NTPC Limited and POWERGRID signed an MoU on 21 June 2019 to set up National Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (NEDCL) as a 50:50 joint venture for electricity distribution across India.
GE T&D India Ltd has received a Rs 162 crore order from Powergrid Corp for evacuating 2,500 MW of wind power in Gujarat through the Green Energy Corridor Transmission System. The order includes extending a 765 kV AIS substation and setting up a new 400/220 kV GIS at Bhuj, plus extending an existing 400 kV GIS at Tirunelveli.
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd has bagged three orders worth Rs 9,010 million from TANTRANSCO, Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE), and PowerGrid Corp Ltd. The orders include construction of transmission lines, a GIS substation, and railway electrification works.