on grid rooftop SPV power plants Details
 8Design, supply, installation and commissioning of aggregated 182KW capacity on grid rooftop SPV power plants Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x40 MVA 132kV S/S Jagdishpur Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x40 MVA 132kV S/S Naseerpur Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x40 MVA 132kV S/S Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x63 MVA 132kV S/S Details
 8Tender for major repairing and overhauling of tunnel gate Details
 8Tender for construction of 01 Nos. 132kV GIS line bays (outdoor) at 400kV GIS substation Details
 8Tender for consultancy services to carry out due diligence and bid advisory to NML for coal Details
 8Tender for upgradation of connectivity of CEMS EQMS installed stations Details
 8Tender for biennial contract for maintenance of CW discharge canal Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance support services works for all types of civil works Details
 8Tender for construction of additional UG 11kV feeder Details
 8Tender for purchase and delivery of portland pozzolana cement confirming Details
 8Tender for PCC flooring with gravel spreading and drainage system in the switch yard Details
 8Tender for extension of control room at 132 kV S/Stn Details
 8Tender for construction of new SHB and allied civil work at 33 kV Sub Stn Details
 8Tender for augmentation of existing 34 nos 33 kV substations along Details
 8Tender for repair and maintenance of control room at 132/33 kV GSS Details
 8Tender for procurement of ACSR Zebra ACSR panther and ACSR moose conductor Details
 8Tender for treatment of slope stability measures on upstream side Details
 8Tender for construction of protection wall along the right bank of reservoir Details
 8Tender for procurement of consumable electrical items Details
 8Tender for construction of 33kV line and installation of 33/0.4kV, 1x1000KVA sub-station Details
 8Tender for construction of 220kV D/C transmission line Details
 8Design, manufacturing, testing at works and supply of 200 SQ MM, 132 kV single core XLPE cable Details
 8Tender for erection, testing and commissioning work of LILO of 132kV line Details
 8Tender for annual contract for the work of complete operation maintenance and housekeeping of coal handling plant Details
 8Tender for supply of spares for the 210MW BHEL make generator Details
 8Tender for requirement of various types of switches Details
 8Tender for annual contract routine breakdown and annual maintenance of HT switchgear HT motors DG sets hydrogen plant and generators and its auxiliaries Details
 8Tender for supply of valves (gate, globe and check valves) installed in turbine and boiler Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine breakdown and capital maintenance of LT switchgear LT motors motorized Details
 8Tender for supply of GTC sleeves for various shaft of pumps Details
 8Tender for supply of spares of journal housing of HP-1103 bowl mills Details
 8Tender for miscellaneous balance works of plant and non plant Details
 8Tender for annual contract for repairing/reconditioning of components of pumps, drum sub assembly of clinker grinder and different types and sizes of valves Details
 8Tender for requirement of spares for premium transmission make gearbox installed Details
 8Tender for requirement for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 1100 Ah and 425 Ah battery banks with dismantling and buyback of existing battery banks Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine, breakdown maintenance work and providing assistance in operation of ash handling system Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine breakdown and capital maintenance of 400kV switchyard power transformers Details
 8Tender for annual contract of routine, breakdown maintenance work of compressed air system Details
 8Tender for supply of battery charger suitable for 30 V 100AH battery Details
 8Tender for supply of cable end termination kit suitable for 70 sqmm Details
 8Tender for estimate of new 33/11 kV s/s Details
 8Tender for work for 33 kV bare conductor to covered Details
 8Tender for procurement & commissioning of battery bank/cells along with buy back of old batteries Details
 8Tender for procurement for miscellaneous items for IMD-I, 2X600MW, of SSTPP Details
 8Tender for procurement for motor operated 200 NB 8 gate valve with actuator for steam inverting line of coal mills Details
 8Tender for procurement for spares for ESP boiler Details
 8Tender for procurement for various size of gland packing rope for high pressure valve, packing rope for coal mill Details
 8Tender for excavation, transportation and spreading of excavated spoil on the dry ash surface Details
 8Tender for construction of additional hydrogen cylinder storage room Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Kapadwanj Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Nadiad Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Ranasan Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Narol Details
 8Tender for procurement of bag filter of dust collector of unit Details
 8Tender for procurement of hydrogen gas along with cylinder, testing and maintenance Details
 8Tender for biennial service contract for maintenance of electrical and C&I parts Details
 8Tender for rewinding and repairing of 4MW BFP motor Details
 8Tender for conversion of existing overhead portion to underground system of the 33 kV line Details
 8Tender for procurement of advanced diagnostic tool for predictive maintenance of various transmission lines Details
 8Tender for work of turfing in 132kV and 33kV switchyard at 132kV S/s Details
 8Tender for annual/capital maintenance of machine Details
 8Tender for procurement of miscellaneous consumable items Details
 8Tender for procurement of miscellaneous general consumable and safety items Details
 8Tender for construction of LT/HT line & transformers Details
 8Tender for capital overhaul of 210 MW LMW TG set and Re RLA study on turbine components Details
 8Tender for supply of 11kV AB switch with PT insulator Details
 8Tender for Bi-annual work contract for the work of dismantling, erection and winching of power transformers/ICTs Details
 8Tender for balanced work of supply, erection, testing and commissioning of additional 1 x 25MVA, 132/33 kV T/F along Details
 8Tender for miscellaneous civil works for 500kV substations and switchyards Details
 8Tender for work of annual maintenance contract for various make air compressor for 132/220kV CBs at various Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for weed control work at 400kV, 220kV, 33kV switchyard Details
 8Tender for work of providing and fixing of high voltage busbar insulation tape, and heat shrinkable busbar insulating tubing at various Details
 8Tender for work of augmentation by replacement of 2x315 MVA, to 2X 500MVA 400/220kV ICT’s Details
 8Tender for work of annual contact for loading, unloading & transportation various S/Stn Details
 8Tender for repairs to miscellaneous work in switchyard Details
 8Tender for construction of RCC compound wall around the peripheri of sub-station Details
 8Tender for procurement of inhibited high grade type-A insulating oil for HVDC converter transformer & smoothing reactor Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for attending emergency/ breakdown maintenance work of various 400kV lines Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Gotri Details
 8Tender for work for repairing of raincuts for bund protection Details
 8Tender for misc. civil work Details
 8Tender for supply of various size valves for boiler Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Godhra Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Dahod Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Kheralu Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Bodeli Details
 8Tender for supply of various consumables, measuring instruments, tools tackles, CPVC and fasteners items Details
 8Tender for work of overhauling of ESP pass Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments Details
 8Tender for supply of tubes, end plates & baffles and work Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments, structures, control wiring, yard lighting Details
 8Tender for supply of tarpaulin sheet for covering of coal Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments, structures Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments, structures, control wiring, yard lighting Details
 8Tender for supply of riser duct liners of beater wheel mill Details
 8Tender for work of routine, preventive, overhauling and breakdown maintenance of Air conditioning systems Details
 8Tender for Bi-annual work contract of job work related to operation & related to maintenance works Details
 8Tender for supply of fire system pumps Details
 
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8States' Revenue From Mining, Coal Sectors Surged Significantly Since 2014-15: Govt Data Details
 
8Documents show Modi government pushed coal reforms despite internal criticism, benefiting major mining firms Details
 
8Coal India, L&T, NEO Performance among 20 bidders under Rs 7,280-crore rare earth magnet scheme: MHI Details
 
8Overhaul India's power sector strategy, shift to decentralised systems, insists policy analyst Details
 
8Naidu pushes pumped storage, solar power to cut electricity costs in Andhra Pradesh Details
 
8Vedanta Power, Adani, RIL: Why India's power giants are turning to nuclear Details
 
8Hydrogen Technology Marks India’s Transition to Global Power Details
 
8PFC Consulting Invites Bids for J&K Transmission Infrastructure Details
 
8Kalpataru Projects International bags new orders worth Rs 3526 crore Details
 
8India: Secondary steel sector finds commercially viable pathway to decarbonisation through renewable power Details
 
8Which is the Largest Thermal Power Station in India Details
 
8India’s Decade of Transition: Building Global Power Through Strategic Partnership Details
 
8From Air India dope test to Solar Mission Aditya-L1, what’s the latest global headlines about India Details
 
8India’s Solar Manufacturing Ambitions: The Role of AI Details
 
8CEA Cyber Security Regulations 2026 Set New Power Sector Protection Standards Details
 
8India Embraces Cluster-Based Manufacturing to Become a Global Powerhouse Details
 
8Anti-Dumping as Industrial Policy: India's Solar Ascent Details
 
8Vedanta Power, Adani, RIL: Why India's power giants are turning to nuclear Details
 
8How India Energy Stack aims to turn power sector digital — like UPI for electricity Details
 
8Solar Industries Shares Correct After Hitting All-Time Highs Details
 
8Assam: Solar power push for govt health facilities in Udalguri district Details
 
8India Solar Capacity Hits 50 GW Record, Faces Price Risks Details
 
8Inside Rajasthan’s Sustainable Hospitality: Solar Power, Water Recycling And Local Sourcing Details
 
8Defence sector stocks today, August 14: Unimech Aerospace jumps 5%, Paras Defence gains 3.5%; MTAR, Solar Industries fall Details
 
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Aug 14:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Tender for work of new 33 kV line from 132/33 kV EHV substation Details
8Tender for construction of 33/11 kV S/s Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for pneumatic actuators and power cylinders Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for boiler super heater and reheater control and block valve actuator Details
8Tender for availing services of design and development, implementation, demonstration and testing work Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for APH model 27.5VITM 2000 72 degree PA of 2X250MW Details
8Tender for procurement of bearings for BFP drive turbine Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of breakers for LT feeders Details
8Tender for replacement of Stg-1 LT switchgears Details
8Tender for procurement of HT motor Details
8Tender for chain link fencing work in phase-II Details
8Tender for supply of ventilation system for 2X660 MW Details
8Tender for supply of 220 kV circuit breaker Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of tower/floor mount split air conditioners Details
8Tender for procurement of 01 no. battery operated self-articulated boom lift Details
8Tender for dismantling of CTs, CVTs, LA, CVTs, and CTs/CVTs junction boxes Details
8Tender for BMC maintenance of water supply & drainage systems Details
8Tender for complete replacement of CW hot basin pipeline of cooling towers along Details
8Tender for assistance in maintenance of 6.6 kV and 440 V indoor switchgear Details
8Tender for manufacture, testing, supply & delivery of 11kV RVTs Details
8Tender for extension of switch house of 66 kV sub-station Details
8Tender for renewal and replacement of damaged wood door shutters and chowkats of various Details
8Tender for seat replacement of HP bypass valves Details
8Tender for repair of old U-fencing at 220kV s/s Details
8Tender for strengthening of existing pile type foundation by open pit foundation for 220kV transmission line Details
8Tender for repair of old U-fencing and at 132kV s/s Details
8Tender for extension of switch house at 66 kV S/Stn Details
8Tender for procurement of 20 position test benches Details
8Design, manufacturing supply and commissioning of latest technology LT ACB 415 volt AC circuit breakers Details
8Tender for new 66 kV line Details
8Tender for procurement of surface air coolers for the 37.5 MW hydro electric generator stator winding Details
8Tender for upgradation of 33kV substation Details
8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with remote monitoring system (RMS) of total 453 kW grid connected solar PV power plant Details
8Tender for procurement of battery bank and float cum boost battery charger for 220V and 48V DC systems Details
8Tender for procurement of EHV grade transformer oil for different transmission Details
8Tender for work of laying 40 mm thick gravel above the ground in 400kV, 33kV switchyard Details
8Tender for underwater inspection of the water conductor system of 4X30 MW Khodri hydroelectric project Details
8Tender for underwater inspection of the water conductor system of 4X60 MW chibro hydroelectric project Details
8Tender for construction of LT line for street light and shifting of HT/ LT line including De- centralized material Details
8Tender for diversion of 132kV line Details
8Tender for supply of various instruments Details
8Tender for work of ash lifting of ESP all 04 pass for boiler Details
8Tender for rate contract for work of rewinding and repairing of various rating of LT motor, submersible pump and various Details
8Tender for procurement of various type of control transformers Details
8Tender for supply of plumbing, electrical and carpentry material for maintenance Details
8Tender for supply of ESP spares Details
8Tender for supply of 3-D anti wear SS corrugated double expansion bellows Details
8Tender for empanelment of electrical contractors for supply installation, testing commissioning of 33 kV lines, 33/ 11 kV power transformers and all other allied material required Details
8Tender for strengthening/laying of earth mat at 132 kV substation Details
8Tender for day to day electrical defect attending work, preventive, breakdown maintenance & overhauling work at ESP Details
8Tender for construction of new borewell at 132 kV GSS Details
8Tender for const. of 01 No. 132 kV solar bay Details
8Tender for civil work for augmentation of 31.50 MVA transformer at 132 kV GSS Details
8Tender for const. of civil foundation for 02 Nos 33 kV feeder bay Details
8Tender for augmentation works of 132/33 kV 50 MVA transformer at 220 kV GSS Details
8Tender for construction of civil foundation and other civil works for 20/25 MVA Tr III At 132 kV GSS Details
8Tender for construction of civil foundation and other misc civil works in yard Details
8Tender for supply of spares of level gauge and complete level gauge assembly Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of 75-inch video wall panels and associated accessories Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for LT switchgear and CHP system Details
8Tender for procurement of voltage transformers (PT) and current transformers (CT) for river water system and construction supply panels Details
8Tender for supply of coal concentrator for boiler, 2X600 MW Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of flame scanners with accessories Details
8Tender for supply and commissioning of complete electrical wire rope hoist Details
8Tender for work contract for rebabbitting and machining of white metal bearings turbine bearing Details
8Tender for annual contract for routine, breakdown and capital maintenance works of protection system, AVR, excitation system and DC system Details
8Tender for annual contract for routine, breakdown and capital maintenance works of LT switchgear, LT motors and electrical operated motorized valve, dampers and soot blowers etc. Details
8Tender for annual maintenance contract for routine, breakdown and capital maintenance of C&I equipments and instruments Details
8Tender for annual work contract for routine and breakdown Mtc. of turbine, heat exchangers, TDBFP turbine and their auxiliaries Details
8Tender for annual work contract for the work of condition monitoring and vibration analysis and dynamic balancing of ID/FD/PA fans installed Details
8Tender for external painting along with associated civil works Details
8Tender for annual contract for the work of services for high-pressure jet cleaning for removal of boiler clinker using straight imported nozzle and UHP pump Details
8Tender for annual work contract for routine preventive and breakdown mtc works of water treatment plant cooling water system cooling towers and associated system Details
8Tender for complete overhauling, assembly, testing, and supply of repair kits for two stage liquid ring vacuum pump Details
8Tender for fabrication work of weather protective shed/canopy on foundations of boiler side HT & LT motors Details
8Tender for procurement of 10000 nos. of LT three phase 20-100 Amps static meters Details
8Tender for repair and maintenance of front side of 132/33 kV grid sub station Details
8Tender for carrying routine patrolling, preventive/breakdown maintenance of 220kV SC transmission line Details
8Tender for procurement of 33kV HT XLPE cable 400 sqmm armored Details
8Tender for procurement of 20.0 KL liquid ammonia Details
8Tender for renovation work for 220 kV and 132 kV bays of 160MVA siemens auto tranaformer and 25MVA reserve transformer Details
8Tender for supply of various size H/S jointing kit used for 33/11 kV S/S Details
8Tender for carrying out the shift operation works by assisting the AE JE shift in boiler turbine and generator Details
8Tender for Bi-annual transportation of various EHV equipment's/ it’s allied materials Details
8Tender for work of providing & fixing of additional jumpers on tension towers of the various lines Details
8Tender for work of bi-year rate contract for the maintenance of 400/220/132/110 kV EHV lines Details
8Tender for various regular preventative maintenance / emergency and breakdown works of various 220kV & 100kV substations Details
8Tender for annual maintenance contract (AMC) for overhauling, repairing & servicing of 33 kV & 11kV CGL make circuit breakers at various Details
8Tender for rate contract for the work of overhauling and servicing of 420 kV, 245 kV & 145 kV circuit breaker Details
8Tender for procurement of indoor DC bushings for smoothing reactor (500kv,360mH) Details
8Tender for supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 250kVA diesel generator (DG) set Details
8Tender for work of providing and fixing of additional 33kV PT set along with bussection isolator Details
8Tender for work of AMC for work of refilling / reconditioning and servicing of fire extinguishers of various types and capacity installed Details
8Tender for ARC of work of erection, testing & commissioning of 66kV feeder bay, transformer bay Details
8Tender for construction of store shed platform with ramp Details
8Tender for work of comprehensive operation & maintenance for 5 years of a 1 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power plant Details
8Tender for comprehensive running maintenance of bore well pump-motor sets Details
8Tender for work of attending routine, shut down & breakdown defects & preventive maintenance of electrical auxiliaries Details
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Contracting news for the day

Aug 14: 8OPTCL's Rs 138.15 crore Panikoili package leaves the cost-opening date to be defined later A 2x200 MVA 220/132 kV and 2x100 MVA 220/33 kV substation is bundled with a 220 kV LILO off the New Duburi-Paradeep line and a 132 kV LILO off Jajpur Road-Kendrapada, in one turnkey contract. Route lengths, bay counts, shutdown windows and interface milestones are not quantified anywhere in the tender header. PBG quantum, LD ceiling, escalation and arbitration sit in the contract sections. A reverse-auction annexure applies after two-stage qualification.

8NTPC invites domestic competitive bids for work its own scope assigns to CSIR-SERC by name Tender fee, bid security, SD, LD, PBG and defect liability are all inapplicable, and 100% of the preliminary-inspection fee is payable in advance without a bank guarantee. No contract agreement will be executed because an NTPC-CSIR-SERC MOU already exists. SCC item 11 puts PPE on the contractor, Section V puts it on NTPC, and GCC 4.2 ranks SCC above the technical specification. Four extension records state no replacement dates.

8GETCO said the Tharad date would not be extended under any circumstances, then extended it three times Online closing moved 66 days and physical EMD 68. The rating reference went from 20°C to 50°C ambient, ride-through at 0.15 pu fell from five seconds to 0.3 second, and the guaranteed loss ceiling rose from below 1% to below 1.5%. Requests for an interest-free advance, 90% dispatch payment and a 5% LD cap were answered "as per tender terms & conditions" on a Rs 244.54 crore estimate.

8NTPC's Barauni fly ash package supplied the geotechnical data it had said would come later, and named the foundation Amendment 02 attached Annexure-P and rewrote civil clause 1.02.00 to open/pile foundations with stone-column ground improvement. Amendment 01 deleted the scheme and general layout drawings in favour of Part-E and made construction power the bidder's arrangement. Railway-track installation is excluded while simultaneous five-wagon loading across three silos remains contractual. Delay LD is Rs 6.09 lakh per day, capped at 5%.

8KSEBL's Rs 24.72 lakh cable job carries three years of defects liability on a six-month execution period Two corrigenda moved submission 17 days and opening 18, the second issued on the day the revised opening was due, neither stating a reason. Percentage rates hold even where quantities vary considerably after detailed survey, and unlisted but necessary items are deemed included. The NIT prints reference 2026-276 against 2026-27 everywhere else; the fee reads Rs 5,900 in the NIT and Rs 6,667 on the portal.

8GETCO's Rs 245.27 crore Sagapara STATCOM offers a 10% advance at MCLR against a 110% bank guarantee Taking it drops progressive supply payment from 80% to 70%. GCC 38 describes a 10% execution guarantee followed by a separate 10% warranty guarantee, while SCC 19 describes a single 10% security-cum-performance guarantee held two years and one month past charging. Third-party radio-interference complaints run five years beyond the guarantee period. Prolongation cost and geopolitical adjustment were both declined. Two extensions, 53 days.

8NEEPCO's fifth corrigendum is dated 21 July and supersedes everything; the recorded bid closing is 7 July C5 overwrites all previous buyer-added conditions while the tender-detail record retains the original date. ATC 19.5 makes necessary deviations non-compensable, TOR 5.0 pays for change of scope at mutually accepted rates, and the GeM 25% option requires consent, with no threshold separating the three. Payment reads 45 days on GeM and 30 days in ATC 19.2(e). One scored band prints "≥ 60000 Cum/month < 60000 Cum/month".

8GSECL rules that where ET-6250 duplicates itself, the most stringent clause applies to all bidders The same corrigendum inserts 4.0 sq.mm-or-higher CT cabling while amending clause 7.03.01(b) from 4 sq.mm to 2.5 sq.mm per lead. Busbar protection moves from 16 bays with four zones to 12 existing plus six future bays with two zones, and four protection groups leave the minimum function list without a stated destination. Supply delivery extends four months to six. The NIT prints GST of Rs 27,000 on a Rs 15,000 fee totalling Rs 17,700.

8KSEBL defers the low-voltage switchgear SLD to detailed engineering and wants a lump-sum price now BOQ quantities do not cap the physical obligation and additional quantities required for completion carry no extra payment. Hybrid GIS at 245 kV was refused as equivalent experience and a seven-year alternative to the ten-year operating history was refused; a panel-layout change to 11,060 mm was accepted, a 0.5 VA burden against the specified 10 VA was not. Corrigendum 5 added 21 days to a Rs 106.64 crore package.

8RPCL repriced its coal from G8 grade to GCV 5050 kcal/kg ARB after bidders attacked the label Addendum 2 substituted the ARB figure in clauses 9.1, 9.12, 23.15, the price schedule and the mine declaration. The referee-sample objection window fell from 14 days to seven. Quantity is expressly non-firm and reducible without compensation, while delay costs 2.5% of landed cost per 30 days to a 10% ceiling. Post-award mine substitution is permitted only if the applicable rate does not exceed the quoted rate.

8UJVNL deleted its comparable-contract value thresholds and set a Rs 260 crore turnover test in their place That applies where a bidder relies on manufacturer credentials, against Rs 77.88 crore for one qualifying alone, on a Rs 259.60 crore estimate. Permitted manufacturers rose from one to two, named makes gave way to functional requirements, and the switchyard was corrected from GIS to AIS after issue. Sixteen extensions moved the deadline 162 days; Corrigendum 04 sets technical opening on 28 February against submission on 23 March.

8UJVNL's Rs 87.90 crore Tankul notice moved its dates five times and specifies nothing else EMD, PBG, bid validity, security validity, qualification thresholds, LD, escalation, variation valuation and geological-risk allocation are all absent, routed to the state portal. Closing has moved from 10 July to 17 August, 38 days, across three corrigenda and two date-extension notices. The scope — trench weir, intake, desilting tank, feeder pipe, tunnel, surge shaft, powerhouse and hydro-mechanical works — is unchanged throughout.

8UJVNL prices Kulhal's performance security by how the bidder qualifies: 10% alone, 15% on manufacturer credentials A further 5% can attach to the value of manufacturer-authorised equipment. The 10% advances carry PNB three-year MCLR plus 150 bps compounded monthly against 115% security. Escalation activates only beyond 2%, is capped at 20%, excludes foreign exchange, and stops rising for contractor-attributable delay while downward adjustment continues. Four corrigenda moved closing 53 days without reopening any of it.

8NHPC raised experience, turnover, working capital and bid capacity by about 2.1% each after issuing Link-3 Corrigendum 8 took bid capacity to Rs 2,301.20 crore and turnover to Rs 813 crore, deleted the trash-rack cleaning machine requirement and relaxed TBM availability by one month inside an unchanged 36-month completion. NHPC could not confirm grid power availability, and roads to quarry and disposal areas stay with the contractor. Seven extensions moved closing 80 days, with a 42-page technical corrigendum landing on 11 August.

8NHPC cut the Salal variation markup from 20% to 18.63% and replaced the BOQ while the portal estimate held at Rs 267.94 crore Employer-supplied materials and rented equipment attract 8.63%. Corrigendum 1 rewrote insurance across definitions, claims reporting, proceeds, deductibles and reinstatement, preserving employer recovery for contractor negligence regardless of any payout. Equipment data sheets still carry a "Lot-1 Package: Sawalkot H.E. Project" heading. Closing moved 88 days; the reverse auction triggers only above 105% of the estimate.

8KPCL's Rs 192.32 crore coal tender sits behind a portal page reading "Setting up of Computer Lab" The same page names Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation as procuring entity and 90-day validity against the tender's 180. Clause 23.12 applied both 18% and 5% GST to railway freight before correction, and DC-1 was rewritten from G8 grade to GCV 5050 kcal/kg ARB. The referee window fell to seven days. Imported-coal, group-company, JV and logistics-only credentials were all refused. Details

Karma Energy's quarterly revenue edged up - but profit after tax fell 27.6% as total income and pre-tax earnings weakened

Aug 14: 8Revenue from operations increased to Rs 3.20 crore from Rs 3.06 crore in Q1 FY27, while total income declined to Rs 3.59 crore from Rs 3.77 crore.
8Profit before tax fell to Rs 0.50 crore from Rs 0.90 crore and profit after tax fell to Rs 0.44 crore from Rs 0.61 crore; the prior-year comparison included an exceptional item. Details

NTPC generated 83.3 MU above programme on 12 August - but remained 708.16 MU below programme for the financial year to date

Aug 14: 8Daily output reached 1,062.70 MU against a 979.40 MU programme across 60,007.23 MW of monitored capacity.
8The Southern Region beat its year-to-date programme by 2,634.12 MU, while the Northern, Western and Eastern regions remained below their cumulative programmes. Details

Punjab restarted power-quality meter procurement after a High Court setback - but PSERC's show-cause case over the delay remains alive

Aug 14: 8A fresh tender was scheduled to open on 21 August after the High Court set aside the earlier procurement, returning the metering programme to the bidding stage.
8PSERC granted the utility six weeks in Petition 46/2024 but did not close the show-cause proceeding or record completed deployment of any meters. Details

Kerala denied a separate electricity distributor for a 30-acre industrial park - KSEBL must serve its single identified 2 MVA consumer

Aug 14: 8KSERC found insufficient intermediary economy for an additional distribution licensee where the Perumbavoor park had one identified consumer, Kaynes.
8The Commission rejected KPUPL's application and directed incumbent KSEBL to provide 24-hour supply, leaving the proposed private distribution arrangement without approval. Details

Delhi discoms sought June fuel surcharges of up to 31.64% - DERC allowed 17.43-18.50% for one month

Aug 14: 8BRPL claimed 31.64%, BYPL 24.02% and TPDDL 23.71% after power-purchase costs rose against the base used in the prevailing tariff order.
8DERC relaxed the 10% billing-cycle cap by allowing additional FPPAS of 7.94%, 7.43% and 8.50%, respectively, while leaving all other tariff provisions in force. Details

Bikaner-III can start evacuating renewable power through commissioned pooling assets - but the full 765 kV route to Neemrana may not be ready until 2027

Aug 14: 8POWERGRID has commissioned three 1,500 MVA ICTs, two 500 MVA ICTs and associated lines and bays at Bikaner-III, including five renewable-energy bays covering 1,467 MW.
8Two connected projects totalling 490 MW were expected to declare commercial operation on 22 August 2026, while land and substation dependencies hold back the Neemrana link. Details

Northern grid maintenance could cut import capability by 2,800 MW - the constraints are planned but commercially real during the work windows

Aug 14: 8Approved interconnection work at Ishanagar was assessed to reduce Northern Region import ATC and TTC by 1,900 MW, while Fatehpur-Sasaram work carried another 900 MW effect.
8The figures are prospective system assessments rather than realised curtailment, but they narrow the transfer envelope when the approved outages are taken. Details

A 1991-vintage 400 kV line is carrying about 700 MW as conductor snapping increases - reconductoring is proposed but not yet awarded

Aug 14: 8The Northern Region agenda linked repeated conductor failures on the Ballabgarh-Agra line to ageing hardware and proposed reconductoring the circuit.
8The line's cited loading makes renewal consequential, but the source records no completed tender, award or replacement work. Details

A new 400 kV link strengthened Uttarakhand's supply route but overloaded Rishikesh transformers - Kumbh reliability now depends on a spare ICT and temporary bus segregation

Aug 14: 8Since the Koteshwar-Rishikesh double-circuit line was energised in December 2025, the 315 MVA and 240 MVA ICTs at Rishikesh have overloaded under changing hydro conditions.
8The grid operator has opened intra-state lines and run substations radially; equipment lead times may delay the additional 315 MVA ICT and its bays beyond the Kumbh requirement. Details

Southern grid frequency averaged almost exactly 50 Hz - but it remained outside the 49.90-50.05 Hz band for 26.25% of the day

Aug 14: 8The daily average was 49.993 Hz, yet frequency was below 49.90 Hz for 8.252% of the day and above 50.05 Hz for 17.998%.
8The maximum reached 50.254 Hz at 13:02 and the minimum fell to 49.718 Hz at 19:24:10, showing why a daily average can conceal control excursions. Details

More than half of India's monitored gas and liquid-fuel capacity was unavailable on 12 August - coal outages were smaller proportionally but much larger in megawatts

Aug 14: 8Gas and liquid-fuel plants had 11,232.53 MW unavailable out of 20,122.42 MW, an outage rate of 55.82%, leaving 8,889.89 MW online.
8Coal plants had 35,658.51 MW unavailable out of 224,157.51 MW, or 15.91%, while maximum net output reached 172,510.36 MW. Details

Northern India met 82,226 MW at the evening peak but left 1,833 MW unmet - the requirement rose even higher later in the night

Aug 14: 8The evening requirement was 84,059 MW, while daily energy shortage was 8.13 MU across a region that consumed about 1,899 MU.
8At 22:25 the maximum assessed requirement reached 86,746 MW with a 1,448 MW shortage; Punjab and Uttarakhand reported large state-level gaps. Details

Tarapur Transformers reported another loss while its auditors questioned going concern - unprovided interest also understated the June-quarter loss

Aug 14: 8The auditors recorded negative net worth of Rs 2.83 crore and said the resulting material uncertainty cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
8They also said Rs 13.46 lakh of June-quarter interest had not been provided, understating the loss and liabilities, while cumulative unprovided interest had reached Rs 80.96 lakh. Details

Indowind Energy reported a Rs 2.11 crore quarterly profit - its auditor still flagged claims, advances and goodwill worth far more than that result

Aug 14: 8Consolidated profit declined from Rs 2.58 crore to Rs 2.11 crore, while the limited-review report carried multiple qualifications affecting receivables, advances and legacy claims.
8The qualified amounts included a Rs 90.83 crore arbitration claim, Rs 14.94 crore of advance lacking adequate audit evidence and Rs 74.55 crore of goodwill without recorded impairment. Details

GE Power India's quarterly profit rose 66% while income barely moved - two terminated FGD contracts cut its order backlog by 41.4%

Aug 14: 8Profit after tax increased to Rs 52.55 crore in the June quarter from Rs 31.61 crore a year earlier, while total income was almost flat at Rs 340.57 crore.
8The executable backlog fell to Rs 1,545.4 crore from Rs 2,635.3 crore after the termination of two flue-gas-desulphurisation contracts worth Rs 774.9 crore. Details

POLICY AND PROJECT GATES

Aug 14: COAL-GASIFICATION FUNDING REOPENED BEFORE ANY NEW PROJECT WON SUPPORT

8Coal gasification Category III enters a separate competition for the same remaining scheme pool

TWO KARNATAKA SUBSTATIONS ENTER LICENCE SCRUTINY BEFORE DELIVERY CLOCKS START

8Karnataka's proposed Mekhali substation enters licence scrutiny before a 24-month delivery clock can start
8Hampapura's proposed 2x500 MVA GIS project faces the same licence gate in a separate case Details

INCREMENTAL SYSTEM AND MARKET MONITOR

Aug 14: CURRENT OPERATING ACCOUNTS EXPOSED SCHEDULE, SETTLEMENT AND AVAILABILITY GAPS

8Purulia pumped storage generated 2.58 MU after consuming 3.06 MU in pumping - the daily record proves cycling, not round-trip efficiency
8Northeastern supply fell 45 MW short at a 4,151 MW maximum requirement - the regional report records the gap without assigning a cause
8Motihari slipped outside its voltage band for 0.62% of the day as Godda improved by 4.23 percentage points
8PVVNL planned two-to-four-hour interruptions across named Meerut urban feeders - consumers received a time window, not a restoration guarantee
8Andhra Pradesh recorded 11.092 MU of free agricultural electricity sales in Bapatla - delivery data alone cannot prove subsidy payment or service quality
8Two 400 kV Ramagundam-Telangana STPP circuits remained on the southern outage register after first tripping in March 2023
8A 132 kV Andhra circuit tripped on an R-N fault - the report gave no restoration time or consumer-impact figure Details

GRID, GENERATION AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Aug 14: SETTLEMENTS AND DISPATCH DATA PUT A PRICE ON DAILY GRID BALANCING

8Northern deviation settlement created a Rs 141.91 crore WR-NR payable inside a larger two-way weekly account
8Northern reactive-energy charges left receivables above payables for the week
8July SCED produced almost twice as much decrement as increment in the Northern Region

PROTECTION AND CONNECTION CHANGES MOVE FORWARD, BUT DELIVERY STILL DEPENDS ON FIELD WORK

8Northern under-frequency relief must be recalibrated feeder by feeder
8Ladakh's Taru and Phey renewable projects reach the grid-connection gate before a December target

THERMAL OUTAGES AND REVIVALS CHANGED AVAILABLE CAPACITY UNIT BY UNIT

8Bhadadri Unit 3 lost 80 MW of available rating late on 13 August
8Neyveli Unit 3 returned after a four-hour 25-minute outage
8Vallur Unit 4's 800 MW outage remained unresolved in the cited daily report
8Two southern thermal-unit revivals restored 710 MW of rating during the day

GENERATION, TRANSFER AND HYDRO DATA SHOWED DIFFERENT OPERATING CONSTRAINTS

8SCUC called 5,646 MWh more upward than downward energy on 13 August
8Coal generation beat programme by 409.85 MU on the day and 9,906.90 MU year to date
8Tripura spent almost the entire day beyond reported transfer capability
8Odisha's hydro fleet averaged 742.8 MW while reservoir and outage rows explain the operating boundary Details

ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL - PROPOSALS, NOT APPROVALS

Aug 14: LARGE CAPACITY PROPOSALS REACHED APPRAISAL; NONE CROSSED THE APPROVAL GATE

8ONGC's 65-well Gujarat amendment enters appraisal across 18 mining-lease blocks
8ONGC's separate 12-well Cambay proposal also reaches the EAC agenda
8BPCL's Mumbai refinery seeks to expand CDU-4 from 6 to 10 MMTPA
8Mirzapur's proposed distillery doubling begins at the scoping gate
8TruAlt's 400 KLPD multi-feedstock ethanol project awaits environmental-clearance appraisal
8Sentini's 300 KLPD distillery expansion remains conditional on appraisal
8BPCL's 9 MMTPA Nellore refinery reaches fresh-EC appraisal, not construction
8Atharv seeks linked sugar, distillery and 35 MW cogeneration expansion
8Koderma's proposed 100,000 TPA coal-tar plant enters environmental review
8Karimganj's distillery seeks to double to 600 KLPD with 6 MW cogeneration Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 14: RESERVED PUNJAB ORDERS LEAVE CONNECTIONS AND RULE CHANGES INOPERATIVE

8Sunny Enclave's permanent power connection awaits PSERC's reserved order
8Preet City's 100.96-acre development also remains without a final connection ruling
8Punjab's proposed FPPAS amendment remains inoperative until PSERC issues its reserved order
8Punjab's existing rooftop-solar portal duties remain in force while PSERC decides PSPCL's proposed amendment

JHARKHAND PROCEEDINGS FIXED PLEADING AND NOTICE DEADLINES WITHOUT MERITS RELIEF

8JSERC gives JREDA a final chance to answer Rungta Mines Case 01/2026 before the 29 September hearing
8JREDA's unanswered pleading keeps Rungta Mines Case 02/2026 open until 29 September
8Rungta Mines Case 04/2026 advances only because JREDA gets one last opportunity to respond
8JSERC keeps Rungta Mines Case 05/2026 alive while JREDA gets a final pleading opportunity
8Rungta Mines Case 06/2026 reaches the 29 September gate without a tariff or monetary ruling
8DVC HT consumers' review moves to final hearing after the remaining document window closes
8DVC's Case 23/2026 against Jharkhand HT consumers reaches final hearing without a merits decision
8Inland Power's review receives notice and a 15 September hearing Details

CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS

Aug 14: CESC'S RENEWABLE, ACQUISITION AND CASH-RETURN EVENTS REMAIN AT DIFFERENT LIFECYCLE STAGES

8CESC put 435 MWp of solar into operation - but disclosed no generation or earnings contribution from the new capacity
8CESC secured a 175 MW wind award at Rs 3.85 per kWh - but the project is still short of a PPA, construction and commissioning
8CESC signed to acquire 1.4 GWp of operating solar assets - the Rs 4,859 crore transaction still awaits closure
8CESC will pay an interim dividend of Rs 6 per share - a direct shareholder return despite lower quarterly EBITDA
8Veer Energy more than doubled quarterly revenue and raised PAT 63% - but the small base makes the next result the durability test Details

POLICY AND PROJECT GATES

Aug 14: COAL-GASIFICATION FUNDING REOPENED BEFORE ANY NEW PROJECT WON SUPPORT

8Coal-gasification Category II reopens Rs 1,866.94 crore of unallocated support - bidders still have to clear capacity and funding gates Details

INCREMENTAL SYSTEM AND MARKET MONITOR

Aug 14: COMPARABLE DATA REVEALED MOVEMENT THAT STATIC SNAPSHOTS WOULD MISS

8India's monitored generation rose 2.39% in a day and beat programme by 318.84 MU - but the total excludes renewable output
8Twenty-two of 31 hydro reservoirs were below last year's level - the national count hides eight that were higher
8Green day-ahead buyers sought 144,477.63 MWh, but only 31,242.27 MWh cleared - sell offers covered less than a quarter of demand bids
8Renewable generation rose 46.18 MU in a day as wind jumped 11% - solar and other renewable output both fell
8Voltage control worsened sharply at Cuddapah while three western nodes improved - one national average would hide the divergence
8Telangana reservoirs gained 66.4 TMCft in eight days - but remained 186.7 TMCft below last year's storage

CURRENT OPERATING ACCOUNTS EXPOSED SCHEDULE, SETTLEMENT AND AVAILABILITY GAPS

8Northern SCUC and ancillary settlements left Rs 32.66 crore payable from the pool - decrement energy exceeded increment energy
8APNRL declared 74,400 MWh for July while WBSEDCL surrendered 34,792.5 MWh - Haryana also scheduled below its periphery declaration
8GMR Kamalanga's larger July capacity account left 12,611.07 MWh unscheduled - its peak account was almost fully matched
8Eastern forced generation outages reached 5,842.5 MW, more than twice the planned 2,770 MW - fresh coal trips outweighed a 250 MW revival Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 14: BILLING AND POLICY ORDERS CHANGED WHAT CONSUMERS MAY BE CHARGED OR KEEP

8Bihar closes a billing-compliance case after a Rs 20,167 correction - the waived surcharge cannot return in later bills
8Punjab withdrew its 2026 industrial-policy circular - existing electricity-duty and IDF benefits are protected from refunds for now

FEES, VERIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION NOW STAND BETWEEN CLAIMANTS AND FINAL RELIEF

8Haryana treats three green-access challenges as counterclaims - each applicant must pay Rs 45,000 before September arguments
8UPERC orders verification of split electricity and maintenance payments - a Wave City household still has no restoration ruling
8Nabha Power and PSPCL get six more weeks to reconcile mega-power benefits - no tariff adjustment is yet fixed Details

POWER MARKETS

Aug 14: POWER MARKETS CLEARED LARGE VOLUMES, BUT SCARCITY AND EMPTY ORDER BOOKS EXPOSED THE LIMITS

8Day-ahead electricity trading cleared more than 180,000 MWh - repeated Rs 10,000/MWh hours exposed scarcity inside a liquid market
8High-price day-ahead sellers offered 305,546 MWh across eight days - buyers did not clear a single unit
8Integrated day-ahead buyers offered for 5,050 MWh across eight days - sellers offered nothing and every session cleared zero
8Real-time trading cleared 183,621 MWh - repeated Rs 10,000/MWh intervals exposed scarcity inside the balancing market Details

CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS

Aug 14: CESC'S HIGHER SALES AND PROFIT DID NOT RESTORE OPERATING EARNINGS

8CESC's revenue and PAT rose while EBITDA fell - the quarter delivered growth without stronger operating profit

ORDER BOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY DEALS MUST BECOME REVENUE, MARGIN OR COMMISSIONED CAPACITY

8Solar Industries' Rs 21,350 crore order book sets the delivery base for its Rs 14,000 crore FY27 revenue guidance
8Genus Power's Q1 profit rose 27% - but Rs 22,183 crore of its Rs 24,020 crore order book depends on joint-venture execution
8Engineers India's Q1 PAT rose 141% even as total income fell 5.4% - its JV and associate share swung from loss to profit
8Kirloskar Electric booked a record first-quarter Rs 184 crore of orders - conversion must repair a quarter that ended in loss
8BHEL adds Hystar's PEM electrolyser route after an alkaline tie-up - local manufacturing still has to be built
8Premier Energies' Rs 15,000 crore order book extends into FY28 - its new 7 GW cell line must now turn trials into revenue Details

Contracting news for the day

Aug 13: 8NPCIL's riser insulation package lists one set against four pipe sizes and 24 riser positions The bidder must fund detailed engineering, mock-ups, radiation qualification, five installation trials and site training before any payment falls due. ATC clause 13.0 ties 100% payment to final acceptance and completion of training, on a firm price held over 364 days. The GeM summary marks arbitration "No" while ATC clause 24.0 sets a three-arbitrator tribunal.

8NTPC Mining asks developers for indicative tariffs while holding the land lease rate back to the RFP The 50 MWp splits evenly across two mines, but one sits on an overburden dump and the other carries mandatory levelling plus a developer-scope 33 kV line on a shorter schedule. Penalties, payment security, deemed generation and curtailment treatment are all still open to market input. A later limited tender may be confined to those who respond now.

8WAPCOS's Rs 1 crore mandate says no pre-bid meeting will be held; GeM scheduled one with a Teams link The GeM field records 10:00 against a description reading 10:30-12:30, validity reads 90 days in one document and 120 in the other, and MSE relaxation is "No" in one and 50% in the other. Basic turnover eligibility starts at Rs 50 lakh while scored turnover starts at Rs 50 crore. Arbitration is expressly waived even though the 1996 Act appears in the same document's regulatory framework.

8AEGCL's Rs 6.72 lakh Narengi consultancy buys PLS CADD tower spotting and states no completion period Two lump-sum items cover bay feasibility and full route survey with profile drawings, with forest proposal and tree enumeration expressly carved out. Corridor width, accuracy tolerances, route alternatives and permitted iterations are undefined. The whole cycle from launch to close runs eight days.

8Tata Power's one-year final-checking agreement for a 765 kV line gives bidders 10 days and no quantities Tower counts, line length, inspection formats, acceptance authority, manpower and reporting protocol are all absent from the notice. So are EMD, PBG, payment cycle, LD and liability caps. For a year-long framework, minimum workload and call-off frequency are the terms that matter, and neither is stated.

8TGTRANSCO's Rs 60.71 crore package keeps negative escalation running after positive escalation stops Delay attributable to the contractor removes upward price protection while leaving downward adjustment enforceable, on top of milestone and post-completion penalties. Section 1.2 deems unlisted but necessary components into bidder supply, closing the variation route. A bid 20% below estimate draws additional security of 10% of the estimated cost by the document's own worked example.

8KPTCL's Rs 108.02 crore Ayyanahalli package deleted its 25% consortium floor after a pre-bid nobody attended The line qualification can now sit entirely with one partner, with a three-year electrical-works test replacing it for the other. The proceedings record nil bidder representatives; the queries that produced the change arrived by email. Underlying kilometre thresholds are unchanged.

8APGENCO reserves the right to amend its metering cubicle tender after its own submission window shuts Bids close at 14:00, technical opening is 15:00, and modifications are permitted up to 15:00. Validity reads 180 days in the NIT and 120 in the attached general conditions, while the covering enquiry gives a third set of times. Manufacturer-site QA inspection is marked "Not Required", moving conformity onto supplier certificates.

8NHPC's Sawalkot Lot-1 added Rs 287.91 crore, deleted a qualification route and moved its deadline eleven times The estimate reset from Rs 5,129.03 crore to Rs 5,416.94 crore carried turnover, working capital and bid capacity up with it, while the quantity-based dam alternative disappeared, leaving only an 80 m concrete dam. Project capacity was corrected from 1856 MW to 1800 MW without explanation. No reason is recorded against any of the 161 days of extensions.

8MPPGCL's 30 MWac solar tender moved its query-response date three times, ending seven days before bids close Responses now land after the deadline they were originally meant to precede, leaving one week to absorb them across engineering, vendor quotes, generation modelling and O&M pricing. Evaluation runs on Rs/kWh combining capex, discounted five-year O&M and accepted NEEGG. Omitted-but-necessary equipment is deemed included and prices stay firm.

8NHPC's Kamala amendment moved HM qualification into execution, then needed an errata to fix the clause it cited The same corrigendum cut muck disposal from four zones to two, removing both sites nearest the dam and leaving two shared 50/50 with the adjacent lot. Adverse climate moved from employer risk "Nil" to EOT, and earthquake gained express compensation. Grid power is tentative at two years out, with captive generation and compulsory later uptake both on the contractor.

8THDC's Kalai-II package moved 216 days and rewrote shotcrete from "no extra payment" to Rs 180 per kg Eight extensions ran alongside two substantive amendments and a notice refusing further queries — followed by another date revision. The 31.5-month clock now starts after a 30-day mobilisation period rather than on the seventh day from LOA. The road tunnel is carved out of the milestone-damage waiver every other milestone enjoys.

8AEGCL's Sonapur extension notice pushes bids to 2026 and schedules the opening for 2023 The same package records an NIT date in the pre-bid minutes that post-dates both the NIT and portal publication. A pre-bid meeting materialised where the portal fields read "NA", drawing nine firms. Prices stay fixed for 24 months and the request for conductor and cable escalation was refused.

8MPMKVVCL narrowed its type-test waiver to one rating and readmitted a disqualified bidder after opening The concession originally covered a new bidder lacking reports for any rating; it now covers only the 10 MVA unit. EMD is Rs 1 lakh against post-award security of 1% plus 9% on a 66-month instrument. A bidder rejected as a medium enterprise returned on the MSME notification preserving previous-category benefits for three years.

8NHPC's Salal award is 8.7% below estimate, or 1.5% above it, depending which estimate applies The benchmark rose 11.1% late in the cycle, taking experience, turnover, working capital and bid capacity up with it after an earlier corrigendum had widened technical eligibility. One of three bidders failed qualification, leaving a two-bid contest 3.4% apart. The NIT provides for reverse auction; the comparative statement shows only two values.

8WBSEDCL cut its retesting charge 90% and drew 188 bids in which L2 sits 44.0% above L1 EMD fell 30.0% and 16.7% across categories at pre-bid, while the charge per repeat inspection went from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5,000. Of 188 bids, 148 cleared technically, many only partially by capacity or transformer type. A bidder removed from the restricted-opening table after a corrigendum resurfaced in the price ranking at L22. Details

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Aug 19:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 
8Tender for supply of oil system spares for rotary and mill area in boiler Details
 
8Tender for supply of mandatory spare parts and consumable items Details
 
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of the zirconia oxygen analyser comprising Details
 
8Tender for purchase of control cables Details
 
8Tender for work of breakdown and capital maintenance / up keeping works of HT SWGR Details
 
8Tender for procurement of HT cables Details
 
8Tender for renovation of old and new control room at 33/11 kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for work of line name, numbering & color coding of various 400kV,220kV, 132kV &66kV lines Details
 
8Tender for work of strengthening of tower stubs and increasing chimney height of 132 kV line Details
 
8Tender for supply of sulphuric acid Details
 
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of testing equipments Details
 
8Tender for providing and fixing bypass twin jumpering arrangement by boltless C-type wedge connectors Details
 
8Tender for annual maintenance contract (AMC 102 kms) for powertel intracity OFC network Details
 
8Tender for Bi- annual rate contract for emergency power restoration work of 400/220/132/66kV lines Details
 
8Tender for erection for 66kV substation Details
 
8Design, engineering, supply, erection, commissioning and testing of 2 nos 140 ton capacity pit less type in motion electronic rail weigh bridge Details
 
8Tender for miscellaneous fabrication and steel work in various Details
 
8Tender for supply of various thremal insulating materials for boiler Details
 
8Tender for work of power/control instrument cable tray cleaning, cable tracing & redressing and miscellaneous works Details
 
8Tender for Bi annual rate contract for restoration of various 400kV class transmission lines Details
 
8Tender for Bi- annual rate contract for restoration of various 132kV/220kV class transmission lines Details
 
8Tender for supply of staircase step grills for crusher house Details
 
8Tender for Bi- annual rate contract for restoration of various 66kV class transmission lines Details
 
8Tender for BRC for work of rewinding and overhauling of 11kV HT motors Details
 
8Tender for miscellaneous civil works Details
 
8Tender for biennial contract for miscellaneous civil works Details
 
8Tender for job contract for RCC and PCC work for DV roof Details
 
8Tender for supply of 22kV AB switch fixed and moving contact 200A Details
 
8Tender for biennial maintenance works (masonry & carpentry) to RB’s Details
 
8Tender for operation and maintenance of boiler house Details
 
8Tender for supply of B and S pump Details
 
8Tender for procurement of 420kV /245 kV /145 kV and 36 kV current transformers having different CT cores Details
 
8Tender for supply of electrical line materials and installation works Details
 
8Tender for construction of control room with S/I system sinking and installation of 200/165 mm dia deep boring Details
 
8Tender for civil repair and maintenance contract for all 400kV and 220kV substations Details
 
8Tender for providing cement concrete interlocking paver block Details
 
8Tender for operation of VIP lift Details
 
8Tender for civil works Details
 
8Tender for rate contract for inspection, cleaning, repair and maintenance of existing crude oil and effluent storage tanks Details
 
8Tender for supply installation and commissioning of 11 kL LPCO2 buffer tank Details
 
8Tender for construction of a 338 KL capacity SMC (sheet molding compound) panel water tank Details
 
8Tender for repairing and maintenance of damaged existing water drain and gabion structure Details
 
8Tender for supply of 11kV AB switch fixed Details
 
8Tender for supply of 11kV, 26.3 KA, 630A load break switch with earth switch Details
 
8Tender for power evacuation scheme using 110kV 630 mm2 UG cable Details
 
8Tender for upgradation of 66kV substation Details
 
8Tender for annual work contract for deploying resident service engineer for PLC system Details
 
8Tender for procurement of various size cast basalt pipes and bends for ash slurry lines Details
 
8Tender for work contract of repairing, rebabbitting and bore machining of white metal lined TG set Details
 
8Tender for supply of TC fuse wire 14SWG and 16SWG Details
 
8Tender for supply of 11kV single pole standalone complete sets Details
 
8Tender for supply of full threaded MS bolt and nuts 63 x 16mm Details
 
8Tender for supply of LT three angle X Arm Details
 
8Tender for procurement of handled ultrasonic liquid flow meter. Details
 
8Tender for service contract for engagement of HME operators for crane/bulldozer/loader/ excavator etc. Details
 
8Tender for service contract for overhauling of PA FAN FD Fan and ID Fan Details
 
8Tender for service contract for statutory testing and certification of 130/30 Ton EOT cranes Details
 
8Tender for procurement of power cables Details
 
8Tender for strengthening and extension of outdoor illumination system in 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for replacement of oil temperature indicator, winding temperature indicator and magnetic oil guage with external remote indicator for protection of 2x40 MVA T/F at 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for procurement and fixing of programmable digit meter at 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 01 No. 630KVA station transformer at 132kV S/s Details
 
8Tender for work of cold galvanizing on rusted tower of 132kV single circuit line Details
 
8Tender for construction of new revetment wall at tower Details
 
8Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing commissioning of stator core, winding and reinsulation of rotor poles with class F insulation Details
 
8Tender for waterproofing and allied work Details
 
8Tender for annual maintenance contract for breakdown, emergency and planned outage on 500kV Bi-Pole HVDC line Details
 
8Tender for work of RTV coating application on equipments Details
 
8Tender for AMC for replacement of installed failed converter transformer Details
 
8Tender for Bi-annual maintenance contract of emergency breakdown & maintenance of 400kV & 220kV switchyard Details
 
8Tender for Bi-annual maintenance contract for the work of testing of EHV grade transformer insulating oil, by NABL accredited mobile testing laboratory, on-site, of power transformers & ICTs installed Details
 
8Tender for work of on site drying out of 132/33 kV 25 MVA T/F Details
 
8Tender for AMC work of repair/overhauling/servicing & alignment of various make 220kV, 132kV & 33kV isolators Details
 
8Tender for supply of spares and repairing, servicing & overhauling VCBs at various sub stations Details
 
8Tender for work of strengthening of earth mat by providing and installation of enhanced chemical compound (EHCC) earthing electrodes Details
 
8Tender for work of cold line washing of disc insulator strings of various 132kV & 220 kV lines Details
 
8Tender for AMC for various type of 400 kV,220 kV & 22 kV bay maintenance work required Details
 
8Tender for attending oil leakage from various joints of EHV power transformer /ICT at various substation Details
 
8Tender for work of attending leaky tubes, joint replacement and tube nest Details
 
8Tender for attending leakages/seepages in various underground structures Details
 
8Tender for supply of IBR-approved electrically operated butt-weld end gate valve assemblies, complete with actuators, bypass valve arrangements Details
 
8Tender for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 360 V DC, 515AH, KBH, Ni-Cd type battery set Details
 
8Tender for supply of lighting arrester for 220kV & 400kV switchyard Details
 
8Tender for replacement of deteriorated tower and stub strengthening of D/C 220kV line Details
 
8Tender for stub strengthening of 220kV D/C line Details
 
8Tender for stub strengthening of 66kV Hframe line Details
 
8Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of 220kV & 66kV GIS equipment’s & materials Details
 
8Tender for erection of 66kV line Details
 
8Tender for work of hot line stringing of 66 kV line Details
 
8Design, engineering, supply, erection, testing, commissioning of 20 KWp rooftop solar PV power project Details
 
8Tender for work of misc pressure part related activity of boiler Details
 
8Tender for supply of circuit breaker analyser kit Details
 
8Tender for work of residual life assessment study of removed HP, IP & LP turbine rotors Details
 
8Tender for biennial rate contract for attending running repairs, scheduled, preventive & breakdown maintenance with overhauling of 08 nos. bulldozers Details
 
8Tender for work for replacement of various pulleys and its bearing Details
 
8Tender for misc. civil works Details
 
8Tender for supply of flap gate assembly with motorized linier actuator for coal handling plant Details
 
8Tender for supply of various fasteners and consumables Details
 
8Tender for renovation work of wagon tippler 3-4 roof cladding, drive pit house Details
 
8Tender for work of strengthening, fabrication and erection of steel structures Details
 
8Design, supply, installation, commission and maintenance of solar PV system Details
 
8Tender for supply of various carbon steel plates Details
 
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MCX planning to invest Rs 200 crore to start coal, minerals trading platforms Details
 
8MMDR Amendment Bill: Jharkhand among the States will continue to share ‘90 % ‘of mining sector revenue reaching Rs. 1,14,549.28 crore in 2025-26 Details
 
8Recurrent Energy Secures $695 Million for 330 MW Solar Project Details
 
8KPI Green Awards Rs. 116 Crore EPC Order to Advait Greenergy for 200 MW Rajasthan Project Details
 
8Inox completes Rs 6,000 crore acquisition of BlackRock-owned GIP's Vena Energy Details
 
8India adds record 27 GW solar capacity in H1, installations jump 49% Details
 
8Telangana Targets 26GW Solar Power by 2035, Woos Energy Investors Details
 
8Inox Clean Energy Completes INR 6,000 Crore Vena Energy India Acquisition, Adds 12+ GW Renewable Pipeline Details
 
8Demand Uptick: Key drivers and initiatives to meet the growing power requirement Details
 
8Beyond generation: Why the transmission grid is the real backbone of Viksit Bharat Details
 
8AI is getting cheaper to run, but powering its growth is getting pricier Details
 
8Maha Transco kicks off search for merchant bankers to steer its landmark power sector IPO Details
 
8India's non-coking coal imports fall 11% y-o-y in Jan-Jul'26; emerging supply risks could lift imports in Aug'26 Details
 
8POWERGRID Wins PMIS Partner Company Award Details
 
8From Ideas to Unicorns: Tripura Launches T-RISE to Power the Next Generation of Startups Details
 
8NEA spends Rs 67.68 billion on electricity from private producers in a year Details
 
8Why India’s weather is its greatest solar advantage and how it can power a globally competitive industry Details
 
8Northeast Hydropower Projects Face Delays, Cost Overruns; Subansiri Project Cost Soars 378% Details
 
8Hero Future Energies Wins 120 MW in SECI FDRE RTC-V Auction Details
 
8Dimension Energy Secures $857 Million for Solar Expansion Details
 
8Green Hydrogen in India: The Next Big Energy Bet Explained Details
 
8Waaree Transpower Clears CPRI Testing for 17.6 MVA Transformers Details
 
8Data Centre Stock to Buy With 30% Upside Potential; Recommended by Citi Details
 
8From L&T, BHEL to MTAR: How SHANTI rules may unlock India’s nuclear pipeline, make SMR a gamechanger Details
 
8JP Morgan retains Nifty target of 27,000; bets big on power, data centre plays on capex push Details
 
8India’s Life Insurers Power Long-Term Growth With Rs 67 Lakh Cr Assets Details
 
8Maharashtra’s MSEDCL Plans IPO to Raise Up to Rs 10,000 Crore Details
 
8Best Power Infrastructure Stocks in India Details
 
8BHEL shares slip after LIC pares stake to 5.6% through open market sale Details
 
8IESA urges BRICS to deepen cooperation on energy storage, mineral security Details
 
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APTEL remands seven Jojobera tariff issues but upholds higher washed-coal transit-loss disallowance

Aug 18: 8APTEL reopened water charges, secondary fuel oil, additional capitalisation, decapitalisation, depreciation, tax and carrying cost for Tata Power’s Jojobera units. It left the washed-coal transit-loss disallowance intact and directed Jharkhand’s commission to pass consequential orders preferably within three months. Details

CERC trims Singrauli’s true-up claims while preserving a Rs 190 crore annual special allowance

Aug 18: 8CERC allowed annual fixed cost below NTPC’s claims for Singrauli across every year of FY2019-24. The order nevertheless retained a Rs 190 crore special allowance each year and allowed ash-transport expenses separately, shifting rather than eliminating recovery. Details

India’s peak demand rises 5.36% in a day without shortage as frequency excursions persist

Aug 18: 8All-India maximum demand reached 243,500 MW on 17 August, 12,384 MW above the prior day, while energy met rose to 5,425 MU. Reported shortage remained zero, but frequency stayed outside the 49.9-50.05 Hz band for 16.42% of the day. Details

Tamil Nadu has roughly 11,500 renewable plants, but real-time telemetry remains incomplete

Aug 18: 8About 10,000 windmills and 1,500 solar plants still rely partly on delayed AMR data at Tamil Nadu’s control centre. Fibre equipment and 650 planned RTUs could improve visibility, but the cited installation milestones were not yet evidence of completed integration. Details

A standby communications failure removed AGC from 14.5 GW despite nominal route redundancy

Aug 18: 8Failure of a Western Region link and its backup cut Southern Region AGC connectivity to 13 generating stations on 23 June. Restoration took until the next morning, and the post-incident design now uses three physical routes while further protection diversity is explored. Details

UGVCL reports sharply lower losses, but division-level anomalies keep the improvement open to reconciliation

Aug 18: 8UGVCL’s energy audit reports T&D loss falling to 2.09% in FY2025-26 from 4.37% a year earlier. Extreme positive and negative results in some divisions, and the absence of final FY2026 cost data, mean the headline improvement still needs reconciliation. Details

Adani Power wins a rating upgrade while a roughly Rs 2 lakh crore build-out keeps leverage and execution central

Aug 18: 8CareEdge upgraded Adani Power’s long-term rating to AA+ as contracted capacity, EBITDA and liquidity strengthened. The same assessment places about 24 GW under development and roughly Rs 2 lakh crore of capex ahead, leaving schedule and leverage discipline as material counterweights. Details

Supreme Power grows orders and income while margins soften during a capacity ramp

Aug 18: 8Supreme Power Equipment raised Q1 FY2027 total income 37.33% and entered the quarter with Rs 590.06 crore of orders. EBITDA margin still eased to 18.40% as finance cost, depreciation and operating expense increased around a new factory ramp. Details

Solex Energy retains Rs 3,400 crore visibility as profit falls two-thirds and new cell capacity stays years away

Aug 18: 8Solex Energy’s Q1 FY2027 revenue rose only 1.8% while profit after tax fell 66.6%. A roughly Rs 3,400 crore visibility figure and planned cell-and-storage expansion extend the opportunity, but much of it remains outside completed delivery. Details

Alpex Solar adds revenue while profit slips and a 2.2 GW cell plant remains short of commercial operation

Aug 18: 8Alpex Solar lifted Q1 FY2027 operating revenue 32.37% and EBITDA 20.92%. Profit after tax nevertheless fell 5.75%, while its 2.2 GW TOPCon cell facility still awaited commercial operation and ALMM progress. Details

Patel Engineering’s profit growth meets a bid pipeline four times its order book

Aug 18: 8Patel Engineering increased Q1 FY2027 profit after tax by 24.5% while revenue grew about 4%. Its Rs 60,000 crore opportunity pipeline is large, but remains distinct from Rs 9,000 crore of bids under evaluation and a Rs 14,636 crore executable order book. Details

HPL Electric’s revenue jumps, but margin compression and metering concentration narrow the upside

Aug 18: 8HPL Electric reported its highest first-quarter revenue at Rs 515 crore, up 35% year on year. EBITDA rose only 9%, the margin moderated to 12.26%, and 96% of its Rs 3,200 crore order book remained tied to metering. Details

Triveni Turbine’s export bookings surge while the quarterly EBITDA margin retreats

Aug 18: 8Triveni Turbine booked Rs 568 crore of orders in Q1 FY2027, with exports supplying 68% of intake. That stronger forward mix has not yet reached current earnings, where the EBITDA margin fell to 18% from 25.8%. Details

ReNew doubles profit as construction-heavy manufacturing expansion raises the execution load

Aug 18: 8ReNew reported Rs 15,060 crore of total income and Rs 1,040 crore of profit after tax for FY2025-26, both sharply above the previous year. The same report places 10.5 GW of cell and ingot-wafer capacity under construction, making conversion of projects into operating assets the next test. Details

CORPORATE ORDERS, CAPACITY AND CAPITAL

Aug 18: Orders, capacity and capital advance while execution evidence remains uneven

8L&T’s offshore order crosses the ultra-mega threshold, but execution value remains undisclosed
8Om Infra adds a UP water order with a short execution window and three-year O&M tail
8NLC Renewables hires storage-and-solar advisers while project value stays confidential
8KPI Green energises 130 MW AC, leaving part of its Bharuch PPA capacity still to follow
8Ola prices household batteries for November while commercial and utility products remain a 2027 promise
8Techno Electric redirects QIP funds after a government project cancellation, triggering a monitoring exception
8Schneider Electric reports record order intake, but the filing leaves the earnings bridge thin
8TD Power promoters propose Rs 75 crore placement while Rs 600 crore remains only an envelope
8CG Power unit Axiro buys Tosil for semiconductor engineering at a price above the target’s latest turnover
8Venus Pipes adds 6.1 MW solar as a Rs 6 crore savings forecast implies sub-four-year payback
8BirlaNu buys into a captive-solar SPV that still has no operations or turnover

Local outage and small-procurement changes have defined service consequences

8BALCO widens October supply eligibility through two 75 MW tenders without establishing a 150 MW requirement
8GUVNL opens a 300 MW October supply opportunity under a Rs 10,000/MWh ceiling
8DVC targets two 200 MW September thermal windows instead of round-the-clock supply
8Planned feeder outages change from 17 to 18 August, shifting the local service footprint Details

GRID OPERATIONS, AVAILABILITY AND MARKETS

Aug 18: Settlement and provisional cost recovery concentrate payment risk

8Kudgi leads Rs 52.38 crore of July National Pool receivables from Southern generators
8Tamil Nadu contests provisional FGD billing before final tariff orders

Grid scale rises faster than visibility, communications and reserve controls

8Sub-threshold auxiliary drawal prompts a metering fix and a temporary maximum-plus-5% rule
8A single Koppal network break hid SCADA and PMU data for about 1,800 MW of renewables
8Southern drawal constraints persist in 632 June instances despite completed fixes elsewhere
8Complete telemetry loss persists at multiple 220 kV nodes while repair commitments remain pending or under validation
8Digital non-observability reaches 96% at Munirabad while other stations await transducers

Fuel, hydro and renewable availability shift on conflicting daily signals

8Wind and solar weakness cuts renewable output 22.44 MU despite gains elsewhere
8Southern Region carries roughly 12.7 GW of planned outages without reporting a peak shortage
8Monitored power fleet holds 57% of normative coal as 32 plants turn critical

Demand and exchange prices move together, but not uniformly

8IEX day-ahead volume rises 8.92% while the weighted price jumps 66.46%
8IEX real-time volume falls 9.62% as the average price rises 18.12%
8Green day-ahead clears 30,152.92 MWh while term-ahead prices split by product and block
8HPX shows a one-sided book on 17 August while PXIL DSM clears zero and earlier RTM trades hit the cap Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 18: State regulators reshape procurement, network access and consumer redress

8CSERC keeps Rs 10 crore turnover floor and extends consultancy bids to 27 August
8GERC seeks network-access rules while migration design must cover existing access customers

Transmission licensing and connectivity proceedings preserve protections while tightening deadlines

8CERC reserves ReNew Green’s connectivity case while continuing its interim direction

Change-in-law and PPA disputes move through proof and jurisdiction gates

8NLC seeks Rs 47.84 crore of GST change-in-law relief as CERC orders a fuller reply record
8Warora-Kurnool’s GST dispute advances while interim protection remains in force
8IL&FS Tamil Nadu counterparties must itemise dues before any payment ruling
8ACME’s undergrounding claim reaches reserved order with conservation costs still unallocated
8ReNew Dinkar’s milestone-charge dispute is reserved with Delhi High Court protection intact

Trading licences and financial closure hinge on missing compliance

8Excel Energy’s trading-licence bid stalls on staffing, accounts, website and business-scope gaps
8NTPC Renewable’s Working Group Report claim turns on jurisdiction before merits

Tariff and cost-recovery orders reallocate burdens between generators and beneficiaries

8POWERGRID Vataman wins a 25-year licence while transfer capability awaits commissioning
8CERC allows Rs 8.11 crore annual fixed cost for Northern Region UNMS against Rs 8.21 crore claimed
8CERC cuts Mysore ICT tariff claims across five years
8Eastern Region communication assets receive tariff below claim across both asset groups
8Ariyalur line-bay tariff is allowed at Rs 89.70 lakh against Rs 112.55 lakh claimed

Transmission licensing and connectivity proceedings preserve protections while tightening deadlines

8Viento’s connectivity case moves to a CTUIL affidavit on PPA termination and liability
8TP Saurya keeps status quo in two connectivity cases while financial-closure evidence is tested
8CERC gives renewable generators a last opportunity to prove fault-ride-through compliance
8Tunga’s 190 MW wind extension depends on a fresh commitment to continue the project
8Coastal Energen’s charge claim accelerates while TNPDCL liability remains untested
8First Energy’s revoked connectivity remains protected by the Delhi High Court while CERC hears the merits
8Karnataka’s sharing-charge case turns to CTUIL compliance and an explanation of Kaiga evacuation planning
8HEGCL’s bank-guarantee remand returns under strict submission deadlines

Tariff and cost-recovery orders reallocate burdens between generators and beneficiaries

8NTPC’s fixed-charge claim for ancillary and SCUC operation must now explain its regulatory basis
8Tata Power PPA disputes reach a common reserved order but buyer liabilities stay separate

Transmission licensing and connectivity proceedings preserve protections while tightening deadlines

8KIVRPTL’s transmission-licence cases pause for CTUIL clarification of the associated system
8A new real-time-market transmission licence faces questions over delay against its 2026 SCOD
8Kakinada’s green-hydrogen transmission case exposes uncertainty over 750 MW of GNA demand
8CERC signals that extra transmission scope may require a repeated licensing procedure

Change-in-law and PPA disputes move through proof and jurisdiction gates

8A Rs 297.85 crore ash-transport claim is challenged as retrospective
8KSK-GUVNL fuel dispute reaches reserved order with compensation still unset
8NTPC must give a payment schedule in its Andaman dues and non-compliance case

State regulators reshape procurement, network access and consumer redress

8Tamil Nadu’s ombudsman permits pole replacement but makes RMU conversion conditional on sanctioned cost and payment

Ratings, debt and allocation decisions shift financing and counterparty exposure

8A 56 MW central allocation to Tripura reshuffles firm power shares until June 2027

Fuel, hydro and renewable availability shift on conflicting daily signals

8Telangana’s stored hydro energy falls to 1,025.1 MU as reservoir outcomes diverge

State regulators reshape procurement, network access and consumer redress

8BERC widens 100 MW bagasse-tender access while consumer savings await bids Details

BRIEFS BY CATEGORY

Aug 18: CORPORATE AND LOCAL PROCUREMENT

8Onix Solar’s exchange admission opens NSE trading without raising fresh capital
8TGTRANSCO tenders Tower 59 stabilisation with a 60-day completion window
8BREDA’s corrigendum resets solar-village consultancy terms without selecting an adviser
8MePGCL’s Umiam bridge-inspection RFQ opens without establishing a safety defect or repair need

GRID OPERATIONS AND MARKETS

8Missed ramping-guideline action leaves Southern grid parties without a final rule
8Southern stations remain without redundant communications as the VoIP remedy waits for January 2027
8Real-time forecast cuts 16 August energy error to 0.5% from 2.1% day-ahead
8NLDC records zero corridor violations while Cuddapah voltage strays for 12.92% of the day
8NLDC commits 47 generators as six higher-cost gas entries stay at zero schedule

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

8Missing auditor report keeps SKAY’s trading-licence application unapproved ahead of 3 September
8Missing special balance sheet keeps AMPIN in Category V until 13 October review
8JSW Renew’s LTA-delay dispute returns on 15 October without excuse or relief
8Layer Hybren’s common direction keeps two petitions separate ahead of 5 November
8CERC orders Avikiran project mapping as commissioning relief waits for 5 November
8MPPMCL/PTC jurisdiction briefing puts PSA merits on hold until 22 October
8OTPCL’s 726.6 MW charge dispute returns on 22 October without interim relief
8DVC and ACME’s admitted GST claim enters adjudication with causation and recovery unproven
8GMR Warora’s negotiated position faces a 5 November enforceability test without an approved settlement
8Eden Renewable’s compensation dispute moves to 27 October with the burden still unresolved
8BALCO/PTC’s alleged 2012 non-supply dispute returns on 15 October with liability still untested
8WBSEDCL gets one filing week as AMPIN merits wait beyond 3 September
8Jurisdiction briefing delays GUVNL and Tata Power’s supplemental PPA until 6 October
8THDC’s carrying-cost review moves to replies while relief remains undecided
8NTPC faces a 24 August filing deadline with both Farakka tariff periods unapproved
8NTPC links water charges to generation as two Vindhyachal tariff periods await CERC orders
8CERC demands two decades of NHPC tax records before the 22 October review hearing
8PGVCL restores Jamnagar voltage but still owes an implementation report within 30 days
8Platinum Vitrified loses the Ombudsman forum but keeps a GERC route over a Rs 1.92 lakh charge

Environmental appraisal advances projects while land, water and compliance conditions remain

8Skill-university project faces delisting unless water and land queries are answered within 30 days
8Arya Villa hotel expansion advances at SEAC without final environmental clearance
8Honda plant expansion advances at SEAC while final approval remains pending
8Ajmer marble-dolomite mine advances at SEAC while final clearance remains separate
8Nagaur masonry mine advances at SEAC but still lacks final clearance
8Sikar masonry mine advances at SEAC while clearance and operating permits remain pending

Ratings, debt and allocation decisions shift financing and counterparty exposure

8HVPNL’s compliance filing leaves asset value untested while its NCDs remain unsecured
8HVPNL says bond funds paid discom dues but leaves allocations and balances undisclosed Details

Contracting news for the day

Aug 18: 8NTPC's 1 lakh MT Simhadri limestone bid carries a quantity clause that can cut the order to zero The tender asks suppliers to hold quarrying, testing, trucking and working-capital capacity across a 365-day delivery horizon. Technical Specification Clause 12 nonetheless permits variation from +20% to -100%, far wider than the GeM option clause's 25%. A second unresolved point sits in the payment text, where a bid-specific 30-day rule supersedes a 10-day provision the ATC still reproduces.

8JdVVNL's Rs 119.77 crore Bikaner package threatens summary rejection while carrying three different envelope structures The portal records two covers, the signed notice invites bids in two parts, and Section 1 of the RFB mandates a single-stage three-envelope process. That same section makes price disclosure in the wrong envelope grounds for outright rejection. Three separate technical-opening times across the pack compound a document-control problem in a nine-month turnkey contract.

8Phalodi's Rs 96.91 crore RDSS package prices bid capacity as a live variable, not a one-time qualification test
Financial bids across the eight-package programme open in descending order of estimated size, with capacity reassessed as L1 positions emerge. A bidder's result on one package can therefore determine whether a later bid is opened at all. Layered on top are anti-unbalancing securities for quotes 15% below estimate and supply components above 70%.

8Jaisalmer's Rs 119.92 crore package makes undercutting progressively more expensive through stacked security triggers A bid more than 15% below estimate attracts additional security equal to 50% of the unbalanced amount, while a supply-heavy price structure triggers a separate mechanism. A further 10% guarantee on transformers, VCBs and CTPT sets runs up to 36 months past completion. The real question is how much banking headroom a contractor must reserve before its quoted margin means anything.

8RVUN grants 15 more days on its Rs 358 crore LSHS tender but leaves every commercial term untouched Each closing milestone shifts by 15 days while refinery ownership, rail-loading qualification, Rs 7.16 crore EMD and the 30-day rake obligation stay exactly as issued. Bidders gain preparation time against provisional quantities, plant-wise diversion rights and cancellation without admitted liability. The competitive signal will only appear when landed-rate dispersion is visible across six destinations.

8UJVNL lifts its hydro E&M estimate 53.3% and EMD 80.5%, then reopens technical eligibility it had just tightened Addendum-I raised the estimate from Rs 158.53 crore to Rs 243.05 crore, dragging turnover, working capital and bid capacity upward with it. Later addenda moved the other way, widening experience windows, lowering the generator reference and admitting surety bonds. Twenty-two corrigenda and a 245-day extension suggest the original package needed extensive market reconciliation.

8TGGENCO wants guaranteed fitment for 157 sets while stating that exact dimensional drawings are not available The supplier must survey the installed bowl mills, generate manufacturing drawings and still carry sole responsibility after TGGENCO approves them. Failure of either grinding rolls or bull ring segments is contractually treated as failure of both within that mill. Compounding the exposure, the document carries Rs 30 crore and Rs 7.20 crore as competing solvency thresholds.

8DVC splits its Rs 90.20 crore CTPS diversion into two contracts but leaves the 12-month clock untouched Annexure-II replaces the composite-order architecture with separate goods and services contracts, each carrying 3% performance security. Bidders seeking 18 or 24 months were refused, and ROW non-availability generates no compensation. A sheath-bonding cable size still open to detailed engineering means part of the scope is being priced before design freeze.

8SECI's Ramagiri wind package can convert a power-curve failure into 25-year NPV compensation and turbine rejection Underperformance is monetised at Rs 4.5/kWh in the first year, escalating to NPV-based loss over 25 years on a second failure. Below the specified threshold, SECI can reject the WTG and seek refund with 13% annual interest. Reverse auction on EPC plus NPV of O&M leaves little room to shelter long-term service pricing from the auction.

8SJVN's 265 MW/530 MWh Haryana BESS carries Rs 12.72 crore of capacity-linked EMD before a single tariff is quoted Bid security scales at Rs 2.40 lakh/MWh, converting participation itself into a banking-line decision. Technical screening is followed by e-reverse auction, creating two separate competitive thresholds. Addendum #1 appears on the record without attributed wording, so no clause-level change can yet be assigned to it.

8NTPC's Rs 91.86 crore Lara ash contract pays on the lower of two weighments and holds back 10% until final billing GPS trips, FASTag records, timestamped photographs and dual-end weighment together determine what a completed haul is worth. Only 25% of contract price moves with diesel, while idle vehicles and machinery earn nothing. NTPC can also short-close the contract and impose future QR or app-based verification at no additional cost.

8SJVN's seven-day BESS extension leaves intact a clause requiring all 530 MWh from one bidder Clause 1.1.12 rejects any bid for a lesser quantum, concentrating Rs 12.72 crore EMD, Rs 31.80 crore PBG and a 12-year degradation floor in a single developer. Two daily cycles, 95% availability and 85% round-trip efficiency make augmentation economics central to the quoted capacity charge. Clause 6.9.1 meanwhile describes Project-2 as 25 MW where the rest of the RfS says 15 MW.

8APTRANSCO's 50 MVA tender contradicts itself on whether lower guaranteed losses earn any commercial advantage Section X capitalises losses and adds them to bid price for ranking, while Clause 5.2.6 says capitalisation will not be allowed even for sub-specification quotes. With penalties at Rs 10 lakh per kW of excess no-load loss, the drafting collision has direct consequences for L1. A technically collaborated entrant can meanwhile face bank guarantees totalling 20% of contract value.

8A zero-ECV transformer tender resolves into a Rs 127.39 crore award to Transformers and Rectifiers India The package went to market with no published estimate and bid security linked instead to each bidder's own quote. That leaves Clause 40's abnormal-low-bid test operating against a benchmark the NIT never disclosed. The award record does not mark the successful bidder as lowest, so the L1 position remains unstated in the document.

8APEPDCL floats 5.99 lakh smart meters at zero published value with two conflicting bid-security formulas The portal states a flat 1% of quoted value while the tender prescribes a graded 2%/1%/0.5% slab capped at Rs 50 lakh. For any quote crossing a slab boundary, those are economically different obligations at a stage where security errors affect responsiveness. Behind that sits a five-year warranty, +/-50% quantity powers and open-ended HES integration support.

8APTRANSCO makes 60% local content an eligibility gate, then lets rival bidders challenge the winner's losses Class-II local suppliers are excluded before price discovery begins, with auditor certification required above Rs 10 crore. Clause 71 then allows a qualified competitor to send supplied transformers to CPRI or ERDA for loss verification. An adverse result can block balance supplies, remove price variation and reach units already accepted.
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Aug 18:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 8Tender for providing O& M services for 400kV D/C transmission lines Details
 8Tender for supply of MS flat 50X6 M.S channel Details
 8Tender for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 33 kV O/H S/C 9.29km line Details
 8Tender for annual rate contract (ARC) for supply of loctite products Details
 8Tender for implementation of computerized maintenance management solution (CMMS) for chhabra thermal power project Details
 8Tender for supply and ETC of 384V/850AH-900AH battery bank along with dismantling and buy back of existing 384V/850AH battery banks Details
 8Tender for procurement of spare parts of lube oil pump installed Details
 8Tender for procurement of set of carb clad/tribo sol coated seat and disc Details
 8Tender for work contract for AOH of boilers pressure part Details
 8Tender for work of strengthening of tower stubs and increasing chimney height of 132 kV line Details
 8Tender for supply of earth pipe 40mm Dia 3Mtr 10 feet length Details
 8Tender for supply of LT three phase channel cross arm Details
 8Tender for supply of stay set complete for operation and maintenance works Details
 8Tender for supply of heat shrinkable type straight joint kit for 33kV, 1X630 sq mm XLPE cable Details
 8Tender for construction of store shed platform with ramp Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures, control wiring Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures, control wiring, yard Details
 8Tender for erection of 66kV SS equipment, structures, control wiring, yard lighting Details
 8Tender for shifting of pit No2 substation Details
 8Tender for extension of L.T. line Details
 8Tender for erection of street light circuit Details
 8Tender for erection of two dedicated 6.6 kV OH line feeders for supplying power Details
 8Tender for erection and dismantling of HT and LT overhead line work Details
 8Tender for replacement of PCC pole/damaged pole and laying of aerial bunch cable Details
 8Tender for repairing of end covers, fans and hubs of H.T. induction motors Details
 8Tender for dismantling of worn out/damaged discharge chutes of B-14 and B-15 conveyor belts Details
 8Tender for supply and retrofitting of 400 kV DBR isolators at various Details
 8Tender for comprehensive AMC of MC, CP, PA, EC and other AC equipment Details
 8Tender for work of stub strengthening tower of 220kV line Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system Details
 8Tender for procurement of fuel oil handling and storage system Details
 8Tender for procurement of HT and EHT smart meters Details
 8Tender for construction of control room foundations, cable trench Details
 8Tender for construction of compound wall, maintenance of existing control Details
 8Tender for construction of artificial synthetic turf Details
 8Tender for repair of CFRD dam face Details
 8Tender for repair of damaged portion due to heavy rainfall outside the silt flushing tunnel Details
 8Tender for work of replacement of insulator or SRI work of attending the fault or broken conductor and/or snapping from tower/gantry Details
 8Tender for supply of 6/4.72 plus 7/1.57mm ACSR DOG conductor Details
 8Tender for supply of 7/4.09mm ACSR raccoon conductor Details
 8Tender for procurement of two complete set Details
 8Tender for renovation and refurbishment of the existing old FQA Details
 8Tender for procurement of 11kV metal parts Details
 8Tender for construction of 110/33-11kV yard equipment plinths, cable trench Details
 8Tender for construction of 110/33/11 kV outdoor control room electrification, borewell, plumbing works Details
 8Tender for procurement of 3phase channel cross arm Details
 8Tender for services for boiler lift Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Dhasa Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Amreli Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Savarkundla Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system for 5 years as a rooftop Details
 8Design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV system Details
 8Tender for biennial maintenance of gardens, parks, plantation areas and other ancillary works Details
 8Tender for extra cleaning works and other miscellaneous jobs Details
 8Tender for procurement of 33 kV three phase earthing transformer Details
 8Tender for contract for statutory load testing and certification of PH1 Details
 8Tender for service contract for rate contract for repairing and testing job of 06 Nos ESP TR sets Details
 8Tender for procurement of different air pre-heater support bearing Details
 8Tender for service contract for Tit-Bit maintenance job Details
 8Tender for drawl of 33kV UG 3cx400 sqmm XLPE cable Details
 8Tender for construction of cable laying Details
 8Tender for proposed water proofing and nipple grouting work to arrest seepage in turbine Details
 8Tender for work contract for complete overhauling of 02 nos. ABB make 245 kV SF6 circuit breakers along Details
 8Design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of passenger lift having conroller- microprocessor based, AC variable voltage, variable frequency (AC VVVF) drive Details
 8Tender for construction of new control room feeder cable trench, DP foundations Details
 8Tender for supply of 11kV horn gap fuse sets with 1x24 kV post insulator Details
 8Tender for construction of 33 kV sub station Details
 8Tender for supply of 33 kV 800 Amp. isolator with 2x24 kV post insulator without earth blade Details
 8Tender for supply of 11 kV CT PT sets of various ratios Details
 8Tender for supply of HT meter box Details
 8Tender for supply of electrical insulated Details
 8Tender for supply of 33kV horn gap fuse sets Details
 8Tender for construction of 33 kV sub station Details
 8Tender for const. of 1 No. of 132 kV solar bay Details
 8Tender for supply of spares of rotork make actuators Details
 8Tender for annual rate contract for routine / preventive/ breakdown an annual maintenance works of generators, transformers, 132 kV switchyard and their associated auxiliaries, lighting and miscellane Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine / preventive / breakdown and annual maintenance works of turbines and associated equipments/auxiliaries and gantry/EOT cranes Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for routine or forced or annual breakdown of 132 or 33 or 11 kV switch yard Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for annual / forced / preventive and routine maintenance works of 4x43 MW generators, power transformers and associated equipments Details
 8Tender for annual contract for day to day maintenance of civil works, sanitary and steel joinery work Details
 8Tender for annual contract for work of handling of store material Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine operation in shift and R/C/B maintenance work of 6.6 kV SWGR of main plant Details
 8Tender for annual contract for providing cup lock metallic scaffolding inside and outside the boiler during Details
 8Tender for strengthening and rpecial repair of R.C.C. structure of cooling tower Details
 8Tender for work of remote controlled mechanized high pressure hydro jetting for cleaning of condenser tubes Details
 8Tender for replacement of damaged poles Details
 8Tender for preventive maintenance of 220/132kV circuit breakers at 400kV S/s Details
 8Tender for work of checking the online health monitoring of CTs and CVTs installed at 400kV S/s Details
 8Tender for supply of spare for 245KV and 145KV circuit breaker SF6 type circuit breaker Details
 8Tender for strengthening and extension of road side illumination system in 400/220/132kV switchyard Details
 8Tender for work of cold galvanizing on rusted tower of 400kV single circuit line Details
 8Tender for measuring and testing of tower footing resistance of 400kV LILO to tower Details
 8Tender for replacement of damaged poles Details
 8Tender for work of SITC of SCADA system along with integration of 25Nos. of bays and replacement of existing faulty relays Details
 8Tender for supply of air blower, pump and sludge panel & its accessories Details
 8Tender for biennial rate contract for repairing, replacement, and maintenance of damaged, torn, and burnt NN fire resistant conveyor belts Details
 8Tender for work contract for Unit no. 1 to 8 chemical laboratory work of coal sample collection / preparation, shifting of coal sample, various Details
 
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following newsclips:
 
8FAGMIL Invites Bids for 2.52 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan Details
 
8Saatvik Solar to Add 3.6 GW Cell Capacity in Odisha Details
 
8Agastya Energy commits Rs7,800 crore to integrated solar manufacturing Details
 
8Inside First Solar’s India bet in Chennai: Sujoy Ghosh on the future of solar Details
 
8Record Coal, Uneven Stocks: India’s Power Sector Faces A Test of Policy Discipline Details
 
8Need of the Time: Battery storage could fill a crucial gap in meeting energy demand Details
 
8Advancing Gender-Responsive Just Transitions in India’s Coal Belt Details
 
8India's power system just passed a historic tipping point Details
 
8KERC Proposes New Electricity Supply Regulations 2026 Details
 
8U-Solar Advances 20 MW Open-Access Solar Project in Karnataka Details
 
8Bangladesh could've avoided power crisis with more renewables: Experts Details
 
8CERC allows renewable producers to pay for extended grid connectivity Details
 
8Power Engineers’ Federation seeks reforms without privatisation Details
 
8Data centres straining power grids, but smarter grid systems may ease pressure: Report Details
 
8RECPDCL Tenders ISTS Infrastructure for 12 GW Rajasthan Power Details
 
8How ReNew Is Advancing Its Net-Zero and Sustainability Roadmap: Key Takeaways From Its FY2025–26 Integrated Report Details
 
8Powering The Last Village: India's Decentralised Energy Moment - Sundeep Nayak Details
 
8Agriculture-only Discoms: What Telangana, Maharashtra, Haryana are changing Details
 
8Draft SHANTI Rules 2026: Govt Proposes New Nuclear Licensing, Liability Framework To Boost Private, Foreign Participation Details
 
8Assam lines up over Rs 1 lakh crore power investments, expects 30,000 jobs Details
 
8From Ideas to Unicorns: Tripura Launches T-RISE to Power the Next Generation of Startups Details
 
8Best Power Stocks With Positive Brokerage Ratings in 2026 Details
 
8Tata Power and IIT Bombay collaborate to accelerate innovation in clean energy and advanced power technologies Details
 
8Meine Electric Pilots Iron-Air Battery at NTPC Simhadri Details
 
8AESL signs agreement with RECPDCL to acquire 100 percent shares of VPTL in Andhra Pradesh Details
 
8Stocks to watch, August 17: HAL, NTPC, Solar Industries, Reliance Industries, Voltas, Amber Enterprises Details
 
8BHEL shares slip after LIC pares stake to 5.6% through open market sale Details
 
8NTPC Vindhyachal Starts Fourth WFGD Training Batch for 7 ESKOM Engineers from South Africa Details
 
8SC asks Centre if courts can grant fair compensation in nuclear accidents Details
 
8Tata Power, IIT Bombay partner on clean energy technologies Details
 
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CERC prices extra time for renewable connectivity at up to Rs 6,000/MW a day

Aug 17: 8The final procedure offers limited milestone extensions but preserves revocation and bank-guarantee consequences. Developers can buy limited time, while missed extended milestones still expose connectivity and bank guarantees. Details

Karnataka proposes one supply code to replace six electricity-service regimes

Aug 17: 8The draft requires online connection tracking and transfers self-executed network assets to distribution licensees. Consumers may self-execute specified works, although the finished assets pass to the licensee and the draft is not yet operative. Details

GMR Power seeks up to Rs 3,000 crore while a Rs 616.33 crore transmission claim remains contested

Aug 17: 8The board approved an enabling fund-raise as a Supreme Court-linked reimbursement issue stayed unresolved. The financing option widens capital flexibility, but it does not resolve the Supreme Court-linked reimbursement exposure. Details

Reliance Infrastructure forfeits Rs 678.60 crore as most warrants lapse

Aug 17: 8Only Rs 978.60 crore was ultimately received from a preferential issue initially sized at Rs 3,014.40 crore. The lapse removes the much larger balance consideration that conversion would have supplied, even as forfeited cash remains with the company. Details

GE Vernova T&D revenue jumps 38% as new orders fall 30%

Aug 17: 8Execution reduced backlog 2.5% to Rs 20,930 crore even as profit before tax rose. Execution cut backlog 2.5% from March to Rs 20,930 crore, making replenishment the next operating test. Details

AMPIN hybrid plant faces curtailment while permanent grid access waits until 2027

Aug 17: 8The commissioned 50 MW solar-plus-wind project is using temporary access despite long-term offtake for 92% of capacity. Permanent access is expected in February 2027, leaving contracted revenue exposed to curtailment until the network route becomes durable. Details

Coal stocks cover only 57% of norms as 34 power plants remain critical

Aug 17: 8CEA’s Aug 13, 2026 ledger records 35.23 million tonnes on hand against 60.87 million tonnes of normative stock. Several state fleets held less than one-quarter of normative stock, and the next-day ledger showed similarly thin cover. Details

Renewable capacity reaches 239.66 GW, overtaking coal but not the full thermal fleet

Aug 17: 8The July capacity ledger shows a structural crossover even as thermal capacity remains larger once gas, lignite and diesel are included. Renewables now exceed coal capacity, but the full thermal fleet remains larger at 251.49 GW. Details

Genus revenue rises 44.8% but margins narrow as its order book reaches Rs 24,020 crore

Aug 17: 8The meter maker targets Rs 6,000–6,500 crore of FY27 revenue and more than one crore smart-meter installations. The larger order book supports scale, while lower margins show weaker conversion of growth into profitability. Details

Odisha’s first 200 MW load-shedding phase remains unfinished after the June deadline

Aug 17: 8The Eastern Region agenda says delayed ADMS integration is prolonging a wider system-security exposure. Thirty of 35 substations were covered, leaving the remaining integration and system-security exposure unresolved. Details

IndiGrid adds Rs 5,800 crore of transmission work as debt stays at 58.5% of assets

Aug 17: 8Two EnerGrid letters of intent expand the pipeline while transmission collections were 95% and availability 99.64%. The pipeline adds growth visibility while construction, funding and leverage remain material. Details

Mumbai Metro One loses Rs 192.45 crore as debt restructuring waits for lender consent

Aug 17: 8Cumulative losses reached Rs 5,368.63 crore and the auditor tied going-concern viability to refinancing and future cash generation. A restructuring framework exists, but required external-lender consent and implementation remain outstanding. Details

Upper Sileru’s 1,350 MW pumped-storage project wins final forest clearance with 291.84 hectares of afforestation

Aug 17: 8The approval covers 128.61 hectares of diverted forest land and bars additional forest use for the evacuation line. The clearance removes a land-use gate while afforestation, river-flow and evacuation conditions remain. Details

Bhusawal Unit 6 seeks tariff approval on Rs 5,812.38 crore cost and an Rs 86.17 crore first-year gap

Aug 17: 8The 660 MW unit projects rising annual fixed charges while its filing targets 85% availability and plant load factor. The filing is a claim rather than an approved tariff, leaving capital cost and operating assumptions under scrutiny. Details

Contracting news for the day

Aug 17: 8UPPTCL's Sirsira package carries two different documents both numbered Corrigendum no. 4 One moves dates, the other rewrites payment. Where a quoted item exceeds SOR or estimated rate by more than 10%, Stage-1 release drops to 70% of that benchmark rather than 70% of the quote, and the differential migrates to a Stage-2 tranche now tied to roads, turfing, trenches, rooms and housekeeping. Price variation was recast from an explicit 85%-of-taxable-value base to IEEMA formulas on ex-works price. Schedule-Q2 units for five 245kV GIS entries moved from "No." to "Set". Three extensions, 41 days.

8NHPC inserted an entire EOT-crane chapter into Dulhasti Stage-II after bidding opened, then lowered the turbine-efficiency floor Responsiveness fell from 94.5% to 94% and the evaluation-loading threshold from 95% to 94.5%, with quoted efficiency now capped at 94.5% for evaluation. Chapter 18 arrived complete with 190/30/10 T, 90 T and 80 T cranes, controls, spares and commissioning. The upload limit per document went from under 2 MB to under 40 MB, and price-adjustment indices were rebased from 2011-12 to 2022-23. Vendor experience in identified categories was rewritten from power stations to industrial installations. Closing moved 32 days, opening 30.

8KPTCL tendered Chadachan with a workbook naming five transmission lines the package does not build Sindhanuru, Tekkalakote, Kurugodu, Siruguppa and Sirigere Cross were replaced with Indi, Dhulkhed, Jigajevanagi, Kerur and the Zalki-Chadachan LILO. ITT 11.1.1, describing how the approved percentage feeds individual award rates, now reads "Deleted." The design-based clause moved from "VOID" to active, putting bidder-declared ceiling weights into evaluation with payment at the lower of approved actual or ceiling. Bid validity is 180 days in the document and 90 on the portal; the clarification deadline sits 30 minutes after bid closing. The pre-bid meeting recorded no bidders and no queries on Rs 14,364.72 lakh.

8UJVNL's Rs 110.57 crore Kulhal notice moved 29 days and states neither EMD, PBG nor bid validity Qualification thresholds, tender-part structure, reverse-auction mechanism and floor price are all routed elsewhere. Three extension notices attribute the change to "unavoidable reasons". Bid opening is fixed 90 minutes after the hard-copy cut-off. The scope — renovation, modernization and upgradation of 3x10 MW on a turnkey basis — is identical in every version, with no treatment of pre-existing equipment condition, hidden defects or dismantling discoveries.

8NTPC pays Kahalgaon ash transporters on the lowest of three measurements and guarantees no purchase order at all Loading-end, unloading-end and road-authority-certified compacted quantity are compared and the smallest governs; 93% releases through RA billing, 5% is held for reconciliation and 2% for safety, and absent compaction certification the interim release is 70%. One accepted percentage applies across every lead slab from 0-50 km to beyond 250 km and across excavation and loading alike. Pricing more than 10% below estimate triggers additional security of half the cumulative differential. The NIT splits quantity among five bidders while the work-distribution examples use six bidders and a Rs 300 crore base against a Rs 200 crore bid.

8NHPC's Rs 88.57 crore Uri-I hydro-mechanical package fixes two of its payment milestones only after award Event No. 1 and Event No. 2, governing the two 5% Schedule 1 releases, are to be set when the programme of performance is finalised. The e-reverse auction starts at the lowest evaluated tendered price. Qualification through a manufacturer, parent or holding company triggers an additional 5% performance security; failure to furnish security within 60 days of LOA forfeits the Rs 1.33 crore EMD and debars for one year. Price adjustment operates only beyond 2% and is capped at ±25%, while latent-defect exposure runs five years past the 24-month defect-liability period.

8APEPDCL provides for price adjustment under an appendix marked DELETED GCC 11.2 subjects the contract price to adjustment for labour, material, transport and contractor-equipment movement under Appendix-2; Appendix-2 supplies no formula. Four indoor and 15 outdoor substations, 288.29 km of line and 16 bay extensions must complete in six months. Individual BOQ items may vary ±50%, and items not billed but necessary for completion are deemed included in quoted prices. Appendix-1 requires payment "within sixty-five (60) days". Turnover Rs 46.99 crore, liquid assets Rs 18.80 crore, performance security 10%.

8RREC's 146 MW RESCO programme requires replacement land at no extra time if the chosen parcel enters litigation Clause D.1.10 gives no schedule relief, and RREC is expressly outside the lease relationship, with rent paid direct to the landowner. Nine months from agreement covers land documentation, financial closure, piling, modules, the 11 kV line and bay, and commissioning; the line and bay are due at month eight. The tariff is levelized across 25 years without escalation, and project-related tariff increases will not be paid. Plant-wise L1 is followed by negotiation and Finance Department approval, with counter-offers able to move sequentially to L2 and beyond.

8RREC's 158 MW tie-break prefers an individual bidder over a company, LLP, partnership or JV Clause G.7.1.8 first weighs financial credentials, then applies the constitution preference to promote individual employment opportunities and income. The programme is split into 158 identified 1 MW plants with a 50 MW cumulative cap per bidder. The SPG must hold 99% RMS data availability and above 95% communication connectivity for 25 years, while communication modes, security requirements and message formats are to be issued only to successful bidders. Minimum annual generation is set at 14,89,200 kWh per plant. The financial-evaluation provisions prescribe no tariff ceiling or floor.

8NTPC's Nabinagar ash dyke opened at Rs 85.77 crore and was awarded at Rs 72.68 crore with no stated mechanism in between The award is 40.0% below the Rs 121.22 crore estimate and 15.3% below the lowest bid actually opened. Nine bids were received, one rejected for invalid EMD; L2 stood 15.5% and L3 19.3% above the opening L1, while the highest quoted 100.1% above it. The BDS records package-specific qualifying requirements as "not applicable", with entry filtered instead through 90% local content. The ITB permits award after reverse auction "if applicable", and the award trail does not label the reduction as auction, negotiation or anything else.

8NTPC accepted 58.69% of base value at Tanda, 41.3% below the estimate its own clause defines as abnormally low Four contracts of Rs 29.345 crore were generated at the identical accepted percentage against a design permitting a five-member panel. The tender's own ALR formula produces an indicative additional guarantee of Rs 10.3275 crore per contractor, Rs 41.31 crore across the four. Rate-contract quantity may deviate from -100% to +20% and no purchase order is guaranteed. L2 and L3 original quotations do not appear in the disclosed award record. Arbitration and mediation are both marked "No".

8WBSEDCL's transformer-repair L1 sits 44.0% below L2 on a BOQ that is not the same basket for every bidder Gayen Electric ranks at Rs 53,063.20, Nur Hi-Tech at Rs 76,411.00 and Reliable Electro at Rs 80,141.80; the L1 composite carries zeros in the wound-core, higher-capacity and dry-type rows. Point No. 10 of the technical specification had disappeared through a printing error and was restored at pre-bid, which also cut EMD from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 6 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. M Saha and Co's category restriction appears on 11 August and is gone from the 12 August finance list. Of 188 bids, 148 were accepted, 10 of them only partially. The consolidated ≤160 KVA stack-core L1 receives an additional adjacent district.

8DHBVN cut Gurugram completion from 24 months to 15, then recorded a 730-day contract period at award The corrigendum removes 37.5% of the execution window while leaving LD, performance security, defect liability, qualification and scope untouched. Award is Rs 172.32 crore against a Rs 133.68 crore estimate, 28.9% above; L2 is 0.4% above L1, L3 1.6%, and L4 and L5 reach premiums of 41% and 48%. Any electrical item omitted from the tender but required for faithful completion carries no extra payment, while civil additions get an HSR-linked route. Eight bids, three technical rejections. The portal records EMD exemption as permitted against an RFB requiring bid security from all bidders.

8RVPN's 21-day conductor extension also moved the base date its own price-variation formula runs from ITB 11.5 sets that base at the first day of the month one month before actual technical-bid opening, and opening shifted from 19 August to 9 September. The amendment states that other terms and conditions shall remain the same. The 6,020 km requirement is indicative with no minimum purchase guarantee, against three-month delivery from each purchase order. Schedule-PV moves price by Rs 586 per km for each Rs 1/kg on aluminium wire rod and Rs 388 per km on HT galvanised steel. Performance security is 5% for established suppliers, 1% for Rajasthan MSMEs and 10% for others.

8NPCIL moved the GHAVP pre-bid meeting 25 days past a query deadline it never extended Queries closed 27 July under the original NIT; the latest pre-bid meeting is 22 August. Three corrigenda produced a 28-day extension to closing and Part-I opening, each stating only that the competent authority approved it. Completion appears as 545 calendar days including monsoon in the NIT and as 18 months in SCC 2.1. Corrigendum III captions its latest column "Revised Schedule-II" for the third consecutive time. Similar work is narrowed to grouting in sub-strata including TAM/permeation grouting on a Rs 576.86 crore estimate, with MSE purchase preference, MSE bid-security waiver, startup relaxation and startup EMD waiver all not applicable.

8JDVVNL's RfS records battery degradation of around 2% every year; its pre-bid answer is that no degradation shall be allowed Bidders asked for a state-of-health trajectory, augmentation philosophy, future-space provision and post-augmentation acceptance methodology and received none, while sites are offered as-is inside existing substations and part commissioning of a 1 MW / 4 MWh unit is prohibited. The obligation holds at 4 MWh per cycle, 85% round-trip efficiency and 95% availability across 6,300 cycles over 15 years. Packages went from 12 to 20, consortiums are capped at three members and participation at three packages. All e-BG and e-PBG references are to be read as physical instruments, and negotiation rights were deleted outright. A 13 August notice adding a 20 August hard-copy milestone was suppressed on 14 August and not reproduced.

8DVC's international competitive tender for Durgapur BOP rejects Class-II and non-local suppliers outright BDS 9.0 requires 44 and 48 months for Unit 1 and Unit 2 on a project described throughout as 1x800 MW, while SCC/GCC 8.2 recognises only Unit #1 at 48 months. Bid security is Rs 25,69,87,000 or USD 2,719,000, and turnover must reach Rs 1,250 crore. Delay carries USD 106,610 per day within an overall 5% ceiling, while price adjustment on qualifying components runs "without any Ceiling". Consortium bidders furnish integration security of 2% of contract price, each partner at least 0.3%. Two pre-bid postponements totalling 14 days, then a 17-day bid extension.

8UPRVUNL kept the words Build Own Operate and added transfer to UPRVUNL after 40 years without any financial implication Handover must be in good running condition, free from liens, charges and encumbrances, with every transfer cost on the developer. The PBG moved from 5% of contract value to 5% of the Rs 3,953 crore estimate, about Rs 197.65 crore, forfeitable if the DPR is found technically infeasible. Annual availability fell from 90% to 85% while April to September gained a separate monthly 85% test, and the cycle-loss cap moved from annual to monthly. Qualification changed from "Designed, Developed, Constructed or Operated" to "and Operated". The Rs 86.20 lakh monthly reservoir charge escalates 15% every five years, tied to SCOD in SCC 16 and ACSD in PPA 6.5.2. Eight extensions, 146 days. Details

SECI’s 1 GW firm-renewables auction clears at Rs 5.25–5.26/kWh after bids of up to Rs 6.90

Aug 17: 8Six winners shared the award after 3,280 MW was offered and 2,980 MW reached the reverse auction. Competition cut the clearing range by at least Rs 1.00/kWh, but delivery and firm-supply performance remain unproved. Details

RENEWABLES AND MANUFACTURING

Aug 17: Projects gain contracted scale while access and conversion remain unsettled

8Solex holds an Rs 3,400 crore order book as policy timing slows near-term revenue

New capacity is proposed before the first phase begins production

8Saatvik adds a 3.6 GW Odisha cell plan while its first Gopalpur phase awaits ramp-up Details

CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND GENERATION

Aug 17: Orders and factories expand as intake and margins diverge

8Hitachi Energy’s underlying orders grow 26.1% as it starts a 20th Indian factory
8Techno Electric revenue grows 25% as input costs compress margins
8Paramount Cables lifts operating margin while revenue slips 7.7% sequentially
8TD Power signs a 10-year Siemens generator framework without a fixed order value

Consultancy cushions a weaker turnkey mix and a smaller sequential backlog

8Engineers India’s order book falls from March as consultancy offsets weaker turnkey revenue

Sequential profit rebounds while year-on-year earnings and delivery still lag

8Nava profit rebounds sequentially as new solar and thermal capacity nears execution

Funding options widen as losses, leverage and conversion pressure persist

8Adani Power shareholders lift borrowing authority and approve an Rs 15,000 crore raise
8GMR Power’s Q1 EBITDA falls 4% as smart-meter debt pushes net borrowings higher
8S&S Power revenue grows 25% but the group slips into a quarterly loss
8Star Delta transformer revenue rises 21.6% as profit before tax drops 38% Details

GRID, TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Aug 17: Project-company control advances before construction and commissioning

8Adani Energy signs for Vizag transmission SPV tied to an Rs 8,500 crore project

Regional improvement masks weaker state and demand-side positions

8Eastern evening shortage falls from 165 MW to zero over three daily reports
8Western Region meets aggregate peak demand while Maharashtra records a 111 MW gap

Solar ramps and outage recovery reshape dispatch without removing system stress

8Thermal generation backs down 26 GW as solar output climbs to nearly 49 GW
8Eastern forced outages fall by more than 1 GW over the holiday weekend
8Eastern generators’ frequency-response scores range from 0.33 to 1.00 Details

POWER MARKETS AND SETTLEMENTS

Aug 17: Commitment remains elevated as scheduling direction shifts

8SCUC upward scheduling stays above 73,000 MWh after a holiday spike

Refunds reset network charges for identified market users

8June transmission refunds reach Rs 15.93 crore, led by waivers and constraint relief Details

DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMERS

Aug 17: A narrower cash loss leaves accumulated losses and support dependence intact

8Malegaon Power Supply’s annual loss reaches Rs 125.26 crore as current liabilities overtake assets

Closure rates diverge as local grievance backlogs remain

8Surat Rural closes only two of 12 grievances as a corporate forum clears all 14 Details

PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES

Aug 17: Coal expansion reaches study review before environmental approval

8JSW seeks environmental terms for a 2.4 GW Salboni coal expansion Details

BRIEFS BY CATEGORY

Aug 17: GRID AND TRANSMISSION

8Grid frequency spends more time inside the operating band, but the latest minimum slips below 49.7 Hz
8Eastern day-ahead forecast error falls to 2.26% after a one-day rise
8ISTS loss factor set at 3.53% for the latest week
8Sikkim proposes an Rs 167.42 crore Bulbuley grid upgrade as expansion space closes

INDUSTRY AND GENERATION

8TARIL wins an APTRANSCO transformer order in the Rs 100–500 crore band
8Fifty-one gigawatts of coal units reach a 40% minimum-load compliance deadline

POWER MARKETS AND SETTLEMENTS

8June SCED minimum-load support produces no beneficiary payment
8PXIL real-time trading falls to zero for three days after 941.5 MWh clears
8PXIL intra-day buyers bid for 300 MWh but no sellers arrive
8IEX day-ahead volume falls 20% as sell offers rise
8High-price day-ahead market posts 37.84 GWh of offers and no buyers
8Green day-ahead volume falls as sell offers expand
8IEX real-time volume rises 7% but trails a one-third jump in sell offers

SYSTEM OPERATIONS

8Satna voltage violation eases after reaching 37.92% of the day
8NLDC calls five coal units back for the Aug 16, 2026 evening ramp

CORPORATE AND FINANCE

8GVK Power’s quarterly loss shrinks to Rs 55 lakh as CIRP uncertainty persists
8BF Utilities cannot publish consolidated Q1 results after two subsidiaries miss filings
8GMR deploys Rs 900 crore of issue proceeds with no reported deviation
8Crescent Power income rises 13% while profit before tax falls 20%
8Kota distributor’s electricity revenue falls nearly 14% in FY26
8KTA’s biomass rating is reaffirmed then withdrawn despite leverage above 4 times EBITDA
8TNA biomass rating exits with stable outlook but debt remains highly leveraged

DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMERS

8Eminent Electricity Distribution’s cash loss more than triples without operating revenue

PROJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES

8Vedanta puts a 3.2 GW Chhattisgarh coal expansion before environmental reviewers
8Durgapur asks EAC whether two coal units still need flue-gas desulphurisation
8Ennore’s 1.32 GW imported-coal project seeks another extension

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

8CERC admits NHPC’s Chamera-I tariff review on tax, capital and working-capital issues
8Buxar interim tariff waits on revised forms and missing information
8CERC asks DVC to justify Maithon security costs before reserving tariff orders
8Panchet tariff case pauses over higher security expenses and IT claims
8Sahaj Solar seeks more time after its 4 MW PPA is terminated and guarantee encashed
8GERC keeps biomass co-firing RPO recognition unresolved
8Ambuja’s RPO-capping plea stalls on missing consumption and compliance data
8ONGC’s captive-power RPO trajectory remains under joint-hearing review
8Reliance Industries must reconcile energy data in its RPO rollover case
8HPERC approves a 1 MW solar PPA at Rs 3.47/kWh
8UPERC rejects thermal-station solar capitalisation through a tariff petition
8UPERC dismisses thermal-plus-storage tariff plea pending a formal rule change
8UPERC lists Railways’ single-clearance scheduling plea for Oct 5, 2026
8UPSLDC seeks PSDF funding for an integrated scheduling platform
8DCM Shriram must submit eight years of consumption data in RPO case Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 17: 8West Bengal approves a 300 MW hybrid PPA transfer that advances grid access
8MERC reopens objections on the licence for a 400/132 kV Jalna transmission project
8Mindspace seeks a smaller distribution-licence area after 2.16 hectares lose SEZ status
8GERC rejects cold-storage demand for a concessional electricity tariff
8GERC cuts supervision charge on Gujarat Hira Bourse’s private network to 2.5%
8GERC exempts IOCL from 64 days of deemed-demand charges but denies refund interest Details

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Aug 15:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 8Design, supply, installation and commissioning of aggregated 33KW capacity on grid rooftop SPV power plants Details
 8Design, supply, installation and commissioning of aggregated 182KW capacity on grid rooftop SPV power plants Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x40 MVA 132kV S/S Jagdishpur Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x40 MVA 132kV S/S Naseerpur Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x40 MVA 132kV S/S Details
 8Tender for construction of 2x63 MVA 132kV S/S Details
 8Tender for major repairing and overhauling of tunnel gate Details
 8Tender for construction of 01 Nos. 132kV GIS line bays (outdoor) at 400kV GIS substation Details
 8Tender for consultancy services to carry out due diligence and bid advisory to NML for coal Details
 8Tender for upgradation of connectivity of CEMS EQMS installed stations Details
 8Tender for biennial contract for maintenance of CW discharge canal Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance support services works for all types of civil works Details
 8Tender for construction of additional UG 11kV feeder Details
 8Tender for purchase and delivery of portland pozzolana cement confirming Details
 8Tender for PCC flooring with gravel spreading and drainage system in the switch yard Details
 8Tender for extension of control room at 132 kV S/Stn Details
 8Tender for construction of new SHB and allied civil work at 33 kV Sub Stn Details
 8Tender for augmentation of existing 34 nos 33 kV substations along Details
 8Tender for repair and maintenance of control room at 132/33 kV GSS Details
 8Tender for procurement of ACSR Zebra ACSR panther and ACSR moose conductor Details
 8Tender for treatment of slope stability measures on upstream side Details
 8Tender for construction of protection wall along the right bank of reservoir Details
 8Tender for procurement of consumable electrical items Details
 8Tender for construction of 33kV line and installation of 33/0.4kV, 1x1000KVA sub-station Details
 8Tender for construction of 220kV D/C transmission line Details
 8Design, manufacturing, testing at works and supply of 200 SQ MM, 132 kV single core XLPE cable Details
 8Tender for erection, testing and commissioning work of LILO of 132kV line Details
 8Tender for annual contract for the work of complete operation maintenance and housekeeping of coal handling plant Details
 8Tender for supply of spares for the 210MW BHEL make generator Details
 8Tender for requirement of various types of switches Details
 8Tender for annual contract routine breakdown and annual maintenance of HT switchgear HT motors DG sets hydrogen plant and generators and its auxiliaries Details
 8Tender for supply of valves (gate, globe and check valves) installed in turbine and boiler Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine breakdown and capital maintenance of LT switchgear LT motors motorized Details
 8Tender for supply of GTC sleeves for various shaft of pumps Details
 8Tender for supply of spares of journal housing of HP-1103 bowl mills Details
 8Tender for miscellaneous balance works of plant and non plant Details
 8Tender for annual contract for repairing/reconditioning of components of pumps, drum sub assembly of clinker grinder and different types and sizes of valves Details
 8Tender for requirement of spares for premium transmission make gearbox installed Details
 8Tender for requirement for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 1100 Ah and 425 Ah battery banks with dismantling and buyback of existing battery banks Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine, breakdown maintenance work and providing assistance in operation of ash handling system Details
 8Tender for annual contract for routine breakdown and capital maintenance of 400kV switchyard power transformers Details
 8Tender for annual contract of routine, breakdown maintenance work of compressed air system Details
 8Tender for supply of battery charger suitable for 30 V 100AH battery Details
 8Tender for supply of cable end termination kit suitable for 70 sqmm Details
 8Tender for estimate of new 33/11 kV s/s Details
 8Tender for work for 33 kV bare conductor to covered Details
 8Tender for procurement & commissioning of battery bank/cells along with buy back of old batteries Details
 8Tender for procurement for miscellaneous items for IMD-I, 2X600MW, of SSTPP Details
 8Tender for procurement for motor operated 200 NB 8 gate valve with actuator for steam inverting line of coal mills Details
 8Tender for procurement for spares for ESP boiler Details
 8Tender for procurement for various size of gland packing rope for high pressure valve, packing rope for coal mill Details
 8Tender for excavation, transportation and spreading of excavated spoil on the dry ash surface Details
 8Tender for construction of additional hydrogen cylinder storage room Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Kapadwanj Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Nadiad Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Ranasan Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects Narol Details
 8Tender for procurement of bag filter of dust collector of unit Details
 8Tender for procurement of hydrogen gas along with cylinder, testing and maintenance Details
 8Tender for biennial service contract for maintenance of electrical and C&I parts Details
 8Tender for rewinding and repairing of 4MW BFP motor Details
 8Tender for conversion of existing overhead portion to underground system of the 33 kV line Details
 8Tender for procurement of advanced diagnostic tool for predictive maintenance of various transmission lines Details
 8Tender for work of turfing in 132kV and 33kV switchyard at 132kV S/s Details
 8Tender for annual/capital maintenance of machine Details
 8Tender for procurement of miscellaneous consumable items Details
 8Tender for procurement of miscellaneous general consumable and safety items Details
 8Tender for construction of LT/HT line & transformers Details
 8Tender for capital overhaul of 210 MW LMW TG set and Re RLA study on turbine components Details
 8Tender for supply of 11kV AB switch with PT insulator Details
 8Tender for Bi-annual work contract for the work of dismantling, erection and winching of power transformers/ICTs Details
 8Tender for balanced work of supply, erection, testing and commissioning of additional 1 x 25MVA, 132/33 kV T/F along Details
 8Tender for miscellaneous civil works for 500kV substations and switchyards Details
 8Tender for work of annual maintenance contract for various make air compressor for 132/220kV CBs at various Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for weed control work at 400kV, 220kV, 33kV switchyard Details
 8Tender for work of providing and fixing of high voltage busbar insulation tape, and heat shrinkable busbar insulating tubing at various Details
 8Tender for work of augmentation by replacement of 2x315 MVA, to 2X 500MVA 400/220kV ICT’s Details
 8Tender for work of annual contact for loading, unloading & transportation various S/Stn Details
 8Tender for repairs to miscellaneous work in switchyard Details
 8Tender for construction of RCC compound wall around the peripheri of sub-station Details
 8Tender for procurement of inhibited high grade type-A insulating oil for HVDC converter transformer & smoothing reactor Details
 8Tender for annual maintenance contract for attending emergency/ breakdown maintenance work of various 400kV lines Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Gotri Details
 8Tender for work for repairing of raincuts for bund protection Details
 8Tender for misc. civil work Details
 8Tender for supply of various size valves for boiler Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Godhra Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Dahod Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Kheralu Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with comprehensive maintenance contract of 5 years for solar rooftop projects at Bodeli Details
 8Tender for supply of various consumables, measuring instruments, tools tackles, CPVC and fasteners items Details
 8Tender for work of overhauling of ESP pass Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments Details
 8Tender for supply of tubes, end plates & baffles and work Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments, structures, control wiring, yard lighting Details
 8Tender for supply of tarpaulin sheet for covering of coal Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments, structures Details
 8Tender for erection, testing & commissioning work of 66kV equipments, structures, control wiring, yard lighting Details
 8Tender for supply of riser duct liners of beater wheel mill Details
 8Tender for work of routine, preventive, overhauling and breakdown maintenance of Air conditioning systems Details
 8Tender for Bi-annual work contract of job work related to operation & related to maintenance works Details
 8Tender for supply of fire system pumps Details
 
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8States' Revenue From Mining, Coal Sectors Surged Significantly Since 2014-15: Govt Data Details
 
8Documents show Modi government pushed coal reforms despite internal criticism, benefiting major mining firms Details
 
8Coal India, L&T, NEO Performance among 20 bidders under Rs 7,280-crore rare earth magnet scheme: MHI Details
 
8Overhaul India's power sector strategy, shift to decentralised systems, insists policy analyst Details
 
8Naidu pushes pumped storage, solar power to cut electricity costs in Andhra Pradesh Details
 
8Vedanta Power, Adani, RIL: Why India's power giants are turning to nuclear Details
 
8Hydrogen Technology Marks India’s Transition to Global Power Details
 
8PFC Consulting Invites Bids for J&K Transmission Infrastructure Details
 
8Kalpataru Projects International bags new orders worth Rs 3526 crore Details
 
8India: Secondary steel sector finds commercially viable pathway to decarbonisation through renewable power Details
 
8Which is the Largest Thermal Power Station in India Details
 
8India’s Decade of Transition: Building Global Power Through Strategic Partnership Details
 
8From Air India dope test to Solar Mission Aditya-L1, what’s the latest global headlines about India Details
 
8India’s Solar Manufacturing Ambitions: The Role of AI Details
 
8CEA Cyber Security Regulations 2026 Set New Power Sector Protection Standards Details
 
8India Embraces Cluster-Based Manufacturing to Become a Global Powerhouse Details
 
8Anti-Dumping as Industrial Policy: India's Solar Ascent Details
 
8Vedanta Power, Adani, RIL: Why India's power giants are turning to nuclear Details
 
8How India Energy Stack aims to turn power sector digital — like UPI for electricity Details
 
8Solar Industries Shares Correct After Hitting All-Time Highs Details
 
8Assam: Solar power push for govt health facilities in Udalguri district Details
 
8India Solar Capacity Hits 50 GW Record, Faces Price Risks Details
 
8Inside Rajasthan’s Sustainable Hospitality: Solar Power, Water Recycling And Local Sourcing Details
 
8Defence sector stocks today, August 14: Unimech Aerospace jumps 5%, Paras Defence gains 3.5%; MTAR, Solar Industries fall Details
 
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Aug 14:  For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Tender for work of new 33 kV line from 132/33 kV EHV substation Details
8Tender for construction of 33/11 kV S/s Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for pneumatic actuators and power cylinders Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for boiler super heater and reheater control and block valve actuator Details
8Tender for availing services of design and development, implementation, demonstration and testing work Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for APH model 27.5VITM 2000 72 degree PA of 2X250MW Details
8Tender for procurement of bearings for BFP drive turbine Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of breakers for LT feeders Details
8Tender for replacement of Stg-1 LT switchgears Details
8Tender for procurement of HT motor Details
8Tender for chain link fencing work in phase-II Details
8Tender for supply of ventilation system for 2X660 MW Details
8Tender for supply of 220 kV circuit breaker Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of tower/floor mount split air conditioners Details
8Tender for procurement of 01 no. battery operated self-articulated boom lift Details
8Tender for dismantling of CTs, CVTs, LA, CVTs, and CTs/CVTs junction boxes Details
8Tender for BMC maintenance of water supply & drainage systems Details
8Tender for complete replacement of CW hot basin pipeline of cooling towers along Details
8Tender for assistance in maintenance of 6.6 kV and 440 V indoor switchgear Details
8Tender for manufacture, testing, supply & delivery of 11kV RVTs Details
8Tender for extension of switch house of 66 kV sub-station Details
8Tender for renewal and replacement of damaged wood door shutters and chowkats of various Details
8Tender for seat replacement of HP bypass valves Details
8Tender for repair of old U-fencing at 220kV s/s Details
8Tender for strengthening of existing pile type foundation by open pit foundation for 220kV transmission line Details
8Tender for repair of old U-fencing and at 132kV s/s Details
8Tender for extension of switch house at 66 kV S/Stn Details
8Tender for procurement of 20 position test benches Details
8Design, manufacturing supply and commissioning of latest technology LT ACB 415 volt AC circuit breakers Details
8Tender for new 66 kV line Details
8Tender for procurement of surface air coolers for the 37.5 MW hydro electric generator stator winding Details
8Tender for upgradation of 33kV substation Details
8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning with remote monitoring system (RMS) of total 453 kW grid connected solar PV power plant Details
8Tender for procurement of battery bank and float cum boost battery charger for 220V and 48V DC systems Details
8Tender for procurement of EHV grade transformer oil for different transmission Details
8Tender for work of laying 40 mm thick gravel above the ground in 400kV, 33kV switchyard Details
8Tender for underwater inspection of the water conductor system of 4X30 MW Khodri hydroelectric project Details
8Tender for underwater inspection of the water conductor system of 4X60 MW chibro hydroelectric project Details
8Tender for construction of LT line for street light and shifting of HT/ LT line including De- centralized material Details
8Tender for diversion of 132kV line Details
8Tender for supply of various instruments Details
8Tender for work of ash lifting of ESP all 04 pass for boiler Details
8Tender for rate contract for work of rewinding and repairing of various rating of LT motor, submersible pump and various Details
8Tender for procurement of various type of control transformers Details
8Tender for supply of plumbing, electrical and carpentry material for maintenance Details
8Tender for supply of ESP spares Details
8Tender for supply of 3-D anti wear SS corrugated double expansion bellows Details
8Tender for empanelment of electrical contractors for supply installation, testing commissioning of 33 kV lines, 33/ 11 kV power transformers and all other allied material required Details
8Tender for strengthening/laying of earth mat at 132 kV substation Details
8Tender for day to day electrical defect attending work, preventive, breakdown maintenance & overhauling work at ESP Details
8Tender for construction of new borewell at 132 kV GSS Details
8Tender for const. of 01 No. 132 kV solar bay Details
8Tender for civil work for augmentation of 31.50 MVA transformer at 132 kV GSS Details
8Tender for const. of civil foundation for 02 Nos 33 kV feeder bay Details
8Tender for augmentation works of 132/33 kV 50 MVA transformer at 220 kV GSS Details
8Tender for construction of civil foundation and other civil works for 20/25 MVA Tr III At 132 kV GSS Details
8Tender for construction of civil foundation and other misc civil works in yard Details
8Tender for supply of spares of level gauge and complete level gauge assembly Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of 75-inch video wall panels and associated accessories Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for LT switchgear and CHP system Details
8Tender for procurement of voltage transformers (PT) and current transformers (CT) for river water system and construction supply panels Details
8Tender for supply of coal concentrator for boiler, 2X600 MW Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of flame scanners with accessories Details
8Tender for supply and commissioning of complete electrical wire rope hoist Details
8Tender for work contract for rebabbitting and machining of white metal bearings turbine bearing Details
8Tender for annual contract for routine, breakdown and capital maintenance works of protection system, AVR, excitation system and DC system Details
8Tender for annual contract for routine, breakdown and capital maintenance works of LT switchgear, LT motors and electrical operated motorized valve, dampers and soot blowers etc. Details
8Tender for annual maintenance contract for routine, breakdown and capital maintenance of C&I equipments and instruments Details
8Tender for annual work contract for routine and breakdown Mtc. of turbine, heat exchangers, TDBFP turbine and their auxiliaries Details
8Tender for annual work contract for the work of condition monitoring and vibration analysis and dynamic balancing of ID/FD/PA fans installed Details
8Tender for external painting along with associated civil works Details
8Tender for annual contract for the work of services for high-pressure jet cleaning for removal of boiler clinker using straight imported nozzle and UHP pump Details
8Tender for annual work contract for routine preventive and breakdown mtc works of water treatment plant cooling water system cooling towers and associated system Details
8Tender for complete overhauling, assembly, testing, and supply of repair kits for two stage liquid ring vacuum pump Details
8Tender for fabrication work of weather protective shed/canopy on foundations of boiler side HT & LT motors Details
8Tender for procurement of 10000 nos. of LT three phase 20-100 Amps static meters Details
8Tender for repair and maintenance of front side of 132/33 kV grid sub station Details
8Tender for carrying routine patrolling, preventive/breakdown maintenance of 220kV SC transmission line Details
8Tender for procurement of 33kV HT XLPE cable 400 sqmm armored Details
8Tender for procurement of 20.0 KL liquid ammonia Details
8Tender for renovation work for 220 kV and 132 kV bays of 160MVA siemens auto tranaformer and 25MVA reserve transformer Details
8Tender for supply of various size H/S jointing kit used for 33/11 kV S/S Details
8Tender for carrying out the shift operation works by assisting the AE JE shift in boiler turbine and generator Details
8Tender for Bi-annual transportation of various EHV equipment's/ it’s allied materials Details
8Tender for work of providing & fixing of additional jumpers on tension towers of the various lines Details
8Tender for work of bi-year rate contract for the maintenance of 400/220/132/110 kV EHV lines Details
8Tender for various regular preventative maintenance / emergency and breakdown works of various 220kV & 100kV substations Details
8Tender for annual maintenance contract (AMC) for overhauling, repairing & servicing of 33 kV & 11kV CGL make circuit breakers at various Details
8Tender for rate contract for the work of overhauling and servicing of 420 kV, 245 kV & 145 kV circuit breaker Details
8Tender for procurement of indoor DC bushings for smoothing reactor (500kv,360mH) Details
8Tender for supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 250kVA diesel generator (DG) set Details
8Tender for work of providing and fixing of additional 33kV PT set along with bussection isolator Details
8Tender for work of AMC for work of refilling / reconditioning and servicing of fire extinguishers of various types and capacity installed Details
8Tender for ARC of work of erection, testing & commissioning of 66kV feeder bay, transformer bay Details
8Tender for construction of store shed platform with ramp Details
8Tender for work of comprehensive operation & maintenance for 5 years of a 1 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power plant Details
8Tender for comprehensive running maintenance of bore well pump-motor sets Details
8Tender for work of attending routine, shut down & breakdown defects & preventive maintenance of electrical auxiliaries Details
8Tender for annual work contract for work of online routine, preventive shut down & breakdown maintenance of beater wheel mills and its associated equipment’s of 1X75MW boiler Details
8Tender for work of dismantling replacement / repairing of PF pipe, orifice & PF bend of coal mills Details
8Tender for supply and installation of an energy efficient lubricated rotary screw air compressor Details
8Tender for work of preventive maintenance, shutdown & emergency maintenanc of IAC/SAC compressor, air washery fan/pump motor, ACW/FCW motor Details
8Tender for work of comprehensive base flow study Details
8Tender for requirement of various size and types of conveyor belt rollers Details
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8Juniper Green Energy Commissions 167 MW Wind Capacity Details
8Motilal Oswal commits Rs 1,500 crore investment in Inox Clean Energy platform Details
8Majority of professionals expect renewables to pip coal-based power production by 2035: Survey Details
8Hinduja Group commits INR 2,500 crore to renewables and new mobility solutions in Tamil Nadu Details
8Better Economics: Rental power solutions, applications and cost benefits Details
8India Drives Global Surge in Planned Coal Mining Capacity, Defying Renewable Energy Transition Details
8India nearly doubles planned coal mining capacity Details
8India’s Floating Solar Push: Beyond Subsidies and Incentives Details
8India's Manufacturing Mission 2047: NITI Aayog Names Chemicals, Textiles, Telecom and Solar PV as Key Sectors Details
8Chemicals, textiles, telecom, solar PV sector key to India's global manufacturing push: NITI Aayog Details
8India Solar Installations to Hit Record 50 GW in 2026 Details
8C&I Solar Plus Storage Success: Maharashtra Facility Case Study Details
8Solex Energy lists on BSE, targets 10 GW module capacity by 2030 Details
8Oswal Pumps secures Rs 78 crore rooftop solar project in Bihar Details
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Contracting news for the day

Aug 14: 8OPTCL's Rs 138.15 crore Panikoili package leaves the cost-opening date to be defined later A 2x200 MVA 220/132 kV and 2x100 MVA 220/33 kV substation is bundled with a 220 kV LILO off the New Duburi-Paradeep line and a 132 kV LILO off Jajpur Road-Kendrapada, in one turnkey contract. Route lengths, bay counts, shutdown windows and interface milestones are not quantified anywhere in the tender header. PBG quantum, LD ceiling, escalation and arbitration sit in the contract sections. A reverse-auction annexure applies after two-stage qualification.

8NTPC invites domestic competitive bids for work its own scope assigns to CSIR-SERC by name Tender fee, bid security, SD, LD, PBG and defect liability are all inapplicable, and 100% of the preliminary-inspection fee is payable in advance without a bank guarantee. No contract agreement will be executed because an NTPC-CSIR-SERC MOU already exists. SCC item 11 puts PPE on the contractor, Section V puts it on NTPC, and GCC 4.2 ranks SCC above the technical specification. Four extension records state no replacement dates.

8GETCO said the Tharad date would not be extended under any circumstances, then extended it three times Online closing moved 66 days and physical EMD 68. The rating reference went from 20°C to 50°C ambient, ride-through at 0.15 pu fell from five seconds to 0.3 second, and the guaranteed loss ceiling rose from below 1% to below 1.5%. Requests for an interest-free advance, 90% dispatch payment and a 5% LD cap were answered "as per tender terms & conditions" on a Rs 244.54 crore estimate.

8NTPC's Barauni fly ash package supplied the geotechnical data it had said would come later, and named the foundation Amendment 02 attached Annexure-P and rewrote civil clause 1.02.00 to open/pile foundations with stone-column ground improvement. Amendment 01 deleted the scheme and general layout drawings in favour of Part-E and made construction power the bidder's arrangement. Railway-track installation is excluded while simultaneous five-wagon loading across three silos remains contractual. Delay LD is Rs 6.09 lakh per day, capped at 5%.

8KSEBL's Rs 24.72 lakh cable job carries three years of defects liability on a six-month execution period Two corrigenda moved submission 17 days and opening 18, the second issued on the day the revised opening was due, neither stating a reason. Percentage rates hold even where quantities vary considerably after detailed survey, and unlisted but necessary items are deemed included. The NIT prints reference 2026-276 against 2026-27 everywhere else; the fee reads Rs 5,900 in the NIT and Rs 6,667 on the portal.

8GETCO's Rs 245.27 crore Sagapara STATCOM offers a 10% advance at MCLR against a 110% bank guarantee Taking it drops progressive supply payment from 80% to 70%. GCC 38 describes a 10% execution guarantee followed by a separate 10% warranty guarantee, while SCC 19 describes a single 10% security-cum-performance guarantee held two years and one month past charging. Third-party radio-interference complaints run five years beyond the guarantee period. Prolongation cost and geopolitical adjustment were both declined. Two extensions, 53 days.

8NEEPCO's fifth corrigendum is dated 21 July and supersedes everything; the recorded bid closing is 7 July C5 overwrites all previous buyer-added conditions while the tender-detail record retains the original date. ATC 19.5 makes necessary deviations non-compensable, TOR 5.0 pays for change of scope at mutually accepted rates, and the GeM 25% option requires consent, with no threshold separating the three. Payment reads 45 days on GeM and 30 days in ATC 19.2(e). One scored band prints "≥ 60000 Cum/month < 60000 Cum/month".

8GSECL rules that where ET-6250 duplicates itself, the most stringent clause applies to all bidders The same corrigendum inserts 4.0 sq.mm-or-higher CT cabling while amending clause 7.03.01(b) from 4 sq.mm to 2.5 sq.mm per lead. Busbar protection moves from 16 bays with four zones to 12 existing plus six future bays with two zones, and four protection groups leave the minimum function list without a stated destination. Supply delivery extends four months to six. The NIT prints GST of Rs 27,000 on a Rs 15,000 fee totalling Rs 17,700.

8KSEBL defers the low-voltage switchgear SLD to detailed engineering and wants a lump-sum price now BOQ quantities do not cap the physical obligation and additional quantities required for completion carry no extra payment. Hybrid GIS at 245 kV was refused as equivalent experience and a seven-year alternative to the ten-year operating history was refused; a panel-layout change to 11,060 mm was accepted, a 0.5 VA burden against the specified 10 VA was not. Corrigendum 5 added 21 days to a Rs 106.64 crore package.

8RPCL repriced its coal from G8 grade to GCV 5050 kcal/kg ARB after bidders attacked the label Addendum 2 substituted the ARB figure in clauses 9.1, 9.12, 23.15, the price schedule and the mine declaration. The referee-sample objection window fell from 14 days to seven. Quantity is expressly non-firm and reducible without compensation, while delay costs 2.5% of landed cost per 30 days to a 10% ceiling. Post-award mine substitution is permitted only if the applicable rate does not exceed the quoted rate.

8UJVNL deleted its comparable-contract value thresholds and set a Rs 260 crore turnover test in their place That applies where a bidder relies on manufacturer credentials, against Rs 77.88 crore for one qualifying alone, on a Rs 259.60 crore estimate. Permitted manufacturers rose from one to two, named makes gave way to functional requirements, and the switchyard was corrected from GIS to AIS after issue. Sixteen extensions moved the deadline 162 days; Corrigendum 04 sets technical opening on 28 February against submission on 23 March.

8UJVNL's Rs 87.90 crore Tankul notice moved its dates five times and specifies nothing else EMD, PBG, bid validity, security validity, qualification thresholds, LD, escalation, variation valuation and geological-risk allocation are all absent, routed to the state portal. Closing has moved from 10 July to 17 August, 38 days, across three corrigenda and two date-extension notices. The scope — trench weir, intake, desilting tank, feeder pipe, tunnel, surge shaft, powerhouse and hydro-mechanical works — is unchanged throughout.

8UJVNL prices Kulhal's performance security by how the bidder qualifies: 10% alone, 15% on manufacturer credentials A further 5% can attach to the value of manufacturer-authorised equipment. The 10% advances carry PNB three-year MCLR plus 150 bps compounded monthly against 115% security. Escalation activates only beyond 2%, is capped at 20%, excludes foreign exchange, and stops rising for contractor-attributable delay while downward adjustment continues. Four corrigenda moved closing 53 days without reopening any of it.

8NHPC raised experience, turnover, working capital and bid capacity by about 2.1% each after issuing Link-3 Corrigendum 8 took bid capacity to Rs 2,301.20 crore and turnover to Rs 813 crore, deleted the trash-rack cleaning machine requirement and relaxed TBM availability by one month inside an unchanged 36-month completion. NHPC could not confirm grid power availability, and roads to quarry and disposal areas stay with the contractor. Seven extensions moved closing 80 days, with a 42-page technical corrigendum landing on 11 August.

8NHPC cut the Salal variation markup from 20% to 18.63% and replaced the BOQ while the portal estimate held at Rs 267.94 crore Employer-supplied materials and rented equipment attract 8.63%. Corrigendum 1 rewrote insurance across definitions, claims reporting, proceeds, deductibles and reinstatement, preserving employer recovery for contractor negligence regardless of any payout. Equipment data sheets still carry a "Lot-1 Package: Sawalkot H.E. Project" heading. Closing moved 88 days; the reverse auction triggers only above 105% of the estimate.

8KPCL's Rs 192.32 crore coal tender sits behind a portal page reading "Setting up of Computer Lab" The same page names Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation as procuring entity and 90-day validity against the tender's 180. Clause 23.12 applied both 18% and 5% GST to railway freight before correction, and DC-1 was rewritten from G8 grade to GCV 5050 kcal/kg ARB. The referee window fell to seven days. Imported-coal, group-company, JV and logistics-only credentials were all refused. Details

Karma Energy's quarterly revenue edged up - but profit after tax fell 27.6% as total income and pre-tax earnings weakened

Aug 14: 8Revenue from operations increased to Rs 3.20 crore from Rs 3.06 crore in Q1 FY27, while total income declined to Rs 3.59 crore from Rs 3.77 crore.
8Profit before tax fell to Rs 0.50 crore from Rs 0.90 crore and profit after tax fell to Rs 0.44 crore from Rs 0.61 crore; the prior-year comparison included an exceptional item. Details

NTPC generated 83.3 MU above programme on 12 August - but remained 708.16 MU below programme for the financial year to date

Aug 14: 8Daily output reached 1,062.70 MU against a 979.40 MU programme across 60,007.23 MW of monitored capacity.
8The Southern Region beat its year-to-date programme by 2,634.12 MU, while the Northern, Western and Eastern regions remained below their cumulative programmes. Details

Punjab restarted power-quality meter procurement after a High Court setback - but PSERC's show-cause case over the delay remains alive

Aug 14: 8A fresh tender was scheduled to open on 21 August after the High Court set aside the earlier procurement, returning the metering programme to the bidding stage.
8PSERC granted the utility six weeks in Petition 46/2024 but did not close the show-cause proceeding or record completed deployment of any meters. Details

Kerala denied a separate electricity distributor for a 30-acre industrial park - KSEBL must serve its single identified 2 MVA consumer

Aug 14: 8KSERC found insufficient intermediary economy for an additional distribution licensee where the Perumbavoor park had one identified consumer, Kaynes.
8The Commission rejected KPUPL's application and directed incumbent KSEBL to provide 24-hour supply, leaving the proposed private distribution arrangement without approval. Details

Delhi discoms sought June fuel surcharges of up to 31.64% - DERC allowed 17.43-18.50% for one month

Aug 14: 8BRPL claimed 31.64%, BYPL 24.02% and TPDDL 23.71% after power-purchase costs rose against the base used in the prevailing tariff order.
8DERC relaxed the 10% billing-cycle cap by allowing additional FPPAS of 7.94%, 7.43% and 8.50%, respectively, while leaving all other tariff provisions in force. Details

Bikaner-III can start evacuating renewable power through commissioned pooling assets - but the full 765 kV route to Neemrana may not be ready until 2027

Aug 14: 8POWERGRID has commissioned three 1,500 MVA ICTs, two 500 MVA ICTs and associated lines and bays at Bikaner-III, including five renewable-energy bays covering 1,467 MW.
8Two connected projects totalling 490 MW were expected to declare commercial operation on 22 August 2026, while land and substation dependencies hold back the Neemrana link. Details

Northern grid maintenance could cut import capability by 2,800 MW - the constraints are planned but commercially real during the work windows

Aug 14: 8Approved interconnection work at Ishanagar was assessed to reduce Northern Region import ATC and TTC by 1,900 MW, while Fatehpur-Sasaram work carried another 900 MW effect.
8The figures are prospective system assessments rather than realised curtailment, but they narrow the transfer envelope when the approved outages are taken. Details

A 1991-vintage 400 kV line is carrying about 700 MW as conductor snapping increases - reconductoring is proposed but not yet awarded

Aug 14: 8The Northern Region agenda linked repeated conductor failures on the Ballabgarh-Agra line to ageing hardware and proposed reconductoring the circuit.
8The line's cited loading makes renewal consequential, but the source records no completed tender, award or replacement work. Details

A new 400 kV link strengthened Uttarakhand's supply route but overloaded Rishikesh transformers - Kumbh reliability now depends on a spare ICT and temporary bus segregation

Aug 14: 8Since the Koteshwar-Rishikesh double-circuit line was energised in December 2025, the 315 MVA and 240 MVA ICTs at Rishikesh have overloaded under changing hydro conditions.
8The grid operator has opened intra-state lines and run substations radially; equipment lead times may delay the additional 315 MVA ICT and its bays beyond the Kumbh requirement. Details

Southern grid frequency averaged almost exactly 50 Hz - but it remained outside the 49.90-50.05 Hz band for 26.25% of the day

Aug 14: 8The daily average was 49.993 Hz, yet frequency was below 49.90 Hz for 8.252% of the day and above 50.05 Hz for 17.998%.
8The maximum reached 50.254 Hz at 13:02 and the minimum fell to 49.718 Hz at 19:24:10, showing why a daily average can conceal control excursions. Details

More than half of India's monitored gas and liquid-fuel capacity was unavailable on 12 August - coal outages were smaller proportionally but much larger in megawatts

Aug 14: 8Gas and liquid-fuel plants had 11,232.53 MW unavailable out of 20,122.42 MW, an outage rate of 55.82%, leaving 8,889.89 MW online.
8Coal plants had 35,658.51 MW unavailable out of 224,157.51 MW, or 15.91%, while maximum net output reached 172,510.36 MW. Details

Northern India met 82,226 MW at the evening peak but left 1,833 MW unmet - the requirement rose even higher later in the night

Aug 14: 8The evening requirement was 84,059 MW, while daily energy shortage was 8.13 MU across a region that consumed about 1,899 MU.
8At 22:25 the maximum assessed requirement reached 86,746 MW with a 1,448 MW shortage; Punjab and Uttarakhand reported large state-level gaps. Details

Tarapur Transformers reported another loss while its auditors questioned going concern - unprovided interest also understated the June-quarter loss

Aug 14: 8The auditors recorded negative net worth of Rs 2.83 crore and said the resulting material uncertainty cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
8They also said Rs 13.46 lakh of June-quarter interest had not been provided, understating the loss and liabilities, while cumulative unprovided interest had reached Rs 80.96 lakh. Details

Indowind Energy reported a Rs 2.11 crore quarterly profit - its auditor still flagged claims, advances and goodwill worth far more than that result

Aug 14: 8Consolidated profit declined from Rs 2.58 crore to Rs 2.11 crore, while the limited-review report carried multiple qualifications affecting receivables, advances and legacy claims.
8The qualified amounts included a Rs 90.83 crore arbitration claim, Rs 14.94 crore of advance lacking adequate audit evidence and Rs 74.55 crore of goodwill without recorded impairment. Details

GE Power India's quarterly profit rose 66% while income barely moved - two terminated FGD contracts cut its order backlog by 41.4%

Aug 14: 8Profit after tax increased to Rs 52.55 crore in the June quarter from Rs 31.61 crore a year earlier, while total income was almost flat at Rs 340.57 crore.
8The executable backlog fell to Rs 1,545.4 crore from Rs 2,635.3 crore after the termination of two flue-gas-desulphurisation contracts worth Rs 774.9 crore. Details

POLICY AND PROJECT GATES

Aug 14: COAL-GASIFICATION FUNDING REOPENED BEFORE ANY NEW PROJECT WON SUPPORT

8Coal gasification Category III enters a separate competition for the same remaining scheme pool

TWO KARNATAKA SUBSTATIONS ENTER LICENCE SCRUTINY BEFORE DELIVERY CLOCKS START

8Karnataka's proposed Mekhali substation enters licence scrutiny before a 24-month delivery clock can start
8Hampapura's proposed 2x500 MVA GIS project faces the same licence gate in a separate case Details

INCREMENTAL SYSTEM AND MARKET MONITOR

Aug 14: CURRENT OPERATING ACCOUNTS EXPOSED SCHEDULE, SETTLEMENT AND AVAILABILITY GAPS

8Purulia pumped storage generated 2.58 MU after consuming 3.06 MU in pumping - the daily record proves cycling, not round-trip efficiency
8Northeastern supply fell 45 MW short at a 4,151 MW maximum requirement - the regional report records the gap without assigning a cause
8Motihari slipped outside its voltage band for 0.62% of the day as Godda improved by 4.23 percentage points
8PVVNL planned two-to-four-hour interruptions across named Meerut urban feeders - consumers received a time window, not a restoration guarantee
8Andhra Pradesh recorded 11.092 MU of free agricultural electricity sales in Bapatla - delivery data alone cannot prove subsidy payment or service quality
8Two 400 kV Ramagundam-Telangana STPP circuits remained on the southern outage register after first tripping in March 2023
8A 132 kV Andhra circuit tripped on an R-N fault - the report gave no restoration time or consumer-impact figure Details

GRID, GENERATION AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Aug 14: SETTLEMENTS AND DISPATCH DATA PUT A PRICE ON DAILY GRID BALANCING

8Northern deviation settlement created a Rs 141.91 crore WR-NR payable inside a larger two-way weekly account
8Northern reactive-energy charges left receivables above payables for the week
8July SCED produced almost twice as much decrement as increment in the Northern Region

PROTECTION AND CONNECTION CHANGES MOVE FORWARD, BUT DELIVERY STILL DEPENDS ON FIELD WORK

8Northern under-frequency relief must be recalibrated feeder by feeder
8Ladakh's Taru and Phey renewable projects reach the grid-connection gate before a December target

THERMAL OUTAGES AND REVIVALS CHANGED AVAILABLE CAPACITY UNIT BY UNIT

8Bhadadri Unit 3 lost 80 MW of available rating late on 13 August
8Neyveli Unit 3 returned after a four-hour 25-minute outage
8Vallur Unit 4's 800 MW outage remained unresolved in the cited daily report
8Two southern thermal-unit revivals restored 710 MW of rating during the day

GENERATION, TRANSFER AND HYDRO DATA SHOWED DIFFERENT OPERATING CONSTRAINTS

8SCUC called 5,646 MWh more upward than downward energy on 13 August
8Coal generation beat programme by 409.85 MU on the day and 9,906.90 MU year to date
8Tripura spent almost the entire day beyond reported transfer capability
8Odisha's hydro fleet averaged 742.8 MW while reservoir and outage rows explain the operating boundary Details

ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL - PROPOSALS, NOT APPROVALS

Aug 14: LARGE CAPACITY PROPOSALS REACHED APPRAISAL; NONE CROSSED THE APPROVAL GATE

8ONGC's 65-well Gujarat amendment enters appraisal across 18 mining-lease blocks
8ONGC's separate 12-well Cambay proposal also reaches the EAC agenda
8BPCL's Mumbai refinery seeks to expand CDU-4 from 6 to 10 MMTPA
8Mirzapur's proposed distillery doubling begins at the scoping gate
8TruAlt's 400 KLPD multi-feedstock ethanol project awaits environmental-clearance appraisal
8Sentini's 300 KLPD distillery expansion remains conditional on appraisal
8BPCL's 9 MMTPA Nellore refinery reaches fresh-EC appraisal, not construction
8Atharv seeks linked sugar, distillery and 35 MW cogeneration expansion
8Koderma's proposed 100,000 TPA coal-tar plant enters environmental review
8Karimganj's distillery seeks to double to 600 KLPD with 6 MW cogeneration Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 14: RESERVED PUNJAB ORDERS LEAVE CONNECTIONS AND RULE CHANGES INOPERATIVE

8Sunny Enclave's permanent power connection awaits PSERC's reserved order
8Preet City's 100.96-acre development also remains without a final connection ruling
8Punjab's proposed FPPAS amendment remains inoperative until PSERC issues its reserved order
8Punjab's existing rooftop-solar portal duties remain in force while PSERC decides PSPCL's proposed amendment

JHARKHAND PROCEEDINGS FIXED PLEADING AND NOTICE DEADLINES WITHOUT MERITS RELIEF

8JSERC gives JREDA a final chance to answer Rungta Mines Case 01/2026 before the 29 September hearing
8JREDA's unanswered pleading keeps Rungta Mines Case 02/2026 open until 29 September
8Rungta Mines Case 04/2026 advances only because JREDA gets one last opportunity to respond
8JSERC keeps Rungta Mines Case 05/2026 alive while JREDA gets a final pleading opportunity
8Rungta Mines Case 06/2026 reaches the 29 September gate without a tariff or monetary ruling
8DVC HT consumers' review moves to final hearing after the remaining document window closes
8DVC's Case 23/2026 against Jharkhand HT consumers reaches final hearing without a merits decision
8Inland Power's review receives notice and a 15 September hearing Details

CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS

Aug 14: CESC'S RENEWABLE, ACQUISITION AND CASH-RETURN EVENTS REMAIN AT DIFFERENT LIFECYCLE STAGES

8CESC put 435 MWp of solar into operation - but disclosed no generation or earnings contribution from the new capacity
8CESC secured a 175 MW wind award at Rs 3.85 per kWh - but the project is still short of a PPA, construction and commissioning
8CESC signed to acquire 1.4 GWp of operating solar assets - the Rs 4,859 crore transaction still awaits closure
8CESC will pay an interim dividend of Rs 6 per share - a direct shareholder return despite lower quarterly EBITDA
8Veer Energy more than doubled quarterly revenue and raised PAT 63% - but the small base makes the next result the durability test Details

POLICY AND PROJECT GATES

Aug 14: COAL-GASIFICATION FUNDING REOPENED BEFORE ANY NEW PROJECT WON SUPPORT

8Coal-gasification Category II reopens Rs 1,866.94 crore of unallocated support - bidders still have to clear capacity and funding gates Details

INCREMENTAL SYSTEM AND MARKET MONITOR

Aug 14: COMPARABLE DATA REVEALED MOVEMENT THAT STATIC SNAPSHOTS WOULD MISS

8India's monitored generation rose 2.39% in a day and beat programme by 318.84 MU - but the total excludes renewable output
8Twenty-two of 31 hydro reservoirs were below last year's level - the national count hides eight that were higher
8Green day-ahead buyers sought 144,477.63 MWh, but only 31,242.27 MWh cleared - sell offers covered less than a quarter of demand bids
8Renewable generation rose 46.18 MU in a day as wind jumped 11% - solar and other renewable output both fell
8Voltage control worsened sharply at Cuddapah while three western nodes improved - one national average would hide the divergence
8Telangana reservoirs gained 66.4 TMCft in eight days - but remained 186.7 TMCft below last year's storage

CURRENT OPERATING ACCOUNTS EXPOSED SCHEDULE, SETTLEMENT AND AVAILABILITY GAPS

8Northern SCUC and ancillary settlements left Rs 32.66 crore payable from the pool - decrement energy exceeded increment energy
8APNRL declared 74,400 MWh for July while WBSEDCL surrendered 34,792.5 MWh - Haryana also scheduled below its periphery declaration
8GMR Kamalanga's larger July capacity account left 12,611.07 MWh unscheduled - its peak account was almost fully matched
8Eastern forced generation outages reached 5,842.5 MW, more than twice the planned 2,770 MW - fresh coal trips outweighed a 250 MW revival Details

REGULATORY ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

Aug 14: BILLING AND POLICY ORDERS CHANGED WHAT CONSUMERS MAY BE CHARGED OR KEEP

8Bihar closes a billing-compliance case after a Rs 20,167 correction - the waived surcharge cannot return in later bills
8Punjab withdrew its 2026 industrial-policy circular - existing electricity-duty and IDF benefits are protected from refunds for now

FEES, VERIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION NOW STAND BETWEEN CLAIMANTS AND FINAL RELIEF

8Haryana treats three green-access challenges as counterclaims - each applicant must pay Rs 45,000 before September arguments
8UPERC orders verification of split electricity and maintenance payments - a Wave City household still has no restoration ruling
8Nabha Power and PSPCL get six more weeks to reconcile mega-power benefits - no tariff adjustment is yet fixed Details

POWER MARKETS

Aug 14: POWER MARKETS CLEARED LARGE VOLUMES, BUT SCARCITY AND EMPTY ORDER BOOKS EXPOSED THE LIMITS

8Day-ahead electricity trading cleared more than 180,000 MWh - repeated Rs 10,000/MWh hours exposed scarcity inside a liquid market
8High-price day-ahead sellers offered 305,546 MWh across eight days - buyers did not clear a single unit
8Integrated day-ahead buyers offered for 5,050 MWh across eight days - sellers offered nothing and every session cleared zero
8Real-time trading cleared 183,621 MWh - repeated Rs 10,000/MWh intervals exposed scarcity inside the balancing market Details

CORPORATE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS

Aug 14: CESC'S HIGHER SALES AND PROFIT DID NOT RESTORE OPERATING EARNINGS

8CESC's revenue and PAT rose while EBITDA fell - the quarter delivered growth without stronger operating profit

ORDER BOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY DEALS MUST BECOME REVENUE, MARGIN OR COMMISSIONED CAPACITY

8Solar Industries' Rs 21,350 crore order book sets the delivery base for its Rs 14,000 crore FY27 revenue guidance
8Genus Power's Q1 profit rose 27% - but Rs 22,183 crore of its Rs 24,020 crore order book depends on joint-venture execution
8Engineers India's Q1 PAT rose 141% even as total income fell 5.4% - its JV and associate share swung from loss to profit
8Kirloskar Electric booked a record first-quarter Rs 184 crore of orders - conversion must repair a quarter that ended in loss
8BHEL adds Hystar's PEM electrolyser route after an alkaline tie-up - local manufacturing still has to be built
8Premier Energies' Rs 15,000 crore order book extends into FY28 - its new 7 GW cell line must now turn trials into revenue Details

Contracting news for the day

Aug 13: 8NPCIL's riser insulation package lists one set against four pipe sizes and 24 riser positions The bidder must fund detailed engineering, mock-ups, radiation qualification, five installation trials and site training before any payment falls due. ATC clause 13.0 ties 100% payment to final acceptance and completion of training, on a firm price held over 364 days. The GeM summary marks arbitration "No" while ATC clause 24.0 sets a three-arbitrator tribunal.

8NTPC Mining asks developers for indicative tariffs while holding the land lease rate back to the RFP The 50 MWp splits evenly across two mines, but one sits on an overburden dump and the other carries mandatory levelling plus a developer-scope 33 kV line on a shorter schedule. Penalties, payment security, deemed generation and curtailment treatment are all still open to market input. A later limited tender may be confined to those who respond now.

8WAPCOS's Rs 1 crore mandate says no pre-bid meeting will be held; GeM scheduled one with a Teams link The GeM field records 10:00 against a description reading 10:30-12:30, validity reads 90 days in one document and 120 in the other, and MSE relaxation is "No" in one and 50% in the other. Basic turnover eligibility starts at Rs 50 lakh while scored turnover starts at Rs 50 crore. Arbitration is expressly waived even though the 1996 Act appears in the same document's regulatory framework.

8AEGCL's Rs 6.72 lakh Narengi consultancy buys PLS CADD tower spotting and states no completion period Two lump-sum items cover bay feasibility and full route survey with profile drawings, with forest proposal and tree enumeration expressly carved out. Corridor width, accuracy tolerances, route alternatives and permitted iterations are undefined. The whole cycle from launch to close runs eight days.

8Tata Power's one-year final-checking agreement for a 765 kV line gives bidders 10 days and no quantities Tower counts, line length, inspection formats, acceptance authority, manpower and reporting protocol are all absent from the notice. So are EMD, PBG, payment cycle, LD and liability caps. For a year-long framework, minimum workload and call-off frequency are the terms that matter, and neither is stated.

8TGTRANSCO's Rs 60.71 crore package keeps negative escalation running after positive escalation stops Delay attributable to the contractor removes upward price protection while leaving downward adjustment enforceable, on top of milestone and post-completion penalties. Section 1.2 deems unlisted but necessary components into bidder supply, closing the variation route. A bid 20% below estimate draws additional security of 10% of the estimated cost by the document's own worked example.

8KPTCL's Rs 108.02 crore Ayyanahalli package deleted its 25% consortium floor after a pre-bid nobody attended The line qualification can now sit entirely with one partner, with a three-year electrical-works test replacing it for the other. The proceedings record nil bidder representatives; the queries that produced the change arrived by email. Underlying kilometre thresholds are unchanged.

8APGENCO reserves the right to amend its metering cubicle tender after its own submission window shuts Bids close at 14:00, technical opening is 15:00, and modifications are permitted up to 15:00. Validity reads 180 days in the NIT and 120 in the attached general conditions, while the covering enquiry gives a third set of times. Manufacturer-site QA inspection is marked "Not Required", moving conformity onto supplier certificates.

8NHPC's Sawalkot Lot-1 added Rs 287.91 crore, deleted a qualification route and moved its deadline eleven times The estimate reset from Rs 5,129.03 crore to Rs 5,416.94 crore carried turnover, working capital and bid capacity up with it, while the quantity-based dam alternative disappeared, leaving only an 80 m concrete dam. Project capacity was corrected from 1856 MW to 1800 MW without explanation. No reason is recorded against any of the 161 days of extensions.

8MPPGCL's 30 MWac solar tender moved its query-response date three times, ending seven days before bids close Responses now land after the deadline they were originally meant to precede, leaving one week to absorb them across engineering, vendor quotes, generation modelling and O&M pricing. Evaluation runs on Rs/kWh combining capex, discounted five-year O&M and accepted NEEGG. Omitted-but-necessary equipment is deemed included and prices stay firm.

8NHPC's Kamala amendment moved HM qualification into execution, then needed an errata to fix the clause it cited The same corrigendum cut muck disposal from four zones to two, removing both sites nearest the dam and leaving two shared 50/50 with the adjacent lot. Adverse climate moved from employer risk "Nil" to EOT, and earthquake gained express compensation. Grid power is tentative at two years out, with captive generation and compulsory later uptake both on the contractor.

8THDC's Kalai-II package moved 216 days and rewrote shotcrete from "no extra payment" to Rs 180 per kg Eight extensions ran alongside two substantive amendments and a notice refusing further queries — followed by another date revision. The 31.5-month clock now starts after a 30-day mobilisation period rather than on the seventh day from LOA. The road tunnel is carved out of the milestone-damage waiver every other milestone enjoys.

8AEGCL's Sonapur extension notice pushes bids to 2026 and schedules the opening for 2023 The same package records an NIT date in the pre-bid minutes that post-dates both the NIT and portal publication. A pre-bid meeting materialised where the portal fields read "NA", drawing nine firms. Prices stay fixed for 24 months and the request for conductor and cable escalation was refused.

8MPMKVVCL narrowed its type-test waiver to one rating and readmitted a disqualified bidder after opening The concession originally covered a new bidder lacking reports for any rating; it now covers only the 10 MVA unit. EMD is Rs 1 lakh against post-award security of 1% plus 9% on a 66-month instrument. A bidder rejected as a medium enterprise returned on the MSME notification preserving previous-category benefits for three years.

8NHPC's Salal award is 8.7% below estimate, or 1.5% above it, depending which estimate applies The benchmark rose 11.1% late in the cycle, taking experience, turnover, working capital and bid capacity up with it after an earlier corrigendum had widened technical eligibility. One of three bidders failed qualification, leaving a two-bid contest 3.4% apart. The NIT provides for reverse auction; the comparative statement shows only two values.

8WBSEDCL cut its retesting charge 90% and drew 188 bids in which L2 sits 44.0% above L1 EMD fell 30.0% and 16.7% across categories at pre-bid, while the charge per repeat inspection went from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5,000. Of 188 bids, 148 cleared technically, many only partially by capacity or transformer type. A bidder removed from the restricted-opening table after a corrigendum resurfaced in the price ranking at L22. Details
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